Urving Kemp

Urving Kemp

• Bats Right, Throws Right

• Born September 2, 1993

Biographical Information

Urving Kemp is the son of Olympian Adonis Kemp and the brother of former minor leaguer Dwayne Kemp and Hoofdklasse player Tyriq Kemp.

Urving hit .370/.414/.519 with 6 steals (never caught) and 7 runs for the Netherlands in the 2009 World Youth Championship. He made his Hoofdklasse debut in 2011, going 3 for 15 with 4 walks,m a double, 3 runs and 3 RBI for Neptunus. He batted .167/.310/.375 in the 2011 European Junior Championship. He struggled off the Neptunus bench in 2012, going 2 for 23 with five runs and four walks, fielding only .800. He formed a double play combo with his brother at one point. In the 2012 Holland Series, the teenager got five at-bats, matched his regular season hit total and had more RBI (one, singling in Mourik Huijser in game 3) as Neptunus was swept in an upset by Kinheim.

Sources

• Dutch Baseball Federation
• European Baseball Federation