Keesee Signs Professional Baseball Contract With Fort Worth Cats
Former CSUDH infielder signs on with Central Baseball League team
December 21, 2004

Former Cal State Dominguez Hills baseball player David Keesee has been signed by the Fort Worth Cats.

CARSON, Calif.--Former Cal State Dominguez Hills baseball player David Keesee (Saugus, CA/Lopez HS) has been signed by the Fort Worth Cats as announced by the professional baseball club located in Fort Worth, Texas.

Keesee, who played for CSUDH during the 2002 and 2003 seasons, spent last season with Windy City in the Frontier League where he batted .226 with one homer and nine RBI in 27 games with the Thunderbolts. Keesee appeared in games at four different positions for Windy City including 11 games at second base.

Keesee, 24, made his professional debut in 2003 with Kansas City in the Northern League. That year he posted a .273 average with seven RBI in 13 games for the T-Bones.

While at Cal State Dominguez Hills, Keesee earned Third-Team All-California Collegiate Athletic Association honors after his senior campaign when he batted .314 with four homeruns and 18 doubles, and knocked in 35 RBI in 47 games while playing second base.

Legendary Wayne Terwilliger, who at 79 years of age is the second oldest manager in baseball history behind Connie Mack, coaches the Fort Worth Cats, who compete in the Central Baseball League.