Kane County Cougars

• Location: Geneva, IL
• League: Midwest League 1991-2019, American Association 2021-present
• Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles 1991-1992; Florida Marlins 1993-2002; Oakland A's 2003-2010; Kansas City Royals 2011-2012; Chicago Cubs 2013-2014; Arizona Diamondbacks 2015-2020
• Ballpark: Northwestern Medicine Field

Team History

1991-2015 logo

The Kane County Cougars began play in the Midwest League in 1991 when the Wausau Timbers relocated to Geneva, IL (a suburb about 40 miles west of Chicago).

The Cougars lost their affiliation in the Minor League Reorganization after the 2020 season but resurfaced the following year in the independent American Association.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting coach	Pitching coach	Coach
1991	68-67	7th	Bob Miscik	Lost in 1st round	Oneri Fleita	Larry McCall
1992	61-76	10th	Joel Youngblood		Rich Dauer	Larry McCall
1993	75-62	6th	Carlos Tosca		Jose Castro	Brian Peterson
1994	71-68	7th	Lynn Jones		Rod Allen	Brian Peterson
1995	69-69	7th	Lynn Jones	Lost in 1st round	Rod Allen	Brian Peterson
1996	65-68	9th	Lynn Jones		Matt Winters	Brian Peterson
1997	70-68	5th	Lynn Jones	Lost League Finals	Matt Winters	Brian Peterson
1998	69-71	10th	Juan Bustabad		Matt Winters	Steve Luebber
1999	78-59	1st	Rick Renteria	Lost in 2nd round	Matt Winters	Rick Mahler
2000	74-65	4th	Russ Morman	Lost in 1st round	Matt Winters	Jeff Andrews
2001	88-50	1st	Russ Morman	League Champs *	Matt Winters	Rey Mendoza
2002	64-75	10th	Steve Phillips		Paul Sanagorski	Gil Lopez
2003	80-59	1st	Webster Garrison	Lost in 1st round	Eddie Williams	Jim Coffman
2004	83-56	1st	Dave Joppie	Lost League Finals	Aaron Nieckula	Fernando Arroyo
2005	67-72	10th	Dave Joppie		Aaron Nieckula	Garvin Alston
2006	79-60	2nd	Aaron Nieckula	Lost League Finals	Tim Garland	Garvin Alston
2007	63-76	10th	Aaron Nieckula		Benny Winslow	Don Schulze
2008	72-66	6th (t)	Aaron Nieckula	Lost in 1st round	Haas Pratt	Don Schulze
2009	76-64	6th	Steve Scarsone	Lost in 1st round	Haas Pratt	Jimmy Escalante
2010	71-67	9th	Aaron Nieckula	Lost in 2nd round	Haas Pratt	Jimmy Escalante
2011	65-74	12th	Vance Wilson	Lost in 2nd round	Damon Hollins	Jim Brower
2012	68-72	10th	Brian Buchanan		Julio Bruno	Jim Brower
2013	55-80	15th	Mark Johnson		Tom Beyers	Ron Villone
2014	91-49	1st	Mark Johnson	League Champs	Tom Beyers	David Rosario	Chris Gutierrez
2015	84-54	2nd	Mark Grudzielanek	Lost in 1st round	Vince Harrison	Doug Bochtler
2016	65-75	11th (t)	Mike Benjamin		Jon Mathews	Rich Sauveur	Shawn Roof
2017	72-65	5th (t)	Butch Hobson	Lost in 1st round	Jose Amado	Rich Sauveur	Darrin Garner
2018	72-66	6th	Blake Lalli		Rick Short	Rich Sauveur	Jorge Cortes
2019	81-58	2nd (t)	Vince Harrison	Lost in 1st round	Micah Franklin	Mike Parrott	Carlos Mesa
2020	Season cancelled

• *League Finals cancelled in 2001 with Kane County leading the South Bend Silver Hawks 1 game to 0. Kane County declared champions.

Related Sites

Kane County Cougars.com