Kevin Bazzell
Kevin Chet Bazzell is an American professional baseball catcher in the Washington Nationals organization. He was drafted by the Nationals in the 3rd round of the 2024 MLB draft.
Amateur career
Bazzell grew up in Rockwall, Texas and attended Rockwall-Heath High School. He was named the area Offensive Player of the Year by The Dallas Morning News as a senior after he batted.438 with five home runs and 36 RBI.Bazzell enrolled at Dallas Baptist University and took part in the Patriots' fall practices before deciding to transfer to Texas Tech University at the end of his first semester at the school. He was forced to sit out his true freshman season due to NCAA rules and used a redshirt. As a redshirt freshman, he served as the Red Raiders' starting third baseman and was named a freshman All-American by Baseball America after hitting.348 with 24 doubles, 10 home runs, and 62 RBI. In 2023, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Before the start of his redshirt sophomore season moved from third base to catcher, after the previous starting catcher Hudson White transferred to Arkansas.