Cougars Win the District VI Championship!
Solid pitching performances by Mike Strope and Kyle Hawkins helped lead the Cougars to the Distirct VI Championship Game that was held in Columbus, Ohio. Hawkins pitched a complete game 3-hitter against Ohio State and only had to throw 77 pitches. The next day, Strope tossed a complete game 2-hitter against SEMO and only threw 74 pitches. Solid fielding and hitting helped push the Cougars to these 2 wins. The Cougars had to play Ohio State for the Championship Game. The cougars were down 4-2 in the 7th and came back to tie the game. In the next inning, Ohio State scored 2 more runs and the Cougars answered both in the bottom half of the inning. In the 9th inning, Exceptional defense got the Cougars out without giving up any more runs. In the bottom of the 9th inning, Dakota Curlee led off with a HUGE triple! Tyler Calvert was then able to hit a grounder up the middle to score Curlee for the walkoff single to win the Championship Game! The Cougars will now head to Paducah, Kentucky for the NCBA DII World Series!
Cougars To Make a Title Run This Spring!
The last two seasons have ended with the Cougars hungry for a championship. Two years ago the Cougars ended their season in the District V tournament in Indiana where they fell to Wisconsin in the championship series and fell one game short for their chance to advance to the NCBA World Series. Last season the Cougars only suffered two losses for the Spring season, but again fell just one game short of making it to the NCBA World Series as they fell to U of I (who lost the World Series Championship game to Hofstra University). This season the Cougars are looking to break the seal and go on to win it all. With a stacked pitching staff and great defense behind them, the Cougars are shaping up to be defensively dominant this season. The offense that the Cougars possess this season is phenomenal as they have great hitting and baserunning.