Gillette Roughriders 2008 State Champions: 2009 Season Review

The Riders finished  the 2009 season in the State Championship game for the third straight season, but fell a little short to Cheyenne Post 6. The Riders finished Runners Up in the State of Wyoming, and 46-29 overall. The Riders had another very solid season, which included a first place finish in the annual Bill Newhouse Tournament in Miles City, MT. "This was a very special group of young men both on and off the field," said head coach Nate Perleberg. "They worked extremely hard all season and exceeded everyone's expectations of them."  

The end of the 2009 season also brings the end to 5 fine Rider careers. Anthony Kramer, Bubba Hamilton, Evan Cunningham, Garrett Jackson, Kyle Rhoades all finished their careers and are moving on to college.

 During the season, the Riders broke various team and individual records. 

TEAM RECORDS BROKE IN 2009 

658 Runs

48 Homeruns

562 RBI

387 Base on Balls

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS BROKE IN 2009

Batting Average- Jared Wass .537

Doubles- Jared Wass 31

RBI- Jared Wass 104

Game Hitting Streak- Jared Wass 25 

On Base %- Jared Wass .611

Slugging %- Jared Wass .995

Base on Balls- Drake Kelley 68

CAREER RECORDS BROKE IN 2009

Games Played- Garrett Jackson 236

 The Riders return a solid core of players in 2010 and have some good youngsters coming up.