February 2, 2010

Cowley baseball appears in Perfect Game Cross Checker rankings

Perfect Game Cross Checker, a division of Perfect Game USA scouting service, has the Cowley College baseball team ranked 27th in its list of the Top-50 Junior College baseball teams.

The Tigers, winners of 13 of the past 15 Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division titles, finished 48-15 overall and 29-7 in the Jayhawk East during the 2009 season. The Tigers also finished as Region VI champions and advanced to the JUCO World Series in Grand Junction, CO.

Cowley will open the 2010 season Feb. 9 at Seminole State at 2 p.m. Seminole State is 41st in the Perfect Game Cross Checker rankings. The Tigers will play its first home game on Feb., 16 when they take on Butler Community College at 2 p.m.

Southern Nevada is ranked first in the pre-season poll, while defending national champion Howard Community College is ranked fourth.

Here is the information about Cowley that appeared in the Perfect Game Cross Checker’s overview of the Top-50 ranked Junior College baseball teams.

No. 27: COWLEY COUNTY

2009 Record: 48-15.

Scouting Report: Cowley County has been the signature junior college program in Kansas since winning back-to-back Junior College World Series crowns in 1997 and 1998. The Tigers will lean on holdover players like sophomore left-handed pitcher Zach Cargill (8-1, 2.95 ERA),  second baseman B.J. Misialek (.369 average, nine home runs, 58 runs batted in) and outfielder Ronnie Melendez (.367 average, 4 home runs, 38 RBI).