Cam Kozeal discusses his future and being on his first baseball card (2024)

END. CAMPBELLSVILLE IS STARTING HIS SUMMER PLAYING IN A WOULD BAT LEAGUE FOR COLLEGE PLAYERS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. BUT AT THE END OF THE MONTH, THE MILLARD SOUTH ALONE WILL PARTAKE IN THE MLB SCOUTING COMBINE IN ARIZONA. HIS FUTURE WILL CRYSTALLIZE IN A FEW WEEKS, A FUTURE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT RESULT IN AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY IN THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES. BUT HE SAYS HE’LL PLAY THE CARDS. DELTA HIM AND WHAT HE CALLS A WIN WIN SITUATION. ALLEN ANDY KENDEIGH HAS MORE FROM HIS ONE ON ONE INTERVIEW WITH THE TWO TIME NEBRASKA GATORADE PLAYER OF THE YEAR. KNOW I THINK I’VE SET MYSELF UP FOR ANY SUCCESSFUL PATH AND I’M EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE AND I’M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT ENTAILS. WE KNOW CAMP WILL PLAY BASEBALL IN THE FUTURE. HE JUST DOESN’T KNOW WHERE TO THIS. AFTER A STELLAR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER THAT INCLUDED WINNING A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH MILLARD SOUTH AND EARNING THE GATORADE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD. NOW KOZOL IS NOT ONLY A TOP 100 DRAFT PROSPECT THIS JULY, BUT ALSO HAS THE OPTION OF PLAYING COLLEGE BASEBALL AT VANDERBILT. THAT DECISION WILL BE BASED ON WHEN HE’S DRAFTED AND TO WHAT TEAM. IT IS A BUSINESS AND YOU HAVE TO REALIZE THAT YOU HAVE TO GROW UP QUICKLY WITH THAT. THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED AND IT’S DEFINITELY A BUSINESS. SO MONEY IS A HUGE PART OF IT. WHILE MONEY IS A FACTOR, IT’S NOT THE ONLY FACTOR IN COLE’S EQUATION. HE ADMITS GOING TO VANDERBILT AND PLAYING FOR A LEGENDARY HEAD COACH LIKE TIM CORBIN AND IDEALLY MAKING IT BACK TO HIS HOMETOWN TO PLAY IN THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES TUGS AT HIM. VAN AND OMAHA KID I’VE WATCHED GAMES AT ROSENBLATT WHEN I WAS SUPER YOUNG AND THEN I’VE JUST GROWN UP IN THE CITY. I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO THE CITY. SO THAT’S THAT’S A DREAM. AND THAT COULD BE A DREAM THAT COULD COME TRUE NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE DRAFT IS JULY. COLE KNOWS HIS LONG TERM BASEBALL GOALS. TEN YEAR BIG LEAGUER WINNING WORLD SERIES PLAY SHORTSTOP ON A MAJOR LEAGUE TEAM JUST EXPERIENCE IT ALL. COACH HAS EXPERIENCED IT ALL SO FAR. IT’S A RESUME THAT INCLUDES A STINT WITH TEAM USA. HE PLAYED ON THE U-18 TEAM LAST SUMMER. IT IS A FAMILY USA BASEBALL IS A FAMILY AND I’M PROUD TO BE A PART OF IT. SO DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS? HOLY COW. YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS? EVERYBODY KNOW WHAT THIS IS? USA BASEBALL STARS AND STRIPES. THIS IS WHAT THEY CALL A MEGA BOX. AND THIS GUY HAS A CARD IN HERE AND WE’RE GOING TO SEE IF WE CAN FIND IT. IS THIS THIS YEAR OFFICIALLY YOUR FIRST CARD, THEN? YES, THIS IS OFFICIALLY MY FIRST. OH, CAMERON TILLY, I PLAYED WITH HIM. HE WAS ON MY TEAM. ALL RIGHT. IT’S CRAZY. HE KNOWS THESE GUYS. YEAH. THIS DUDE’S BLAKE MITCHELL. HE’LL BE A BIG LEAGUER. BLAKE DICKERSON. HE’S A LEFT HAND PITCHER COMMITTED TO VINEYARD, VIRGINIA TECH. HE WAS MY MINI GOLF PARTNER, AND WE TORE IT UP. ALEXANDER CLEMMY WAS TEXTING HIM TODAY. OH, HE’S AWESOME. HE IS COMMITTED TO VANDERBILT FLIP CARD. NOT YOU, NOT ME, BECAUSE IT’S ON THE COLLEGIATE NATIONAL TEAM. JACK PEYTON, JACK PEYTON, WHICH IS NUMBERED TO 250, WHICH IS A NICE CARD, BUT IT’S NOT CAM. NO. OH, NO. WE’RE DOWN TO, LIKE TWO CARDS AND WE DON’T GET THEM. WE DIDN’T GET THEM. WE BOUGHT A BOX OF 60 CARDS IN A 200 CARDS. THAT MEANS THERE’S MORE OF ME OUT THERE AND THEN THERE’S MORE OF HIM OUT THERE. YES, EXACTLY. LET ME ASK YOU THIS. DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR CARD GOES FOR ONLINE? FIRST TWO DAYS, THEY’RE COMING OUT. THEY WERE LIKE 100 AND 150. JUST CRAZY, RIGHT? LIKE CRAZY. SO YOUR BUDDIES ARE LIKE, DUDE, I’M NOT BUYING YOUR CAR. CAN YOU CAN YOU SIGN THIS? ISN’T THIS KIND OF WEIRD? DO YOU EVER PINCH YOURSELF LIKE, DUDE, YOU’RE ON A BASEBALL? NO. YEAH. DOES THAT WEIRD? THE FIRST DAY THAT CAME OUT THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY WEIRD THAT PEOPLE WERE TRYING TO SELL ME FOR $100 ON A PIECE OF CARDBOARD. YEAH. UM, BUT NOW IT’S KIND OF FUN. IT’S THE GOAL IS OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE A LONG CAREER AND MAYBE WE’LL DO THIS, LIKE IN THE 2033 ALL STAR GAME. THAT’S A PLAN FOR ME. ALL