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Cougars Win 2007 10U Cougars Classic

In most social situations, like inviting people to your home for dinner, it's best not to show-up your guests.  However, in the case of competitive youth travel baseball you play with heart and you play to win, especially when you invite other gifted teams to your tournament.  So in other words it is perfectly acceptable to show-up your guests!  Playing with heart and playing to win is exactly what the ten-year-old Cougars did on the weekend of July 13 - 15th at Elmhurst's Salt Creek and Plunkett parks.  The 2007 10U Cougar Classic included some excellent boys' baseball teams, such as the Norridge Future who went 21 and 1 in their 2007 Mid Suburban Baseball League (MSBL) season.

The ten-year-old Cougars compiled a 4 and 1 record in their tournament.  The single loss was to the Hurricanes from McHenry County, Illinois in the Cougars tournament opener.  After beating Bensenville and Wheatland to close pool play the Cougars rebounded against McHenry in the semis in a close game.  In an all-Elmhurst final the Cougars defeated cross-town rival the Extreme to secure first place. 

The ten-year-old Cougars wish to thank all of the teams that participated in their 2007 tournament: McHenry County Hurricanes, Wheatland Ducks, Bensenville All Stars, Iowa's Barnstormers Sluggers, Norridge Future, Downers Grove Longshots, and the Elmhurst Extreme.  Kudos go to the Elmhurst Extreme for taking second place and the McHenry County Hurricanes for taking third.

Click here to access a photo gallery of the Cougars in action at the tournament.

Cougars Tournament Summary

Date Opponent Cougar Runs Opponent Runs Cougar Hits Opponent Hits
Fri July 13th McHenry County Hurricanes 12 13 13 8
Sat July 14th Bensenville All Stars 13 1 11 1
Sat July 14th Wheatland Ducks 11 6 9 6
Sun July 15th McHenry County Hurricanes 10 8 11 8
Sun July 15th Elmhurst Extreme 12 9 12 6

The Cougar Classic Champs and the Runner-up Elmhurst Extreme

Elmhurst Cougars
Row 1 (Cougars only): Michael Homan, Riley Russell, Clayton Lyons, and Team Trainer Daniel Klysh
Row 2 (Cougars only): Nolan Spencer and Robert Huges
Row 3 (Cougars only): Kyle Mattes, Billy Jacobson, Nick Pastuovic, Kyle Bingham, Michael Nasser, Nick Potaczek, Andrew Klysh, & Zach Ray