HOUSTON COUGARS (COL)
17th place | 21-25, .457 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 6-4
R: 425 | RA: 473 | PAYROLL: $17,280,000
06/09/2062
TEAM LEADERS AVG
R. Case .344
T. Bess .312
K. Morris .304
F. Cortez .286
E. Evans .269
TEAM LEADERS HR
F. Cortez 16
B. Battaglia 14
K. Morris 11
T. Bess 10
E. Evans 7
TEAM LEADERS RBI
F. Cortez 49
B. Battaglia 39
T. Bess 36
E. Evans 29
K. Morris 29
TEAM LEADERS W
2 tied with 2
M. Brower 2
R. Spradlin 2
S. Baker 1
9 more tied with 1
TEAM LEADERS K
D. Moeller 37
E. McCarthy 33
S. Baker 29
M. Sikon 28
R. Spradlin 24
WHO'S HOT?
P Eric McCarthy 1-0, 0.00 Last 3 games
P Davy Moeller 0-0, 1.93 Last 2 games
P Carl Robinson 0-0, 0.00 Last 2 games
P Tim Vlamis 0-0, 1.50 Last 2 games
2B Todd Bayne .455, 5 HR Last 17 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Dennis Handy 0-0, 20.25 Last 2 games
P Sam Herring 0-1, 14.46 Last 4 games
SS Vince Ney .050, 0 HR Last 7 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter L Dennis Handy 7 7 0 3 0 12.15 2.80 Rested
Starter L Eric McCarthy 9 9 1 3 0 5.82 1.74 Rested
Starter L Carl Robinson 5 5 0 0 0 4.38 1.70 Rested
Starter R Davy Moeller 8 8 1 2 0 4.40 1.71 Rested
Starter L Sam Herring 12 2 1 1 2 10.12 2.20 Rested
Starter L Tim Vlamis 8 8 1 2 0 11.79 2.37 Rested
Long Relief L Chris McRae 11 0 1 0 0 10.34 2.68 Rested
Long Relief R Mike Godfrey 12 0 1 1 0 13.97 2.84 Rested
Long Relief R Derek Moody 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Long Relief R Pat Pease 11 0 1 0 0 9.19 2.23 Rested
Long Relief R Rob Spradlin 12 0 2 1 0 8.17 1.78 Rested
Long Relief R Greg Curtis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Middle Relief R Joe Simmons 10 0 0 1 0 14.54 3.00 Rested
Middle Relief R Mike Brower 13 0 2 1 0 9.18 2.76 Rested
Middle Relief R Shawn Baker 10 5 1 0 0 8.10 2.20 Rested
Middle Relief R Joe Weiss 13 0 0 1 0 18.00 3.00 Rested
Middle Relief R Mike Sikon 14 1 0 1 3 5.14 1.81 Rested
Middle Relief R Travis Stanley 11 0 1 2 0 18.90 4.30 Rested
Setup R Travis Cleaver 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Closer R Gary Cannon 5 0 1 0 3 7.20 1.40 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
17 L Elliot Evans C 37 134 36 7 29 31 27 47 .269 .419 .478 0.2
20 R Vic Cadwallader C 6 9 3 1 3 1 1 0 .333 .400 .667 0.0
3 R Billy Watkins C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
40 R Tony Bess 3B 42 154 48 10 36 42 52 22 .312 .490 .578 1.3
41 R Bill Stephens 1B 14 51 17 1 8 12 15 13 .333 .478 .529 0.1
5 R Todd Bayne 2B 19 23 10 5 19 7 5 9 .435 .594 1.174 0.6
66 R Francisco Cortez 3B 46 189 54 16 49 54 57 51 .286 .466 .566 0.8
1 R Vince Ney SS 44 125 32 5 18 31 33 25 .256 .404 .424 -0.6
13 R Randy Case 2B 44 125 43 5 27 30 35 22 .344 .491 .544 1.1
8 R David Chase 3B 8 8 1 0 0 1 1 1 .125 .222 .125 -0.1
42 R David Roque 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
43 R Keith Morris RF 38 138 42 11 29 41 44 38 .304 .484 .594 1.1
34 R Bryan Battaglia LF 27 97 26 14 39 24 15 47 .268 .377 .732 0.5
2 R Andy Caskey CF 16 13 8 3 5 4 5 1 .615 .722 1.538 0.6
38 L Nate Kraemer RF 12 12 1 0 0 0 1 2 .083 .154 .083 -0.3
33 L Jason Dargie RF 8 7 2 0 0 1 2 2 .286 .444 .286 0.0
35 R Josh Asay LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
37 S Eric Wade LF 23 41 8 0 6 6 14 6 .195 .441 .220 -0.2
4 R Carl Moore LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
15 L Bubba Adams RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Francisco Cortez DH .286 16 49 0
2 R Keith Morris RF .304 11 29 0
3 R Tony Bess 3B .312 10 36 6
4 R Bill Stephens 1B .333 1 8 0
5 R Bryan Battaglia LF .268 14 39 0
6 L Elliot Evans C .269 7 29 1
7 R Vince Ney SS .256 5 18 0
8 R Randy Case 2B .344 5 27 7
9 R Andy Caskey CF .615 3 5 0
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Francisco Cortez DH .286 16 49 0
2 R Keith Morris RF .304 11 29 0
3 R Tony Bess 3B .312 10 36 6
4 R Bill Stephens 1B .333 1 8 0
5 R Bryan Battaglia LF .268 14 39 0
6 L Elliot Evans C .269 7 29 1
7 R Vince Ney SS .256 5 18 0
8 R Randy Case 2B .344 5 27 7
9 R Andy Caskey CF .615 3 5 0
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Dennis Handy torn flexor tendon (elbow) 12-13 months Not on IL
P Carl Robinson elbow ligament reconstruction surgery 11 months Not on IL
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NEWS
STANDINGS
Cliff Gustafson W L PCT GB
South Mississippi Golden Eagles 31 15 .674 -
USC Trojans 30 16 .652 1.0
Long Beach State 49'ers 29 17 .630 2.0
Arizona State Sun Devils 28 18 .609 3.0
Louisiana-Layfayette Ragin Cajuns 28 18 .609 3.0
Texas A&M Aggies 27 19 .587 4.0
Baylor Bears 27 19 .587 4.0
Oregon State Beavers 27 19 .587 4.0
Washington State Cougars 26 20 .565 5.0
Mississippi State Bulldogs 25 21 .543 6.0
Tulane Green Wave 24 22 .522 7.0
California Golden Bears 22 24 .478 9.0
Texas Longhorns 22 24 .478 9.0
Arizona Wildcats 22 24 .478 9.0
Cal State Fullerton Titans 22 24 .478 9.0
UCLA Bruins 21 25 .457 10.0
Houston Cougars 21 25 .457 10.0
Rice Owls 20 26 .435 11.0
Fresno State Bulldogs 20 26 .435 11.0
TCU Horned Frogs 18 28 .391 13.0
Oregon Ducks 17 29 .370 14.0
Ole Miss Rebels 16 30 .348 15.0
LSU Tigers 15 31 .326 16.0
Stanford Cardinals 14 32 .304 17.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 21-25, .457 PCT
Position in Division 17th, 10 GB
Record at home 14-9, .609 PCT
Record on the road 7-16, .304 PCT
Record in X-inning games 2-0, 1.000 PCT
Record in one-run games 2-1, .667 PCT
Record versus LHP 12-3, .800 PCT
Record versus RHP 9-22, .290 PCT
Record last 10 games 6-4, .600 PCT
Record in March 5-7, .417 PCT
Record in April 10-15, .400 PCT
Record in May 6-3, .667 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .296 - 5th in RDL
On-Base Percentage .451 - 3rd in RDL
Slugging Percentage .575 - 4th in RDL
On-Base + Slugging 1.025 - 3rd in RDL
Runs Scored 425 - 3rd in RDL
Hits 478 - 5th in RDL
Extra-Base Hits 207 - 3rd in RDL
Home Runs 117 - 6th in RDL
Bases On Balls 411 - tied for 2nd in RDL
Strikeouts 413 - 15th in RDL
Stolen Bases 19 - tied for 7th in RDL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 10.30 - 24th in RDL
Starters' ERA 7.63 - 20th in RDL
Bullpen ERA 11.95 - 24th in RDL
Runs allowed 473 - 24th in RDL
Hits allowed 516 - 22nd in RDL
Opponents AVG .313 - 23rd in RDL
BABIP .343 - 23rd in RDL
Home Runs allowed 127 - tied for 22nd in RDL
Bases On Balls 457 - 24th in RDL
Strikeouts 401 - 18th in RDL
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