2000 Catskill Cougars Roster
Team Record: 38-47
Finished 3rd in the NLE's South Division
Manager: Dan Shwam (38-47)
Location: Catskill, New York
Ballpark: Baxter Stadium
Attendance: 27,963, Avg. 847 in 33 home dates
The Catskill Cougars of the Northern League-East ended the 2000 season with a record of 38 wins and 47 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.
The Cougars scored 393 runs and yielded 475 runs, most in the circuit. Guye Senjem led Catskill with 10 home runs and drove in 42 runs. Gavin Fingleson paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .348. John Challinor topped the team with 8 wins and a team-best 3.48 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Greg Jelks played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Catskill Cougars to do so.
Dan Shwam served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Abreu | R | R | August 16, 1976 | 5'9" | 185 | Maracay, Aragua VE |
| Clint Balgera | L | R | August 5, 1975 | 6'2" | 189 | Perth, Western Australia AU |
| John Barrone | ||||||
| Jeremy Book | R | R | August 3, 1977 | 6'4" | 205 | Breese, IL US |
| Craig Burton | R | R | March 17, 1972 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Chris Celano | L | L | September 26, 1976 | 6'0" | 210 | |
| John Challinor | R | R | January 31, 1975 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Chet Chambless | R | R | August 1, 1978 | 6'5" | 200 | Mobile, AL US |
| Eric Clement | R | R | March 3, 1977 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Rafael Collazo | L | L | September 27, 1976 | 6'0" | 175 | Bayamon, PR |
| Tony Darden | R | R | May 29, 1974 | 6'0" | 202 | Gilmer, TX US |
| John Darjean | R | R | April 3, 1976 | 6'1" | 175 | Baton Rouge, LA US |
| Rob DeFabbia | R | R | October 23, 1977 | 5'11" | 210 | Bronx, NY US |
| Mario Deluca | ||||||
| Aaron Dinkel | R | R | October 8, 1977 | 6'1" | 200 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
| Brian Dubose | L | R | May 17, 1971 | 6'3" | 208 | Detroit, MI US |
| Darren Fidge | R | R | November 12, 1974 | 6'2" | 210 | Tanunda, South Australia AU |
| Gavin Fingleson | S | R | August 5, 1976 | 5'10" | 188 | , AU |
| Julian Gonzalez | R | R | February 10, 1977 | 6'2" | 220 | , US |
| Greg Heffernan | R | R | September 18, 1974 | 6'2" | 180 | Guelph, ON CA |
| Brent Iddon | R | R | February 4, 1976 | 6'2" | 192 | Sydney, New South Wales AU |
| Greg Jelks | R | R | August 16, 1961 | 6'2" | 189 | Cherokee, AL US |
| Bo Johnson | R | L | April 20, 1972 | 6'0" | 198 | |
| Chris Kelly | R | R | June 10, 1972 | 6'7" | 265 | |
| Brendan Kingman | R | R | May 22, 1973 | 6'1" | 220 | Sydney, New South Wales AU |
| Mike Marchiano | R | R | February 3, 1975 | 6'0" | 215 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Rafael Martinez | L | L | August 24, 1975 | 6'3" | 185 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Pepe McNeal | R | R | August 11, 1975 | 6'3" | 205 | Tampa, FL US |
| Adam Neubart | R | R | July 23, 1977 | 5'11" | 165 | Livingston, NJ US |
| Tom Nielsen | R | L | July 28, 1976 | 6'2" | 170 | Port Jefferson, NY US |
| Derek Ottevaere | R | R | December 24, 1975 | 6'2" | 215 | Detroit, MI US |
| Mark Parantala | L | L | January 6, 1975 | 5'11" | 185 | Las Vegas, NV US |
| Ricky Peel | L | L | September 9, 1977 | 6'0" | 180 | Jesup, GA US |
| Ryan Pond | R | R | October 10, 1974 | 6'0" | 185 | Logan, UT US |
| Scott Ryan | ||||||
| Guye Senjem | L | R | May 2, 1975 | 6'3" | 220 | Kenyon, MN US |
| Steve Smetana | L | L | April 14, 1973 | 6'0" | 205 | Chardon, OH US |
| Hut Smith | R | R | June 8, 1973 | 6'3" | 195 | Concord, NC US |
| Jody Treadwell | R | R | December 14, 1968 | 6'0" | 190 | Jacksonville, FL US |
| Aaron Turnier | L | L | September 30, 1970 | 6'3" | 220 | Santa Clara, CA US |
| Ben Utting | L | R | December 22, 1975 | 6'1" | 160 | Melbourne, Victoria AU |
| Ken Wagner | R | R | August 3, 1974 | 6'4" | 218 | West Palm Beach, FL US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
