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As the calendar quickly turns and teams begin to ramp up for their season's to begin in early March, we begin our coverage of the Maryland JUCO Conference with a preseason preview of all fourteen schools. In each preview, we will examine key players that return and those that have moved on or left the program, look at new faces, and finally take a sneak peak at what's ahead for the 2022 season. Today we continue our preseason previews with a look at the Frederick Cougars.

 

Frederick Cougars 2022 SEASON PREVIEW 

 

Head Coach: Rodney Bennett (20th Season)
Mascot: Cougars
2021 Overall Record: 20-11
2021 Conference Record: 17-9
Twitter Handle: @CougarPrideFCC
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CLICK HERE to view the Frederick Community College 2021 Baseball Roster

 

Returning Players: 12

Player	POS	G	H	R	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Justin Acal	INF	31	46	44	10	1	6	26	10	0.426	0.537	0.704
David Antone	INF	24	24	15	5	1	2	17	-	0.353	0.494	0.544
Matt Boyer	C	1	0	0	-	-	-	0	-	0.000	0.000	0.000
Klay Cottis	OF	17	9	8	1	1	-	3	1	0.209	0.277	0.279
Lane Gay	C	22	25	14	1	-	-	16	2	0.352	0.465	0.366
Nicco German	INF	27	34	24	11	-	6	28	2	0.347	0.434	0.643
Jared Kernen	C	3	1	2	-	-	-	0	-	0.111	0.111	0.111
Brendan Long	OF	21	21	21	4	1	3	12	1	0.313	0.439	0.537
Wyatt Miles	INF	31	35	25	7	2	5	25	4	0.321	0.385	0.560
Brodey Neveker	INF	31	40	31	5	-	7	42	11	0.388	0.500	0.641
Tyler Perry	INF	9	1	4	-	-	-	2	-	0.083	0.421	0.083
Spencer Rhoads	C	22	12	8	-	-	1	15	-	0.167	0.294	0.208

 

Returning Pitchers: 7

Player	POS	APP	W	L	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	K	ERA
Aidan Baadte	LHP	1	0	1	0	0.1	1	7	5	1	189.00
John Cummings	RHP/OF	7	3	1	0	24.2	26	11	17	28	4.01
Evan Evans III	LHP/OF	1	0	0	0	1.2	4	4	-	2	21.60
Nate Farmer	LHP	5	0	0	0	7.0	5	3	6	12	3.86
Riley Grant	RHP	1	0	0	0	1.1	1	-	2	2	0.00
Jared Hurlburt	RHP	8	1	1	1	19.2	20	10	7	32	4.58
Devon MacGregor	LHP	3	0	0	0	3.0	3	3	1	1	9.00

 

Key Losses

Player	POS	APP	W	L	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	K	ERA
AJ Cieslinski	RHP	9	5	2	0	52.1	53	25	10	43	4.30
David Gingras	RHP/INF	12	3	1	4	26.2	23	6	12	25	2.02
Max Proctor	RHP	9	4	1	1	34.1	37	16	10	37	4.19

 

2021 Cougars Moving On

*List of players from last year's team that are playing at 4-year schools or professionally this season

AJ Cieslinski (Elizabethtown)
David Gingras (Christopher Newport)
Max Proctor (Frostburg State)

Top Newcomers

Kade Bresiblatt RHP Phoenixville Area HS 
Aiden Fernandez RHP Indian Creek HS
Zeke Gongola RHP St. John's College
Bryce Greene RHP Gaithersburg HS
Demetri Jamison OF Chopticon HS
Daniel Leo RHP Transfer from Chesapeake College
Jared Mammano OF Transfer from Shepherd University
Austin Massey C Transfer from Chesapeake College
Aidan Masters INF Mount Calvary Christian HS
Luke Nelson RHP Concordia Preparatory HS
Dakota Smith RHP Eastern Lebanon County HS
Adam Watkins RHP Transfer from CCBC Catonsville
Josh Wilson INF Bishop McNamara HS

Committed Players On Roster

None

2022 Season Preview From Coach Bennett

"We are extremely excited about the group of young men that we have assembled. Our depth on the mound and in positions gives us many options. Talent wise is one of if not the most that we have had here in last 20 years. With so many key guys back and very talented new comers our goals remain the same, competing for a region championship and an 8th trip to the NJCAA World Series."