2006: Tireless worker ... Appeared in 19 games ... Registered first collegiate hit in a pinch-hit performance at Iowa (4/30) ... First hit drove in first run ... Tallied second RBI at Purdue (also a pinch-hit at-bat) ... Recorded 12 put-outs and one assist from the catcher's position ... Went 1-for-1 in only at bat at 2006 Big Ten Tournament.

High School: Two-year baseball letterwinner ... Also played basketball ... Team won ESCC Conference Championship in 2005 ... 2005 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) sectional champions ... 2004 IHSA State Champion ... Named to 2004 IHSA State Finals All-Tournament Team ... Competed in East Suburban Catholic Conference (ESCC) ... Named 2005 ESCC All-Conference ... Hit .370 as a junior and .529 in 2004 state tournament ... Tallied five RBI in 2004 state quarterfinal game ... Showed talents in Stevenson Junior Showcase ... Also competed in Stevenson Northwest Baseball Tournament ... Was part of biggest comeback in IHSA history vs. Carmel in June of 2004 ... Started string of record five-straight home runs in a conferenec game, which happened to be a grand slam ... Played two years on Lakeside Cardinal AAU team ... Appeared in two NABF World Series ... Won two NABF Regional titles ... Finished fourth at NABF World Series in 2005 ... Class Salutatorian ... National Honor Society Vice President ... Illinois State Scholar ... Four-year honor roll member.

Personal: Born Keenan Christopher Long on December 17, 1986 ... Son of John and Christine Long ... High school baseball coach was Bob Kostuch ... Anticipated major is undeclared.

Long's Hitting Stats

Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD%2006 .125 19 0 16 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 .125 0 1 3 1 .176 0 0 0 0 12 1 0 1.000TOTAL .125 19 0 16 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 .125 0 1 3 1 .176 0 0 0 0 12 1 0 1.000