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Congrats to ALL the Seniors from 2009 Summer!
Good luck to all the seniors, from 2009, who are now off to college for thier freshman year!!!
Nathan Alcantara - Southeastern Oklahoma
Travis Anteau - U.T. Arlington
Colton Burnett - Texas State University
Cayden Cuniff - East Texas Baptist University
Josh Easley - Arkansas
John Gebhard - Ouichita Baptist University
Andy Godsey - Tarleton State University
Joel Hasley - Eastfield CC
Noel Ibarra - Paris JC
Will Lane - Dallas Baptist University
Bryan Lynn - Lon Morris JC
Duncan McAlpine - Dallas Baptist University
Michael Medford - Cisco JC
Max Muncy - Baylor University
Ethan Murphy - Weatherford JC
Will Pepper - North Lake College
Colby Rogers - Lon Morris JC
Ryan Salter - New Mexico JC
Richard Sanguinetti - Coastal Carolina
Zach Snyder - Lyons College
Jordan Stafford - U.T. Tyler
Bradley Stone - Lyons College
Rustin Thomas - Cisco JC
Colton Turner - Texas State University
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Class of 2008:
Hunter Blackman - McMurry University
Colby Braddock - Cisco JC
Michael Braswell - Stephen F Austin
Wade Coker - McLennan CC
Geoffery Davenport - University of Arkansas
Colton Davis - Jefferson College (MO)
Kurt Harman - Tyler JC
Jonah Johnston - Hill JC
Freddie Main - Baylor University
Kevin Manning - Tarleton State University
Taylor Massey - Nebraska
Bryson Myles - Weatherford JC
Austin Neal - Tarleton State University
Tom Robertson - Stephen F Austin
Kal Saldana - Northwood University
Toby Semler - Midland JC
Michael Smith - Dallas Baptist University
Zach Voight - Navarro JC
Reed Watson - University of Houston
Four More Former Cats Players Drafted!!!
Congratulations to all current/former Fort Worth Cats players who were taken in the 2009 MLB First Year Player Draft.
After having sixteen (16) players drafted in the last two years (one in the 1st Round, two in the 2nd Round), the Cats followed that with another four taken in 2009, including 2009 Southland Conference Pitcher of The Year: Kane Holbrooks (Aledo).
RHP Josh Easley - NEW YORK METS
(Weatherford HS)
OF Chris Ellington - MILWAUKEE BREWERS
(Weatherford HS, Grayson CC, TCU)
RHP Kane Holbrooks - MINNESOTA TWINS
(Aledo HS, Temple JC, Texas State University)
OF Cameron Monger - SAN DIEGO PADRES
(Weatherford HS, Howard JC, New Mexico)
Gallardo Does It All For Brewers!
(FW Trimble Tech HS)
It isn't often that you can say an individual player wins a game single-handedly, but that was pretty much the case with Brewers pitcher Yovani Gallardo on Wednesday (April 29th) afternoon against the Pirates.
Former Fort Worth Cat, Gallardo beat Pittsburgh, 1-0, allowing only two hits and striking out 11 in eight innings, and the only run of the game came on his seventh-inning home run.
Gallardo was only the third pitcher in major-league history to win a game 1-0 while recording at least 10 strikeouts and hitting a home run. The other pitchers to do that were Hall of Famers: the Yankees' Red Ruffing on Aug. 13, 1932 in Washington (12 strikeouts) and the White Sox' Early Wynn on May 1, 1959 against the Red Sox (14 strikeouts).
Who We Are....
The Fort Worth Cats baseball club is a select baseball team comprised of 15-18 year olds who yearn to play at the next level. Since their inception in 1989 every senior player that has wanted to play baseball at the next level has been awarded a scholarship offer.
Founder Jay Meadows, who ran the team from 1989 through the fall of 1995, has had all of his players - that's 100% - given scholarship offers to play baseball at the next level. After the fall of 1995, Jay decided it was time for a break so that he and his wife, Toni, could start up their family.
In 1999, with Jay's permission, the Fort Worth Cats were brought back by myself, Bruce Kirby. As an assistant coach for Jay, (1993-1995) I realized what a special program this was and what a wonderful goal he had in mind: to help further the education of these kids through athletics.
Now, as we are looking forward to the summer of 2010, we are working hard to make sure we stay at the level that Jay left this program. We are well on our way as we once again made sure that all 23 of our senior players from last summer, who wanted to play at the next level, are now attending college on a scholarship they were offered by the institution.
Lance Broadway Debut:
(Waxahachie HS, TCU)
Former Ft Worth Cat, Lance Broadway was called up on Tuesday (April 25) from AAA Charlotte. Lance came in middle relief on Tuesday night with the White Sox well behind and gave up two runs on five hits over 2.1 innings.
Three Former FORT WORTH CATS Make Major League Debut in 2007!
Hunter Pence Debut:
(Arlington HS, Texarkana JC, UT Arlington) - Hunter Pence made his Major League Debut on April 27. He played in 108 games for the Houston Astros, holding down the everyday centerfield spot. He finished the year with a .322 batting average, 17HR, 69 RBI ,57 runs scored, and 11 stolen bases. His first homerun was a grand slam off of St. Louis' Dennis Dove.
Luke Cannon Enjoying His Time in Pro Ball
On June 7, 2006, former Fort Worth Cat, Luke Cannon, was selected in the 21st round of the first-year player draft. Cannon was picked by the San Diego Padres as the draft’s 633rd overall selection. He was the first Texas State Bobcat to be selected since Kyle Anson, Dominic Ramos and Chris Jean were picked a year ago.
“I’m very excited to go; it was a huge relief for me and my family,” Cannon said. “The opportunity to keep playing baseball is great.”
Cannon said he began to get nervous watching round after round pass by, after hearing rumors that he would go higher than he did.
The Crandall native had a breakout season in the batter’s box by claiming the school record in single-season home runs with 18. Along with his home runs came a .753 slugging percentage to pace the Southland Conference. He also led the team with 65 RBIs and a .347 batting average, compared to 27 and .228 in 2005. Cannon shared his thoughts on how he improved and remained consistent at the plate.
On being selected in the draft, Cannon does not have a favorite team in the big show; he is just glad a scout got in touch with him.
“I didn’t really have a team preference; I’m just happy to be playing,” Cannon said.
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