2009 Baseball

Record: 34-17 Home: 21-3 Away: 12-10 Neutral: 1-4
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#21 Terry Puhl
Terry Puhl - Head Coach

Coach Terry Puhl

Entering his second season as head coach of the Jaguars, Puhl guided the team to a 29-5 record.  The Jaguars enter the 2009 season ranked 27th in the country. 
 
Last summer, Puhl coached the Canadian Olympic Baseball Team at the Beijing Olympics.
 
Terry Puhl began his Major League Baseball career in 1977 with the Houston Astros. In his first Major League game, Puhl got his first hit and followed it with 1,360 more in a career that spanned 15 years and 1,531 games. Over his 15 year career, Puhl was a .280 hitter and one of the best defensive players to ever play the game. Puhl continues to hold the Major League Baseball all-time record for lifetime fielding percentage (.993) by an outfielder. In the post-season, Puhl batted .372 (16 for 43) in 13 games.

Highlights of Terry Puhl's career include being part of the Astros National League (NL) West Division championship teams in 1980 and 1986; being selected to the National League All-Star Team in 1978 and being named Canadian Baseball Player of the Year in 1981.

In the 1980 championship series against the Philadelphia Phillies, Puhl set a then NL Championship series record with a .526 batting average in a losing cause. Puhl was a key part of a strong nucleus of players that kept the Astros contending for championships during the late 1970's and 1980's.

In 1994, Puhl was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. The following year, he was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. On November 10, 2006 Terry will be inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame.

Puhl is also the head coach of the Canadian National Olympic Baseball Team.

 
2009 Baseball Roster
#NameCl.Pos.Ht.Wt.HometownPrevious School
1James GreenSROF5-10175New Braunfels, TXLaredo Community
2Tony RothmanSRSS5-10180Needville, TXAlvin Community College
4Derrick ColemanSO2B-SS5-11185Bridge City, TxPanola Junior College
6Chris NeiserSRRHP6-0170La Grange, TXLaredo Community
7Bobby GomezJRLHP6-2190Falfurias, TXAlvin Community College
8Ray MaldonadoSRRHP5-11200Cuero, TXWharton County Junior College
9Michael PresteraJROF5-11170Richmond, TX Richland Junior College
10Jon McDonaldSR2B5-10165Spring, TXAngelina College
11John WestSR3B6-0200Kingwood, TXWharton County Junior College
12David BakerSOOF6-0220Houston, TXEastfield Community College, Victor
13Zane WilliamsSROF6-1235Devil's Pocket, TXSouthern Arkansas University
14Darrel StevensJRRHP6-4190Bridge City, TXMcNeese State University
15Colter ZochSRRHP6-2185La Grange, TXUniversity of Arkansas-Monticello
18Mike ArevealoSRRHP5-10200Houston, TXWharton County Junior College
19Rex GarnerSORHP6-1185Victoria, TXWharton County Junior College
20Patrick FordJR1B-C6-0230Beaumont, TXAngelina College
22Casey NewmanJRRHP6-2200Bloomington, TXGalveston College
24Josh BrombergJR3B6-4225Richmond, TXWharton County Junior College
25Leonardo GarciaSR1B-DH6-4215Caracas, VenezuelaHill College
26Robert PetersonSRC6-0220Houston, TXEl Paso Community College
27Chase GravesJRRHP5-10195Victoira, TXSterling College
28Josh DarnellJRC6-1205League City, TXAlvin Community College
34Austin HittSRRHP6-4210Richmond, TXAngelina College
Terry Puhl - Head Coach
Doug Heinold - Assistant Coach
Robert Tripson - Assistant Coach