2014 Kane County Cougars Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 91-49
Finished 1st in the MWL's Western Division
Manager: Mark Johnson (91-49)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Geneva, Illinois
Ballpark: Phillip Elfstrom Stadium
Attendance: 415,571, Avg. 6,023 in 69 home dates
2014 Kane County Cougars Statistics

Playoffs - Kane County Cougars 2 games, Cedar Rapids Kernels 0 - Second Round
Playoffs - Kane County Cougars 2 games, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 0
Finals - Kane County Cougars 3 games, Lake County Captains 0

The Kane County Cougars of the Midwest League ended the 2014 season with a record of 91 wins and 49 losses, finishing first in the league's Western Division.

The Cougars gave up 449 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Kane County plated 647 runs. Jacob Rogers paced the team with 16 home runs and drove in 67 runs. Ben Carhart led all regular batters by connecting at a .269 clip. Daury Torrez topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 2.75 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Players from the 2014 Kane County Cougars who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Paul Blackburn, David Bote, Jeimer Candelario, Víctor Caratini, Gerardo Concepción, Kyuji Fujikawa, Zack Godley, Jacob Hannemann, Pierce Johnson, Kyle Schwarber, Ryan Sweeney, Jen-Ho Tseng, Duane Underwood and Mark Zagunis.

Mark Johnson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Justin AmlungRRMay 21, 19906'1"185Louisville, KY US
Jose AriasRRJanuary 17, 19916'6"235Santiago, Santiago DO
Jeffrey BaezRROctober 30, 19936'0"180El Tigre, Anzoategui VE
Yasiel BalaguertRRJanuary 9, 19936'2"215La Habana, La Habana CU
Paul BlackburnRRDecember 4, 19936'1"200Oakley, CA US
David BoteRRApril 7, 19936'1"210Longmont, CO US
Tyler BremerRRDecember 7, 19896'2"210Berkeley, CA US
Cael BrockmeyerRROctober 8, 19916'6"245San Diego, CA US
Kevin BrownLROctober 30, 19906'0"195Northborough, MA US
Jeimer CandelarioSRNovember 24, 19936'1"221New York, NY US
Danny CanelaLRDecember 24, 19905'11"200Miami, FL US
Víctor CaratiniSRAugust 17, 19936'1"215Coamo, PR
Ben CarhartRRJanuary 21, 19905'10"200Dayton, OH US
Francisco CarrilloRRMarch 15, 19906'0"190Maracay, Aragua VE
Gerardo ConcepciónLLFebruary 29, 19926'2"200La Habana, La Habana CU
Josh DavisRRNovember 3, 19906'3"210Riverdale, GA US
Alberto DiazLLJune 12, 19915'9"160Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Nathan DorrisLLDecember 9, 19906'3"185Carbondale, IL US
Shawon DunstonLRFebruary 5, 19936'2"195Fremont, CA US
Scott FrazierRRDecember 3, 19916'7"215Upland, CA US
Kyuji FujikawaLRJuly 21, 19806'0"190Kochi, Kochi JP
David GarnerRRSeptember 21, 19926'1"180Niles, MI US
Zack GodleyRRApril 21, 19906'3"240Bamberg, SC US
Jordan HankinsLRFebruary 18, 19925'10"200Wentzville, MO US
Jacob HannemannLLApril 29, 19916'1"200Kahaku, HI US
Michael HeeschRLMay 15, 19906'5"265Crystal Lake, IL US
Zak HermansRRJune 21, 19916'2"190Coppell, TX US
Corbin HoffnerRRJuly 30, 19936'5"235Fort Lauderdale, FL US
Tyler IhrigLLSeptember 17, 19916'0"210Monroe, WA US
Pierce JohnsonRRMay 10, 19916'2"200Denver, CO US
Daniel LockhartLRNovember 4, 19925'11"175Nashville, TN US
Trey MartinRRDecember 11, 19926'2"188Atlanta, GA US
Jonathan MartinezRRJune 27, 19946'1"205Maracay, Aragua VE
Juan PaniaguaRRApril 4, 19906'1"200Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Giuseppe PapaccioRRJune 8, 19916'1"185Nutley, NJ US
Carlos PenalverRRMay 17, 19946'0"170Turmero, Aragua VE
James PuglieseRRAugust 12, 19926'3"205Trenton, NJ US
Jasvir RakkarRRApril 27, 19916'2"200Brampton, ON CA
Will RemillardRRSeptember 18, 19926'1"195Cohoes, NY US
Jacob RogersLRAugust 23, 19896'4"220Clearwater, FL US
Tim SaundersRRMay 17, 19906'0"180Canton, OH US
Kyle SchwarberLRMarch 5, 19936'0"235Middletown, OH US
Tyler SkulinaRRSeptember 18, 19916'5"230Strongsville, OH US
Ryan SweeneyLLFebruary 20, 19856'4"225Cedar Rapids, IA US
Daury TorrezRRJune 11, 19936'3"170Esperanza, Valverde DO
Jen-Ho TsengLROctober 3, 19946'1"210Kaohsiung City, TW
Duane UnderwoodRRJuly 20, 19946'2"210Marietta, GA US
Antonio ValerioRRMarch 21, 19916'0"190Fantino, DO
Michael WagnerRROctober 3, 19916'4"200Las Vegas, NV US
Ben WellsRRSeptember 10, 19926'3"220Alexander, AR US
Chesny YoungRROctober 6, 19926'0"170Atlanta, GA US
Mark ZagunisRRFebruary 5, 19936'0"215Willingboro, 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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