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The Cougars finished with a 15-11 league record and 26-30
overall last season. With this less then impressive league record
the
Cougars finished in fifth place in league play for 2009. With
having a fifth place finish
in league we had to play a single elimination playoff pig tail game to
get the the final eight teams. The Cougars lost this game and our
season had ended. This was the first time that we were not one of
the final eight teams for the Regional. This was very
disappointing making this the second year in a row that we did not
qualify for the NBC World Series. Due to many
injuries and lack of commitment the last half of the season was a tough
one. Our goal is to return to this prestigious NBC World Series
tournament
which 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 season will be our 20th 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 two new coaches to our
program, which will assist me with my many duties and
responsibilities. The Head Coach, Stefan McGrovern was the
assistant coach for the Alaskan Glacier Pilots last summer, which
finished second in the NBC World Series and is now coaching at Metro
State College this spring. Joining Stefan is a pitching coach
Lance Stevens that played and coached in California with Stefan.
Adding these qualified coaches to our program will only help us get
back on track to being a national contender.
The 2010 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 majority of the
roster will be filled with Division I players from various strong
college
programs. 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