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The
Cougars finished with a 23-10 league record and 35-20-2
overall last season. With this league record
the
Cougars finished in third place in league play for 2011. The
Cougars
entered
the Regional Tournament as the number three seed. We
finished the tournament in seventh place and did not qualify for the
World Series. Not qualifying to the World Series after finishing
third in the nation the year before was disapointing. We will
return
back to this prestigious NBC World Series
tournament. At the NBC World Series will 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. The 2010 World Series was the best finish the the
Cougars have ever had or
any Colorado team,
taking 3rd place. Go to the NBC World
Series tab to see the results. 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 22nd year
and we are going to
maintain
our strong program by turning our roster over this summer and adding
very talented players. We will return 2nd year coach to our
program, which will assist me with duties and
responsibilities. Ryan Bailey was an
assistant coach at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling,
Colorado. Having Ryan in our program will only help us maintain
consistency on being a national contender.
The
2012 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 of the nations finest summer programs. Our
goals
are still the same to return to the
National Baseball Congress World Series and win. We will be returning
four players from our roster of last summer. 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 Wyoming 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