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COOK HORNET BASEBALL **2009 REGION 1AA CHAMPIONS** **BACK 2 BACK** **2009 Final Four**
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Welcome to the online home of Cook Hornet Baseball
COOK HIGH HORNET BASEBALL, A TRADITION OF CHAMPIONS, THE TRADITION OF "EXCELLENCE"
*21 Consecutive Seasons of Playoff Baseball* 1989,1990,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,2000,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09 (463-198 record)
**1975 AAA State Runner-Up**
**1983 AAA State Runner-Up**
**1992 AA State Champions**
**1998 AA State Runner-Up**
**2000 AA State Champions**
Cook Hornet Baseball is one of the highly respected programs in the state of Georgia, as the Hornets average over 20+ wins a season and produce some of the states top players. The Hornets have played in a State Championship Series in every decade dating back to the 1970's(1975,1983,1992,1998,2000) and have won two (1992,2000). Cook has also won 16 Region Titles and 9 Sub-Region titles. The Hornets have also played in a post-season either Region Playoffs or State Playoffs (10 consecutive) for 21 consecutive seasons, with an overall record of 463-198 in that 21 year span.
THE 1990's "SOUTH GA's TEAM OF THE 90'S"
The Hornets won over 200 games in the 1990's, played in six Final Fours, won six of seven Quarter-Final appearances, played in two State Championships, won the 1992 State Championship, and won four Region Championships. The graduating class of 1994 made the Final Four every season of play from 1991-1994. The success in the 1990's gave Cook High Baseball the label as South GA's AA "TEAM OF THE 90's."
THE 2000's "THE WINNING TRADITION CONTINUES, SOUTH GA'S TEAM OF DECADE"
Cook opened up the new decade with a bang, destroying their opponents in 2000 on their way to a 30-win State Championship season. It was Cook's second state title appearance in three seasons. Since 2000 through 2009, Cook is 177-43 against AA schools (113-17 in Region play, 48-22 in state playoffs, and 16-4 vs non-region AA opponents in reg. season play). Overall, Cook is 239-87. The Hornets have made the state playoffs every season this decade, won 6 Region Titles (00,02,05,06,08,09), finished Region Runner-Up three times (01,04,07), made eight Elite Eight appearances (00,01,02,05,06,07,08,09), played in four Final Fours (00,05,08,09), and won the 2000 AA State Championship with a 30-7 mark (18-1 against AA opponents that season). Cook posted undefeated region records in 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008 and most recently in 2009. The Hornets have set #1 in the A.P and/or Coaches Poll in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2009 in either pre-season, regular season, or final state rankings. Cook finished in the top 10 State Rankings every season but one since 2000 (Finished ranked in the top ten 16 times in 19 seasons).
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A special thanks to Hornet fans and Cook County community for all your support and commitment of excellence during the 2009 season.
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Notes: DJ Johnson broke the single season strikeout record at Cook High. The previous record was 142 strikeouts, by Kyle Goff in 2001. Johnson K'ed 148 in 2009....Kaleb Cowart tied Steven Browning for the single season homerun record, which is 16. Browning has held the record by himself since 1983.
Recent News:
Durden Shines in Rockies Double-A
Kaleb Cowart Honored as Aflac All-American
Dublin Sweeps Hornets From Playoffs: Hornets Finish 29-7
Hornets Host Fighting Irish Today
Cook Wins Game Three 7-5 Over Blessed Trinity: Advance to Final Four
Hornets Split With Titans
Hornets Host Blessed Trinity Today
Barks Leads Hornets to Game Three Victory
Cook and Toombs Split in Lopsided Battles
Cook, Toombs, Ready For Battle
Hornets to Honor Roy White Wednesday
Hornets Sweep Brantley: Cowart Tosses No-Hitter: Johnson K's 11
Cook 3, Fitzgerald 1 (Hornets win 40th Consecutive Region Game)
Johnson Shuts Down Jeff Davis
Cook 18, Albany 1
Hornets Crowned Region 1-AA Champions!
Barks Pitches Hornets to Victory Over Suwannee
Cowart, Betts Lead Hornets to Region Win
Hornets Put Up 23 Runs vs Mitchell: Post 4th Shut Out in a Row
Cowart No-Hits Suwannee: Cook 5, Suwannee 0
Cook 15, Albany 0
Johnson One Hits Rebels With 16 Strikeouts
Hornets Drills Bulldogs, 13-3 in 5 innings.
Hornets Sting Lowndes, 8-3
Johnson K's 14 as Cook Defeats Fizgerald 7-1
Cook 4, Brooks 2: Hornets Sit at #1 in Region 1-AA
Hornets Defeat #1 Ranked Appling, 3-2
Hornet Bats Stay Hot, Cook 16 - Early 1
Barks K's 12 as Cook Downs Mitchell 17-0
Hornets Overpower Lowndes, 13-5
Cowart No-Hits Thomasville...(again)
Hornets Fall to #9 Jeff Davis, 6-2
Score Atlanta's Joe Deighton Previews Hornets (scroll to pg. 11)
Cook Opens Region With Win Over Berrien
Cook 3, Columbia 2: Cowart K's 14
Good Luck Brandon Durden
Upset? Cook Tops #3 Valdosta
Hornets Open 09 With Win Over Worth
Hornets Open up Against Worth County in Adel; Game Start Time is 5:30
HORNETS RANKED #1 IN COACHES POLL**
100 - Inning Ball Game/Homerun Derby, Saturday, March 7th, 12:00
Click "My Site News" in the upper left for recent Hornet Action!!!
COOK HORNET BASEBALL
"A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE"
STATE CHAMPIONS
1992,2000,
STATE RUNNER-UP
1975,1983,1998
FINAL FOUR
1975,1983,1989,1991,1992,1993,1994,1997,1998,2000,2005,2008,2009
ELITE EIGHT
1975,1983,1989,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1997,1998,2000,2001,2002,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009
STATE PLAYOFFS
1975,1977,1982,1983,1989,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1997,1998,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009
REGION CHAMPIONS
1975,1977,1981,1982,1983,1989,1991,1992,1993,1997,2000,2002,2005,2006,2008,2009
REGION RUNNER-UP
1990,1994,1995,1998,2001,2004,2007
SUB-REGION CHAMPIONS *excludes seasons after 2000 due to realignment, eliminating split regions*
1965,1969,1974,1975,1976,1981,1982,1995,1997,2000
PLAYOFF STREAK:(****21 CONSECUTIVE SEASONS OF POST-SEASON BASEBALL****)
THE STREAK, 3 State Championship Appearances, 2 State Championships, 11 Region Championships, 6 Region Runner-Ups, 11 Final Four Appearances, and 16 Elite Eight Appearances.
1989 - STATE PLAYOFFS "Final Four"
1990 - Region Playoffs
1991 - STATE PLAYOFFS "Final Four"
1992 - STATE PLAYOFFS "STATE CHAMPIONS"
1993 - STATE PLAYOFFS "Final Four"
1994 - STATE PLAYOFFS "Final Four"
1995 - STATE PLAYOFFS "Quarter-Finals"
1996 - Region Playoffs
1997 - STATE PLAYOFFS "Final Four"
1998 - STATE PLAYOFFS "STATE RUNNER-UP
1999 - Region Playoffs
2000 - STATE PLAYOFFS "STATE CHAMPIONS"
2001 - STATE PLAYOFFS "Quarter-Finals"
2002 - STATE PLAYOFFS "Quarter-Finals"
2003 - STATE PLAYOFFS "Sweet 16"
2004 - STATE PLAYOFFS
2005 - STATE PLAYOFFS "Final Four"
2006 - STATE PLAYOFFS "Quarter-Finals"
2007 - STATE PLAYOFFS "Quarter-Finals"
2008 - STATE PLAYOFFS "Final Four"
2009 - STATE PLAYOFFS "Final Four"
**13 CONSECUTIVE SEASONS OF 16 OR MORE WINS**
YEAR - WINS
1997 - 21 (Final Four)
1998 - 24 (State Runner-Up)
1999 - 18
2000 - 30 (State Champions)
2001 - 19 (Elite 8)
2002 - 22 (Elite 8)
2003 - 16
2004 - 16
2005 - 26 (Final Four)
2006 - 27 (Elite 8)
2007 - 26 (Elite 8)
2008 - 28 (Final Four)
2009 - 29 (Final Four)
HORNETS IN THE PROS: *Player still active
Steve Browning - Baltimore Orioles
Andy Baker - Cleveland Indians
Norman Williams - Cleveland Indians
Shane Roland - Seattle Mariners (drafted,did not sign)
Derek Gooden - St. Louis Cardinals
Mario Williams - Cincinnati Reds - Free Agency
*Brandon Durden - Chicago White Sox (drafted,did not sign)/ Colorado Rockies (drafted, signed as Rockies 4th overall pick) **Currently with the Modesto Nuts
ALL-AREA (TIFTON GAZETTE AND/OR VALDOSTA DAILY TIMES)
PLAYERS: *inicates player is still active
Andy Baker - 1987,1988
*Josh Barks - 2007, 2008
Nathan Barnes - 1997,1998, (1998 Player of the Year)
Brian Betts - 1994,1995
Kevin Betts - 1993
Will Brooks - 1991
J.J Brown - 1993
Daniel Connell - 1999
*Kaleb Cowart - 2007, 2008 (2007 and 2008 Tifton Gazette Player of the Year)
Lance Cowart - 1989,1990 (1990 Tifton Gazette Player of the Year)
Daniel Dukes - 1997,1998,1999,2000 (2000 Player of the Year, 2000 GA Dugout Club AA State Player of the Year)
Trammel Dukes - 2000,2001,2002,2003
Brandon Durden - 2001,2002 (2002 Tifton Gazette Player of the Year)
Cleve Edwards - 1997,1998,1999,2000
Andy Forte - 1994,1995
Scott Freeman - 1998
Jonathan Fulghum - 2005,2006 (2005 Tifton Gazette Player of the Year)
Jeff Gandy - 1991
Kyle Goff - 2000,2001,2002,2003
Ty Goff - 2006,2007
Cody Gooden - 2004,2005,2006
Derek Gooden - 1992
Kempe Greene - 1992
Kyle Hamilton - 2005
*Trevor Hand - 2008
Marshall Hisaw - 1989,1990
Chris Howell - 2003,2004
Jerrod "Punch" Inman - 1999
*D.J Johnson - 2008
Jerrel Johnson - 2001
T.J Johnson - 2007
Trey Johnson - 1996,1997,1998
Neal Jones - 2004
Jason Lavind - 1996,1997,1998 (1997 Player of the Year)
Justin Lassetter - 1997
Blake Mainor - 2004, 2005,2006 (2006 Tifton Gazette Player of the Year)
Brandon Mainor - 2005,2006,2007
Doug Martin - 1994,1995 (1995 Player of the Year)
Jonathan Mathis - 2004
Eric Mauldin - 1999,2000
Zach Mauldin - 2003
Kyle McClain - 1996
Deonto McCormick - 2001
Shane McDaniel - 1998
Garnett McMillian - 1994,1995
Derrick Merritt - 1986,1987
Adam Moore - 1997
*Parker Nix - 2008
Josh Owsley - 2000,2001 (2001 Tifton Gazette Player of the Year)
James "Koko" Payne - 1997,1998,1999,2000
Jess Permenter - 1994,1995
Keith Philips - 1986
Justin Ray - 2004, 2005,2006
Jon Register - 1996
Greg Robinson - 2002
Jonathan Rogers - 1988,1989
Shane Roland - 1994
Seth Rountree - 1993
Justin Sadler - 2008
Brad Shackleford - 1994
Glenn Simmons - 1986
*Austin Steel - 2008
Jonathan Surrency - 2006
Will Smith - 1989
Tom Thomas - 1986
*Wes Warren - 2008
Mario Williams - 1999,2000
Norman Williams - 1990,1991,1992 (1992 Player of the Year)
Andy Womack - 1991
Donnie Woods - 1991,1992,1993
Johnny Woods - 1992,1993 (1993 Player of the Year)
Will Wright - 2007
HEAD COACHES: *since 1970
Bob Owsley (1980, 1984-1991, 2001-Present) 2009 Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame
Owsley has spent 22 of his 31 years of coaching at Cook. Owsley's teams have won 11 Region Titles, qualified for the state playoffs 21 times, Quarter-Finals 9 times, Semi's 5 times, and 1 Finalist. Owsley has an overall record of 460-206. Over Forty of Owsley's former players have played at the college level and six have gone pro. At Cook, he has been named All-Area Coach in 1989,1991,2001,2002,2005, and 2006, as well as Region 1AA Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2009.
Frank Vashaw (1993-2000)
Led Cook to 3 Region Titles and two State Championship appearances (1998 and 2000). Vashaw's 2000 squad captured the 2000 AA State Championship with a 30-7 mark, and was 18-1 against AA schools that season with a 10-1 playoff record. He was named GA Dugout Club coach of the year in 1998 and GACA State Coach of the Year in 2000. Vashaw, while at Cook has also been named All-Area Coach of the year in 1994,1997, 1998. and 2000. Region 1-AA Coach of the Year in 1993, 1997, and 2000. Seventeen Hornets played at the college level under Vashaw and two at the pro level. Total Record at Cook, 175-86. Vashaw is currently the head coach at North Gwinnett High School, where the Bulldogs have enjoyed record setting seasons and made the playoffs in his first three seasons at the helm.
Jackie Raley (1992)
Raley spent one season as Hornet Head Coach but it was an important season. That season was 1992 when Cook went 25-6 and captured the AA State Championship, the programs first. He was named 1992 All Area Coach of the year.
Mike Raynor (1981-1983)
Raynor guided the Hornets to three-consecutive Region championships from 1981-1983, and also a State Runner-Up finish in the 1983 season.
Franklin Sumner (1979)
Bruce Long (1970-1978)
Long led Cook to its first of many Region Championships in 1975, which was also the program's first state playoff appearance. Under Long, Cook captured three Sub-Region Championships and two Region Championships and were State Runners-Up in 1975. Cook's baseball field, known to many road teams as one of "toughest" places to play, was dedicated to Coach Long in 1994, and since named Bruce Long Memorial Field, Home of the Hornets.
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