1997 and 1998 Tiger baseball teams to be inducted into Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame
December 5, 2018
The 1997 and 1998 back-to-back JUCO World Series winning Cowley College baseball teams will join an elite group when they are inducted into the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday, January 26, 2019. The ceremony will be held at LaVela Event Center located at 6147 East 13th Street in Wichita, KS.
The 1997 and 1998 Tiger baseball teams join only the 1907 Wichita Jobbers, 1954-55 Boeing Bombers, and 1962, 63, and 65 Wichita Rapid Transit Dreamliners as baseball teams in the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame.
The Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame is located inside the Wichita Sports Hall of Fame at 4700 East Central in Wichita, KS.
Legendary Tiger baseball coach Dave Burroughs, who was inducted into the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013, was happy to learn of the honor for his back-to-back World Series winning teams.
"I am happy for the guys," Cowley head coach Dave Burroughs said. "This honor caught me off guard. It is another pat on the back to the coaches and players of those teams."
The 1997 Tiger baseball team went 33-3 in the Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division and 53-11 overall as they captured the program's first-ever World Series title. The team was inducted into the Tiger Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017.
The 1998 Tiger baseball team started 4-6 before winning 50 of their next 53 games. They defeated San Jacinto 15-11 in the title game to repeat as World Series champs.
Darren Burroughs and Scott Hennessey were assistant coaches on the 1997 and 1998 Tiger baseball teams.
Several players from the 1997 and 1998 teams went on to continue their careers playing baseball at NCAA Division I schools, while Travis Hafner and Travis Hughes each went on to play in the major leagues.
Other school records set by players on the 1997 team were Hafner's 36 career doubles and 161 career RBIs, Most Triples in a Season (Josh Taylor 7), Most Sacrifice Hits in a Season (Justin Helterbrand 11), Most Sacrifice Hits in a Career (Casey Eckstein 20), Most Wins in a Season (Aaron Akin 13), Best Winning Percentage in a Season (Aaron Akin 100%); Most Consecutive Shutouts Pitched in a Season (Dale Pearson 3), and No-Hitters in a Season (Dale Pearson 3).
The 1997 and 1998 Tiger baseball teams join only the 1907 Wichita Jobbers, 1954-55 Boeing Bombers, and 1962, 63, and 65 Wichita Rapid Transit Dreamliners as baseball teams in the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame.
The Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame is located inside the Wichita Sports Hall of Fame at 4700 East Central in Wichita, KS.
Legendary Tiger baseball coach Dave Burroughs, who was inducted into the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013, was happy to learn of the honor for his back-to-back World Series winning teams.
"I am happy for the guys," Cowley head coach Dave Burroughs said. "This honor caught me off guard. It is another pat on the back to the coaches and players of those teams."
The 1997 Tiger baseball team went 33-3 in the Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division and 53-11 overall as they captured the program's first-ever World Series title. The team was inducted into the Tiger Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017.
The 1998 Tiger baseball team started 4-6 before winning 50 of their next 53 games. They defeated San Jacinto 15-11 in the title game to repeat as World Series champs.
Darren Burroughs and Scott Hennessey were assistant coaches on the 1997 and 1998 Tiger baseball teams.
Several players from the 1997 and 1998 teams went on to continue their careers playing baseball at NCAA Division I schools, while Travis Hafner and Travis Hughes each went on to play in the major leagues.
Other school records set by players on the 1997 team were Hafner's 36 career doubles and 161 career RBIs, Most Triples in a Season (Josh Taylor 7), Most Sacrifice Hits in a Season (Justin Helterbrand 11), Most Sacrifice Hits in a Career (Casey Eckstein 20), Most Wins in a Season (Aaron Akin 13), Best Winning Percentage in a Season (Aaron Akin 100%); Most Consecutive Shutouts Pitched in a Season (Dale Pearson 3), and No-Hitters in a Season (Dale Pearson 3).