2011 Kane County Cougars Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 65-74
Finished 5th in the MWL's Western Division
Manager: Vance Wilson (65-74)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Geneva, Illinois
Ballpark: Phillip Elfstrom Stadium
Attendance: 410,262, Avg. 6,123 in 67 home dates
2011 Kane County Cougars Statistics

Playoffs - Kane County Cougars 2 games, Burlington Bees 1

The Kane County Cougars of the Midwest League ended the 2011 season with a record of 65 wins and 74 losses, finishing fifth in the league's Western Division.

The Cougars tallied 539 runs, worst in the circuit, and surrendered 623 runs. Brian Fletcher paced Kane County with 14 home runs and accounted for 60 RBI. Geulin Beltre led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .264 clip. Greg Billo topped the team with 9 wins and a team-best 1.93 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Jason Adam, Lane Adams, Orlando Calixte, Fernando Cruz, Cheslor Cuthbert, Brett Eibner, Juan Graterol, Sugar Ray Marimón and Yordano Ventura were all players from the 2011 Kane County Cougars who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Vance Wilson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jason AdamRRAugust 4, 19916'4"225Overland Park, KS US
Lane AdamsRRNovember 13, 19896'4"220Talihina, OK US
Julio AparicioRRJanuary 4, 19906'2"175Panama, Panama PA
Geulin BeltreRROctober 27, 19906'0"185Estebania de Azua, DO
Greg BilloRRJuly 15, 19906'4"220Orland Park, IL US
Chase BoruffLRJuly 27, 19886'2"195Knoxville, TN US
Chas ByrneSRJanuary 26, 19896'3"185Johnson City, TN US
Allen CaldwellLLMarch 29, 19885'11"170Sumter, SC US
Orlando CalixteRRFebruary 3, 19926'0"183Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Edwin CarlRRAugust 31, 19886'0"210Farmington, NM US
Steven CaseresLRMarch 26, 19876'4"220New City, NY US
Antonio CruzLLOctober 7, 19915'11"200Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Fernando CruzSRMarch 28, 19906'2"205Bayamon, PR
Cheslor CuthbertRRNovember 16, 19926'1"210Corn Island, NI
Kevin DavidRRApril 10, 19886'1"205Baton Rouge, LA US
Brett EibnerRRDecember 2, 19886'4"215The Woodlands, TX US
Yowill EspinalRRApril 1, 19916'0"170Santiago, Santiago DO
Brian FletcherRROctober 26, 19886'0"195Fayetteville, GA US
Angel FrancoSRMay 23, 19905'10"155Bani, Peravia DO
Santiago GarridoRROctober 4, 19896'1"195Higuey, La Altagracia DO
Mike GiovencoRRJanuary 4, 19886'6"235River Grove, IL US
Tyler GrahamRROctober 5, 19876'4"250Shingle Springs, CA US
Juan GraterolRRFebruary 14, 19896'1"205Maracay, Aragua VE
Gerard HallSRJuly 9, 19885'9"165Fairborn, OH US
Keaton HayengaRRJuly 10, 19886'4"190Sammamish, WA US
Mitch HodgeRRJune 15, 19896'2"210Vancouver, BC CA
Ryan JenkinsRRJanuary 26, 19876'2"215Millbrook, AL US
Travis JonesRRMay 23, 19896'2"200Tucson, AZ US
Jon KeckLLJune 18, 19886'6"215Joliet, IL US
Paul KrebsRROctober 6, 19865'7"175Little Falls, MN US
Jake KueblerRRSeptember 3, 19896'5"200Lincoln, NE US
Michael LibertoRRJune 21, 19885'7"175New Orleans, LA US
Alex LlanosRRSeptember 21, 19906'1"160Caguas, PR
Sugar Ray MarimónRRSeptember 30, 19886'1"195Cartagena, Bolivar CO
Jason MitchellRRMarch 13, 19886'2"185Phoenix, AZ US
Matt MitchellRRMarch 31, 19896'2"205Barstow, CA US
Dusty OdenbachRRSeptember 3, 19876'3"225Rochester, NY US
Robbie PennyRRNovember 8, 19886'2"205Whiteville, NC US
Leondy PerezRRAugust 19, 19896'1"190Pueblo Viejo, DO
Jovan PickettLLNovember 11, 19875'8"160Birmingham, AL US
Alex RiversRRAugust 13, 19885'10"170Lodi, CA US
Nick RogersRROctober 2, 19876'2"225Providence, RI US
Leonel SantiagoRRDecember 23, 19896'0"180Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Crawford SimmonsRLJune 10, 19916'2"185Statesboro, GA US
Ryan StovallRRDecember 16, 19865'11"190Gainesville, FL US
Yordano VenturaRRJune 3, 19916'0"195Samana, Samana DO
Murray WattsLROctober 9, 19876'7"270Little Rock, AR US
Cole WhiteLRJanuary 22, 19886'2"195Blossom, TX US
Nick WooleyRRApril 18, 19886'2"160Edwardsville, IL 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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