2001 Kane County Cougars Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 88-50
Finished 1st in the MWL's West Division
Manager: Russ Morman (88-50)
Affiliation: Florida Marlins
Location: Geneva, Illinois
Ballpark: Phillip Elfstrom Stadium
Attendance: 523,222, Avg. 7,694 in 68 home dates
2001 Kane County Cougars Statistics

Playoffs - Kane County Cougars 2 games, Beloit Snappers 0
Playoffs - Kane County Cougars 2 games, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 0
Finals - Kane County Cougars 1 game, South Bend Silver Hawks 0 - Series cancelled; Kane Couny declared champion.

The Kane County Cougars of the Midwest League ended the 2001 season with a record of 88 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.

The Cougars plated 767 runs, tops in the circuit. Kane County gave up 619 runs. Jim Kavourias paced the team with 23 home runs, while Adrián González and Will Smith walloped 15 or more, too. Adrián González recorded 103 runs batted in and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .312 clip. Ramon Castillo led the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.81 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 2001 Kane County Cougars who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Hansel Izquierdo, Chip Ambres, Miguel Cabrera, Josh Willingham, Adrián González, Randy Messenger, Matt Treanor, Josh Wilson, Denny Bautista, Kevin Hooper and Vladimir Núñez.

Russ Morman served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Chip AmbresRRDecember 19, 19796'1"190Beaumont, TX US
Dennis AndersonSRFebruary 1, 19786'0"210Tucson, AZ US
Denny BautistaRRAugust 23, 19806'5"190Sanchez, Samana DO
Terry ByronRRMarch 28, 19796'0"200, St. Croix VI
Miguel CabreraRRApril 18, 19836'4"249Maracay, Aragua VE
Ramon CastilloRRDecember 24, 19786'1"155La Vega, La Vega DO
Matt DeMarcoLRJanuary 24, 19806'0"172Woodbury, NJ US
Matt EasterdayRRMay 3, 19796'1"180Conyers, GA US
Manuel EsquiviaRRMay 30, 19806'0"165Cartagena, Bolivar CO
Frank FerrandLLMay 20, 19735'10"170Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Mike FlanneryRRSeptember 20, 19796'1"195Philadelphia, PA US
Rolando GeigelRRSeptember 18, 19796'2"195Rio Piedras, PR
Adrián GonzálezLLMay 8, 19826'2"215San Diego, CA US
Kevin HalamicekRROctober 23, 19776'1"190Westlake Village, CA US
Brad HaynesRRSeptember 29, 19816'5"185Glasgow, KY US
Rob HenkelRLAugust 3, 19786'3"210La Mesa, CA US
Scott HicksLRJune 6, 19806'4"210Winter Park, FL US
Willy HillLRSeptember 21, 19765'9"160Los Angeles, CA US
Kevin HooperRRDecember 7, 19765'10"160Lawrence, KS US
Hansel IzquierdoRRJanuary 2, 19776'2"205La Habana, La Habana CU
Jim KavouriasRROctober 4, 19796'4"230Brooklyn, OH US
Heath KellyRRFebruary 16, 19766'1"180Pensacola, FL US
Chris KeyRLOctober 30, 19776'3"210Reno, NV US
Eudy LajaraLLAugust 15, 19765'10"160Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Gustavo LopezRRAugust 12, 19755'9"180Santiago, Santiago DO
Pat MagnessLRJanuary 19, 19786'3"245Kansas City, MO US
Mike McNuttRROctober 18, 19796'2"190Rochester, NY US
Randy MessengerRRAugust 13, 19816'6"260Reno, NV US
Vladimir NúñezRRMarch 15, 19756'5"235La Habana, La Habana CU
Matt PostellLRJanuary 10, 19776'4"180Gastonia, NC US
Marc SauerRRJune 30, 19806'2"190Woodbury, NJ US
Steve SawyerRRJuly 31, 19786'1"190Fayette, AL US
John SkinnerRRJune 15, 19776'1"180Hayward, CA US
Brandon SloanSROctober 26, 19776'2"190Wichita, KS US
Will SmithLROctober 23, 19816'2"200Alexandria, LA US
Matt TreanorRRMarch 3, 19766'0"200Garden Grove, CA US
Josh WillinghamRRFebruary 17, 19796'2"230Florence, AL US
Josh WilsonRRMarch 26, 19816'0"175Pittsburgh, PA US
Dominic WoodyRRAugust 17, 19786'3"210Spokane, WA US
Hunter WyantRROctober 4, 19786'2"190Charlottesville, VA US
Winton ZapeyRRMarch 21, 19785'11"170Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO

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.




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