Red, White, and 14U-Blue Cougar Win!

It’s fitting that a team wearing red, white, and blue win it all on Memorial Day.  That’s exactly what the Elmhurst Cougars 14U-Blue team did at the 2013 Stars and Strikes tournament in West Chicago.   The Cougars had a 5 win, 1 loss record in going the distance.  The journey started on Saturday, May 25th with a 5-4 win over the West Michigan Outlaws, a 5-11 loss to the Crystal Lake Bombers, followed by a 6-4 winner against the Warrenville Warriors.  Sunday’s bracket play featured more tight games and stellar performances by the boys.  The Cougars opened bracket play with a quarter-final 9-7 win over the St Charles North Stars.  A semi-final rematch against the Crystal Lake Bombers followed, this time the contest going to the Elmhurst Cougars with a 9-7 win.  The boys capped-off their Stars and Strikes tournament with a hard fought 7-5 win over the Elgin Warriors. 

The 14U-Blue Elmhurst Cougars are coached by Joe Giralamo, Terry Jaeger, Chris Gelsomino, and Paul Widener. The boys are (in alphabetical order): Rick Aleman, Elliott Fafinski, Kyle Ferguson, Austin Gelsomino, Joey Giralamo, Christopher Jaeger, Johnny Kelso, Bryan Larson, Eddie Pedote, and Cal Widener.

This Cougar team is a member of the Elmhurst Cougars Baseball and Softball Club. Formed in 1992, the Cougars are Elmhurst’s oldest full-time youth travel baseball and softball organization.  For their 21st year the Cougars are fielding seven baseball and four fast-pitch softball teams for youth aged 9 through 16. Want to be a Cougar and wear red, white, and blue? Tryouts for our 2013-2014 teams will be August 3 – August 4, 2013; times by age-group will be announced in the coming weeks. Visit www.elmhurstcougars.net and www.facebook.com/elmhurstcougars to connect with the Elmhurst Cougars.