The boys are back in town! The trio signed professional contracts last summer with the
@BlueJays
@Phillies
and
@whitesox
. No surprise they head straight to the weight room.
Very excited to announce
@pjfinigan
as our new Assistant Coach. Coach Finigan will work with our infielders, bringing great experience & knowledge to our program.
#TogetherWeWill
SIGNED✍️
Please welcome Mike Siemer! Mike is a 1st Baseman/Outfielder from Johnston, Iowa and is currently at Iowa Central CC in Fort Dodge, IA! Welcome to the Cougar Family Mike!
THAT’S A WINNER‼️
Cougars win 6-1 against SLU. Player Of The Game goes to
@Brett_Johnson6
🔥
Brett hit a grand slam to extend the lead to 5-0 in the 7th inning💥
#TogetherWeWill
Our season concluded. While not our ideal ending, the records we’ve broken and the history we’ve made will stick with us forever. Thank you to our supporters along the way!
#TogetherWeWill
Our Head Coach Sean Lyons has been named to the
#OVC75
team for his playing career at Eastern Illinois. The list is comprised of the "best-of-the-best" in each sport and celebrate the top athletes in
@OVCSports
history.
Final in Ruston, La
SIUE: 5
La Tech: 2
Serwa: 6 innings, 5 strikeouts, 0 runs and the win (1-0)
McReaken with the save (1)
Double: Hammit
Home Run: McCunn, Weimer
Final in Tulsa, OK
SIUE ---- 2
ORU ---- 1
Win: McReaken (2-0), 2 innings, 3 so
Serwa 4.1 innings, 1 run, 4 so
Baumgartner 2.2 innings, 0 runs
Weimer and Layton: RBI each
SIGNED✍️
Please welcome Kyle Hepburn! Kyle is a Catcher from Richmond, BC in Canada and is currently at Johnson County CC in Overland Park, KS! Welcome to the Cougar Family Kyle!
A little preseason recognition for two of our own in the nation’s top 350 draft prospects! Collin Baumgartner (
@collinbaumgart1
) coming in at
#183
and Kenny Serwa (
@KennySerwa
) at
#257
.
Over the past week, we've ranked college baseball's premier players in our positional power rankings.
Now, we rank the nation's Top 3️⃣5️⃣0️⃣
#MLBDraft
Prospects for 2020!
Check out the list:
>>
Finished up competition / testing week this morning.
@cmilam99
sealed the WIN for Team Perkins and Co. Great energy, effort, and support by all!
#togetherwewill
Congrats to one of our very own
@Brady_Bunten2
for winning OVC Player Of The Week💪🔥
Brady finished the week hitting .600 with 2 2B’s, 2 HR’s, scoring 6 runs, and 7 RBI’s‼️
18 days until Opening Day in Hammond, Louisiana vs. Southeastern Louisiana University!
#18
Brock Fulkerson, a Senior RHP from Mt. Vernon, Illinois (Rend Lake College)
🚨KING OF THE HILL🚨
It’s back by popular demand! 👀
The Hitters aim to protect their crown as the Kings of the Hill.
Follow along with us throughout the fall!
Remember: one at bat, everybody knows the rules…
Congratulations to our
@OVCSports
award winners! 1st Team All Conference: Brennan Orf
2nd Team All Conference: Jake Bockenstedt, Avery Owusu-Asiedu, Brady Bunten
All Freshman Team: Garrett Helsel, Chase Bloomer, Ethan Willoughby