2008 Kane County Cougars Statistics

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 72-66
Finished 3rd in the MWL's Western Division
Manager: Aaron Nieckula (72-66)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Geneva, Illinois
Ballpark: Phillip Elfstrom Stadium
Attendance: 472,596, Avg. 7,161 in 66 home dates
2008 Kane County Cougars Roster

Playoffs - Burlington Bees 2 games, Kane County Cougars 0

The Kane County Cougars of the Midwest League ended the 2008 season with a record of 72 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the league's Western Division.

The Cougars plated 627 runs and allowed 591 runs. Greg Dowling paced Kane County with 15 home runs Todd Johnson drove in 74 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .281 clip. Chad Kerfoot led the team with 8 wins, while Scott Hodsdon recorded a 2.92 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 2008 Kane County Cougars who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Tyson Ross, Jemile Weeks and Corey Brown.

Aaron Nieckula served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Chad Kerfoot81.8892.353421800472.7642719515273513299
Craig Italiano701.0001.161414000070.0431692350793012289
Jamie Richmond711.3894.7928280100163.31759987162719811010696
Scott Deal66.5004.7332174001121.713169641940286406528
Carlos Hernandez501.0002.2976000035.3309917029002134
Scott Mitchinson53.6251.741413000077.7602115111078903311
Lance Sewell55.5002.88266700278.0613325728178409321
Leonardo Espinal55.5003.064002900461.7602921323153325268
Justin Friend55.5003.8442027001163.35934276322783011280
Scott Hodsdon58.3852.9225230000120.013460397230861704523
Anthony Capra43.5714.221010000049.0482523322039206211
Travis Banwart23.4002.3877010041.7391511011041102170
Brad Hertzler25.2865.26264900063.3704537513049933269
Jose Fragoso101.0000.004040015.72000111200021
Ben Hornbeck101.0002.253020004.0311010500115
Jason Glushon101.0002.9690100124.3241083201510099
Brent Lysander13.2504.53241500051.7703726518227503250
Scott Moore13.2504.62112600425.325141328033404111
Nick Walters14.2003.814101900552.0472722436255308237
Shane Keough000.001000001.000002000105
Chris Farley000.002000004.0100010200013
Branden Dewing000.0070400310.3410010200035
Brett Hunter005.402000001.701102010007
Earl Oakes0018.002010002.0744100200013
Ryne Tacker0027.001100001.033302020017
Tyson Ross01.0004.6664000019.31611101501620180
Totals7266.5223.5041813813620361220.0117659147491366141039867945192

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Greg Dowling132558510511373301571113086.269.315.422.737215188371
Todd Johnson1094704135511624513741144281.281.349.458.80718975371
Larry Cobb1074724065711125213701964480.273.352.441.7931798110113
Matt Ray10542837150931333351474187.251.333.326.65912176730
Mike Richard853763215692922423574135.287.369.346.71511154550
Jake Smith813553133290240647302552.288.357.422.779132811241
Shane Keough1043753404383732263829103.244.306.300.60610272312
Corey Brown85351300448118214491204196.270.359.483.84314503341
Justin Frash723052743477100124212758.281.346.328.6749040400
Adam Klein7934626661721321261876860.271.416.346.7629232550
Mike Lissman54199172163571213122034.203.297.291.5885023400
Christian Vitters33134113162940215211328.257.331.345.6763922150
Jonathan Johnston361411142126401111142138.228.350.289.6393322132
Petey Paramore31126102142380114002230.225.368.333.7013441101
Jemile Weeks19907411223118621312.297.422.405.8283013000
D. J. Hollingsworth281108514190106631516.224.362.247.6092104510
Wally Correa3011710112194016431320.188.284.257.5422611110
Carlos Arrieche196261214400401011.230.230.295.5251820100
Matt Smith1867568136128111019.232.358.482.8402721000
Danny Hamblin22867612111116001027.145.244.224.4681710000
Dusty Napoleon16554439100301912.205.345.227.5731011010
Jason Christian625253810010008.320.320.360.680900000
Gustavo Rosendo1242385800010025.211.268.211.479821100
Juan Nunez725213700010025.333.417.333.750701100
Dante Love934314520020027.161.235.226.461711000
Leonardo Espinal40110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Totals13395350462862712002212481563149595401011.259.342.370.71217128873515812


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Greg Dowling1B1251074771286.9909.208
Jake Smith1B751332.9477.714
Dusty Napoleon1B3211011.0007.333
Christian Vitters1B290001.0004.500
Danny Hamblin1B290011.0004.500
Justin Frash1B292011.0005.500
Wally Correa1B150001.0005.000
Larry Cobb2B591111741122.9634.831
Matt Ray2B5599156929.9664.636
Jemile Weeks2B184240814.9114.556
Jason Christian2B51711031.0005.600
Carlos Arrieche2B376001.0004.333
Wally Correa2B212001.0001.500
Christian Vitters2B102011.0002.000
Mike Richard2B101011.0001.000
Justin Frash3B5744117813.9532.825
Christian Vitters3B30274974.9162.533
Matt Ray3B181446108.8573.333
Danny Hamblin3B17153322.9602.824
Carlos Arrieche3B1672631.9172.062
Wally Correa3B322001.0001.333
Larry Cobb3B22630.7274.000
Jake SmithC332202331.9887.3642452131.8
Jonathan JohnstonC332911823.9949.36413251334.2
Petey ParamoreC2517820021.0007.9203241538.5
Matt SmithC171301522.9868.529121827.6
Gustavo RosendoC11886011.0008.545013423.5
Dusty NapoleonC949620.9656.11131118.3
Dante LoveC9817001.0009.77819743.8
Juan NunezC732110.9714.71405337.5
Corey BrownCF74148230.9802.027
Larry CobbCF3995511.9902.564
Shane KeoughCF1427010.9641.929
Todd JohnsonCF1231320.9442.833
Adam KleinCF5101001.0002.200
Adam KleinLF4781530.9661.830
Mike LissmanLF3946121.9591.205
D. J. HollingsworthLF26480001.0001.846
Shane KeoughLF2539240.9111.640
Todd JohnsonLF4101001.0002.750
Larry CobbLF150001.0005.000
Todd JohnsonOF971711043.9781.866
Shane KeoughOF761182110.9161.579
Corey BrownOF74148230.9802.027
Adam KleinOF68113830.9761.779
Larry CobbOF44105521.9822.500
Mike LissmanOF3946121.9591.205
D. J. HollingsworthOF26480001.0001.846
Justin FriendP4239001.000.286
Nick WaltersP4131413.944.415
Leonardo EspinalP4061040.800.400
Chad KerfootP3471322.909.588
Scott DealP3251621.913.656
Jamie RichmondP28112452.8751.250
Lance SewellP2637011.000.385
Brad HertzlerP2662221.9331.077
Scott HodsdonP2582733.9211.400
Brent LysanderP242520.778.292
Scott MitchinsonP143611.900.643
Craig ItalianoP147910.9411.143
Scott MooreP1114001.000.455
Anthony CapraP1016001.000.700
Jason GlushonP909001.0001.000
Carlos HernandezP727001.0001.286
Branden DewingP725011.0001.000
Travis BanwartP73810.9171.571
Tyson RossP639001.0002.000
Jose FragosoP410001.000.250
Ben HornbeckP30000.000
Earl OakesP20000.000
Brett HunterP20000.000
Chris FarleyP20000.000
Ryne TackerP10000.000
Shane KeoughP10000.000
Todd JohnsonRF82130623.9861.659
Shane KeoughRF3952060.8971.333
Adam KleinRF17222001.0001.412
Larry CobbRF45010.8331.250
Mike RichardSS831172002541.9273.819
Matt RaySS3240781010.9223.688
Wally CorreaSS2538691016.9154.280
Jason ChristianSS21311.8002.000
Christian VittersSS122021.0004.000
Larry CobbSS111011.0002.000
Totals198744091469206294.9662.958231537232.0

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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