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The
Cougars finished with a 22-4 league record and 39-18
overall last season. With this league record
the
Cougars finished in first place in league play for 2010. With
having a first place finish
in league we earned the bid to the NBC World Series. We entered
the Regional Tournament as the number one seed. As the top seed we
finished the tournament in fourth place and were preparing for the
World Series. Returning back to the World Series after not
qualifying the last two years was our goal and expectations. To
return back to this prestigious NBC World Series
tournament
was is very exiting. We get the opportunity to face some of the
best
teams
and players in the nation. The team and players will get great
exposure from various major league scouts and colleges for future
opportunities.
This World Series was the best finish the the Cougars have ever had or
any Colorado team,
taking 3rd place. We had nine players
sign professional contracts
and some players elevate their college careers to D-1 levels from
exposure at the World Series. This season will be our 21st year
and we are going to
maintain
our strong program by turning our roster over this summer and adding
very talented players. We will be adding a new coach to our
program, which will assist me with my many duties and
responsibilities. Ryan Bailey is an
assistant coach at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling,
Colorado. Adding Ryan to our program will only help us maintain
consistency on being a national contender.
The
2011 season brings some new faces and challenges to
the Cougars. I believe that this team has the potential to
regain and maintain
our status as one the nations finest summer programs. Our goals
are still the same to return to the
National Baseball Congress World Series. With the new additions in all
areas we feel that our defense and team speed will be improved, while
adding
some punch to our line up, flash backs of the old Cougars. We are also
adding some young arms to the pitching staff. I feel that our
staff will be even stronger and more balanced this year. Not only
are we adding talent to the roster, I truly believe that we will have
great chemistry with this squad for years to come. The roster will be
filled with players from various strong
college
programs from all levels. This years
schedule is a full one, with over 60 games scheduled within the league
and
some outside games with the Jay Hawk and New Mexico Leagues. By
getting involved with these outside Leagues this will
give the players exposure and experiences they could not get playing
for another team over the summer. Again our focus as a team will
be to win the Rocky Mountain
Baseball League and earn that hard to reach birth to the World Series
in
August. Let's play ball!!! Come out and see Cougars
Baseball.Coach of the Denver Cougars
Mark S. Cerullo