2006 Kane County Cougars Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 79-60
Finished 1st in the MWL's West Division
Manager: Aaron Nieckula (79-60)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Geneva, Illinois
Ballpark: Phillip Elfstrom Stadium
Attendance: 500,052, Avg. 7,354 in 68 home dates
2006 Kane County Cougars Statistics

Playoffs - Kane County Cougars 2 games, Swing of the Quad Cities 1
Finals - West Michigan Whitecaps 3 games, Kane County Cougars 1

The Kane County Cougars of the Midwest League ended the 2006 season with a record of 79 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.

The Cougars scored 720 runs, best in the league. Kane County yielded 616 runs. Jeff Baisley led the squad with 22 home runs, while Jose Pineda walloped 15 or more, too. Jeff Baisley drove in 110 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .298 clip. Jared Lansford paced the squad with 11 wins, and Joe Piekarz recorded a 3.26 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Players from the 2006 Kane County Cougars who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jeff Baisley, Jeff Gray, Brad Kilby, Vin Mazzaro, Anthony Recker and Justin Sellers.

Aaron Nieckula served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jeff BaisleyRRDecember 19, 19826'3"225Tampa, FL US
Jeff BiekerRRJune 3, 19836'4"190Pueblo, CO US
Nick BlasiRRSeptember 23, 19815'10"200Wichita, KS US
Chad BoydLLMarch 21, 19855'10"190Los Angeles, CA US
Bradley DavisRLDecember 20, 19826'1"185Frankfort, KY US
Branden DewingLLJanuary 1, 19845'11"170Modesto, CA US
Kenny DurostRROctober 10, 19816'3"191Lancaster, CA US
T. J. FrancoRRJune 28, 19836'2"190Tarzana, CA US
Dan FyvieRRAugust 12, 19826'0"207Flint, MI US
Jeff GrayRRNovember 19, 19816'2"210Texas City, TX US
John HerreraRRMarch 8, 19836'6"195Redlands, CA US
Craig ItalianoRRJuly 22, 19866'4"215Cleveland, OH US
Todd JohnsonLLDecember 17, 19846'1"202Jackson, MS US
Ben JukichLLOctober 17, 19826'5"205Duluth, MN US
Brad KilbyLLFebruary 19, 19836'1"235Modesto, CA US
Steve KleenRRMay 21, 19836'4"200Redlands, CA US
Jared LansfordRROctober 22, 19866'0"190Livermore, CA US
Wes LongRRJune 12, 19825'11"195Opelika, AL US
Ronald MadejLLMay 23, 19836'2"210Omaha, NE US
Frank MartinezSRJuly 19, 19856'0"198Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Mike MassaroLLApril 15, 19845'11"185Pueblo, CO US
Vin MazzaroRRSeptember 27, 19866'2"220Hackensack, NJ US
Scott MooreRRDecember 4, 19836'1"210Houston, TX US
Joey NewbyRRMarch 8, 19826'2"205Soldotna, AK US
Isaac OmuraLRJanuary 21, 19845'10"175Honolulu, HI US
Raul PadronLRSeptember 17, 19846'0"195Los Teques, Miranda VE
Wilber PerezSRMay 15, 19846'1"183Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Joe PiekarzRLJanuary 1, 19826'2"175Elmhurst, IL US
Jose PinedaRRFebruary 25, 19826'1"220Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Andre Piper-JordanRRDecember 5, 19836'0"195Seattle, WA US
Joel PoseyRRFebruary 19, 19816'1"205Memphis, TN US
Randy RappRRSeptember 9, 19816'1"185Torrance, CA US
Jason RayRRJuly 14, 19845'11"210Albuquerque, NM US
Anthony ReckerRRAugust 29, 19836'2"240Allentown, PA US
Justin SellersRRFebruary 1, 19865'10"175Bellflower, CA US
Rob SemeranoRRJuly 18, 19816'1"210Port Jervis, NY US
Steve SharpeRRJuly 20, 19816'0"205Kansas City, MO US
Trey ShieldsRRMay 27, 19846'6"225Panama City, FL US
Matthew SulenticLROctober 6, 19875'10"170Voorhees, NJ 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.




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