Official Page for the Central Cougars High School Varsity Baseball team. Conference ‘83, ‘86, ‘12, ‘16, ‘17, ‘22. Regional ‘74, ‘85, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘15, ‘17.
Definitely not the ending we wanted but that doesn’t diminish the accomplishments of this team. Great group of talent but most importantly great hearted people! I am honored to have coached you! Thanks to all of our fans and supporters with on us this memorable ride!
Senior Day for 10 of the best people a coach could ask for. These guys/gals are great baseball players! But, even better students, sons/daughters, and people. Each one of them has made huge impacts in our Cougar Family!
Cougars defeat Alton Marquette 18-0 to move to 15-0. Boruff wins the TEAM stick and is story of the game with 6.0 IP and 12 k’s. Had no hitter in the 6th. Offense with 17 hits on the day! Great energy by all!
Cougars kick off 2022 with a win over Althoff 6-2 at GCS. Geragosian with the win 4 IP and 5k’s. Dickshot with the TEAM stick going 2-3, RBI, 2 runs, BB, and 2 SB. Husmann and Kueper 2 hits each.
Congratulations to Chase Lewis
@Clewis2103
on being selected to the 2023 Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association 2A All-State Team
@IHSBCA1
. Chase had a stellar season and career for the Cougars! Happy for you Chase and you deserve it!
Thank you to Bryant Holtmann
@bholt33
for speaking to our campers today. Bryant was a 2011 graduate of Central High School and continued his baseball career at Florida State University.
Cougars take both games at Collinsville today and move to 10-0. Game 1 4-1 and Game 2 15-9. Boruff and H. Sample with the win. Offense had 20 hits. TEAM stick to Boruff 7.0 IP 1 run 8 k’s and Rakers 3-8 on day and great D at short.
Senior Spotlight
Drew Rakers will be attending Kaskaskia College to continue his baseball career. Drew went 7-3 with a 2.75 ERA on the mound. His major is currently undecided, but we know he will be successful whatever path he chooses. Good Luck Drew, we will miss you!!
Cougars beat Highland 10-0. Tremendous start from senior Dalton Boruff on mound with 5.1 IP and 9 k’s. Hits from Rakers, Dickshot, Lewis, Boruff, H. Sample (2), Kueper (2), and Geragosian (2). TEAM stick to Hunter Sample for busting open with a 2-run bomb!
Cougars beat Okawville today 14-0. Kueper the winning pitcher on the mound with 4 IP. Offense with 13 hits. TEAM stick goes to Myles Kampwerth. Pitcher only who shows up ready to work everyday! Supports his teammates and is a positive influence all around!
Standout Cougar Landon Geragosian was honored last night at the White Sox game for being part of this years IHSBCA All State Team! What a great experience
@lgosian21
and you earned it!
Congratulations to Cougar senior
@lgosian21
for earning Breese Journal “Athlete of the Month”. Currently 4-0 on the mound and hitting .429 with great D in center. Even better person!
Cougars pick up the win over Rochester at Busch Stadium to move to 29-4. Tremendous experience for our program tonight at this event! On to the postseason!
Cougars pick up their 17th win of the season 11-1 over New Athens. Hunter Sample was story of game throwing 5 innings, 7 k’s, and offensively 2 hits (2B) and rbi. He takes the TEAM stick. Offense 13 hits on the windy day. At Mascoutah for DH tomorrow.
Senior Spotlight
Senior Pitcher Kyle Holtmann will be attending Missouri State in the fall majoring in Accounting. He enjoys playing sports, hanging with friends, and PlayStation. Good Luck Kyle!!!!
Cougars move to 5-0 in conference play with a 8-0 win over Salem. TEAM stick to Boruff 6.0 IP, 10 K’s, 1 hit. Hits from Rakers 2B, Dickshot (2) 1 RBI, Freeze 2B, Lewis 2 RBI, Boruff (2) RBI, H. Sample 3, and Geragosian 1 RBI. Back at it at Warnecke Field vs Mt. Vernon tomorrow.
Cougars sweep a DH with a pair of wins over St. Anthony 10-0 and 3-2. Moves us to 5-0 on the young, windy season. Game one TEAM stick to Zane Schrage with his first win on mound 4 IP and 3 K’s. Game 2 was Dalton Boruff with 2 huge shutdown innings out of pen and great D at SS.
Cougars come from behind to beat a really good North Clay 3-2. Geragosian goes 4 2/3 and Lewis closes it 2 1/3 and the win. Big day at plate for Lewis 3 hits. Big play of game in the 6th with Geragosian 3 run go ahead homer. Geragosian wins TEAM Stick. Tomorrow at Wood River.
Today wrapped up fall workouts. This groups attendance was 281/312= 90%. Culture = what you believe as evident by how you behave! Not only did they show but they grinded. We got better and the Cougars are rolling into 2022 bigger, faster, and stronger! Average is the enemy!
Cougars walk it off on a wild pitch to beat Mater Dei 4-3 in 9 innings. Kueper really good on mound going 7.2 innings and Husmann the win in relief. Big double by Jake Robke to tie it up. Moves the Cougars to 20 wins on season!
Cougars take down Salem 14-4 in the conference opener. Lineup pounded out 17 hits and Geragosian with the win 4.2 IP and 7 K’s. Catcher Mason Hamon wins TEAM stick. Kid flat out wants it and runs this staff! Competes everyday for this program! Kid is a winner!
Cougars with a big conference win over Columbia 8-5. Geragosian with the win and Schrage the save. Hits from Dickshot, Lewis (2), Boruff, H Sample (2), Hamon. TEAM stick to Lewis with 2 hits, 2 R, 1 RBI and an oppo laser home run. Kid can really play!!!!
We are proud to announce the signing of Easton Rakers to power Lindenwood University today. Kid can flat out play and has great tools! Such a humble and driven kid who displays great character everyday! Excited to see what your senior season and college experience holds for you!
Cougars season comes to an end today with loss in the regional championship 4-0 to Columbia. Couldn’t be more proud of the improvement from start to finish. Final record of 22-12-1 and won 13 of last 16. Great group of kids that always worked for us! Always a Cougar!
A huge congratulations goes out to Landon Geragosian
@lgosian21
for being selected to IHSBCA 2022 All-State Team. Tremendous accomplishment from a great young man! Cougar Nation is proud of you!
Congratulations Conner on your commitment to Quincy! Great baseball school and program! They are getting a very skilled player. No one outworks this young man! His passion for the game motivates everyone around him!
Very proud and blessed to announce that I have committed to Quincy University to continue my academic and baseball career! Thank you to my family and my coaches for all time you have given up to help me get to this point!
Central takes down Staunton in the home opener 12-2. Geragosian sharp on mound going 4.1 IP and 8 k’s. Hits from Freeze, Boruff, Dickshot, Geragosian, and Kueper. TEAM stick to Kueper going 2-3, big 2 strike RBI, 3 runs and a nice play in right. DH home tomorrow vs St. Anthony!
Day off school today means we got to enjoy more time on the field. On field BP with velocity! We got better today! Tomorrow home opener vs Civic Memorial.
Cougars win a home conference game vs Wood River 15-0. Geragosian, Lewis, and Schrage together work the shutout. 14 hits on offense. Dickshot wins the TEAM stick. Kid is a stud on offense and great on bases. Home vs New Athens tomorrow.
With a 15-0 win over Wood River the Cougars are Co-Cahokia Conference Champs! Move to 28-4 on the season. Players were even nice enough to give their coach the TEAM Stick. Next up is Rochester Monday at Busch Stadium.
Cougars split a DH with Mascoutah today winning game 1 14-7 and losing game 2 7-6. TEAM sticks go to catcher Hamon game 1 3-4 and 5 RBI and Lewis game 2 5 IP 4 K 2 ER and 2-4 at plate. Back to work Monday!
Congratulations Coach Rueter and the
@ladycougsbball
basketball team on winning the regional championship! Proud of all of you. Great day to be a Cougar!
Super thankful to receive a jersey from Conner Freeze on impact Friday! I truly enjoy coaching this young man and watching him compete! Some kids just get it! He has such a great head on his shoulders and his passion to succeed motivates me! I wouldn’t trade him for the world.
Cougars win an offensive battle for first win of year over Civic Memorial 19-11. Huge day from Conner Freeze with 4 hit (2 HR, 2 2B) 8 RBI. Kueper with 4 hits and the win on mound. Next game Wednesday at O’Fallon.
Cougars take a twin bill from South Central 12-3 and from Casey Westfield 15-1. Move to 14-0 on the year. Lots of good things today! TEAM stick goes to Ty Kueper game 1 with 11 QAB points and Vaughn Douglas game 2 for his quick inning and being a great teammate.
Congratulations to Central Baseball senior Dalton Boruff for signing at power Lindenwood University. Dalton is one of the hardest working and competitive players a coach could ask for! Bright future ahead for this young man!
Cougars move to 2-0 on the season with a 15-7 win over Benet Academy. Boruff with the win on the mound. Offense was strong with 14 hits and 6 SB. Landon Geragosian wins the TEAM stick with a 3-4 day, 4 RBI, SB and some clutch hitting with runners in scoring position.
Two more Cougars are taking their game to the next level! Congrats to both Mason and Hunter for signing today to play baseball at Kaskaskia College. Proud of you guys and everything you gave to Central High School! Great players and people!
It was a great day at Central Community HS yesterday as 201 campers participated in our baseball camp! The weather was excellent and kids were able to get time outside for defensive skills and inside for offensive skills! Thanks to everyone who helped make this a success!
Cougars win at Roxana today 14-6. Lewis with the win going 6 2/3 and 6 k’s. Hits from Rakers, Freeze (2), Lewis (3), Boruff(2), H Sample (3), Hamon (3), Kueper, Geragosian. TEAM stick to Conner Freeze with 2 hits, 2 rbi, 3 runs, and great D at hot corner!
Cougars beat O’Fallon at home today 7-0. Great performance on mound by Geragosian, Lewis, and Rakers in the shutout. Great offensive approach by all. TEAM Stick to Rakers with 2 hits and inning on mound. Senior day vs North Clay tomorrow.
Congratulations to Cougar Landon Geragosian
@lgosian21
for signing to play baseball at John A Logan. I could not be any happier for you. Kid is a tremendous athlete with a big arm on the mound. On top of that he has a great heart and high character!
And that’s a wrap to 2023 season. Enjoyed an end of season BBQ/awards with my guys! Great group of kids on this team and best wishes to 7 seniors. Congratulations to the team award winners;
Offense: Chase Lewis, Defense:Cody Dickshot, 110%: Conner Freeze, Most Improved: Ty Kueper
Cougars with a big conference win today at home over Freeburg. Boruff goes 6 innings, 3 hits, 7 K, 1 run. TEAM stick goes to Freeze with 2-3, 1 run, 2B, 2 RBI, BB and played the game hard! Tomorrow we are going to North Clay for a newly scheduled game.
What a game! Congratulations to Coach Shubert and the
@centralcougsbb
boys basketball team on winning the Cahokia Conference tonight! Showed a lot of toughness!
Great day for Central Baseball! 1st ever pre-season winter camp was a huge success with 118 campers attending from the surrounding communities. Very proud of how well the campers did and also the ability of our high school players to lead. Baseball is alive!
Cougars move to 6-0 in conference with a 6-1 win over Freeburg. TEAM stick to Geragosian on the mound. Tremendous performance from senior with 6.2 IP with 1 hit allowed and 9 k’s. Hits Rakers, Dickshot, Freeze (2) 2B 2 RBI, Lewis (2) RBI, Boruff 2B RBI, Hamon, Husmann, Geragosian
Senior Spotlight
Grace Boeschen will attend SIUE, major in Speech Language Pathology and minor in Spanish. She loves playing sports, hanging out with friends, and is excited for the next chapter in her life. Grace has been the Varsity Baseball Statistician for 4 years.
Congratulations to our 7 seniors as we honored their careers tonight at Warnecke Field. I have been lucky to Coach such outstanding young men. I feel blessed that my kids get to be around them every day and make feel part of our baseball family!
#imaginegreatness
Congrats to Chase Lewis for signing at Kaskaskia College! One of the best to put on a uniform and more to come! 3 sport standout athlete and high character. We are very proud of you Chase!
Congratulations to the Central Baseball Seniors and their parents!!
Nice come back for the Cougars to win 5-4 over Salem. Hamon and Jeffery Keith both go 3-3. Geragosian with the win.
Farewell to our 8 seniors as the enter the world! A group that gave everything and raised the bar! Have worked with these men for many years and couldn’t be any more proud of them as people. Tough to let them go. Once a Cougar, Always a Cougar!
Cougars win a Cahokia Conference game at home vs Roxana 11-2. Kueper bridges the game with 4 great innings. TEAM Stick goes to Hamon with a 4-4 day and 2 RBI with great D as always behind the plate.
Good win at home on senior day over North Clay after being down early 12-4. Schrage with the win on the mound going 6.0 IP and Kampwerth finishes. Really strong offensive performance. TEAM stick goes to Husmann for the huge grand slam in the 4th inning. @ Wood River tomorrow.
2022 Central Field Clean Up Day in the books. The support from our parents and players never ceases to amaze me. Over 75 people gave up their Sunday and I couldn’t be more grateful!
Never too windy to enjoy the company of your teammates off the field with some team breakfast. Thanks to PJ’s in Breese for an outstanding breakfast! Next game home vs Okawville Monday!
TEAM Stick goes to our stat girl Kelsey Nicklin! She gives up a lot of her time to sit in cold and always has a smile on her face. Couldn’t do it without her!
Congratulations to
@lgosian21
for being selected to the St. Louis Post Dispatch All Metro First Team! Great honor and a great baseball area!
@STLhssports