Gary SouthShore RailCats 2007 Season in Review

 

• Northern League Champions

(defeated Calgary, 3 games to 2 in Championship Series)

 

• South Division Champions

(defeated Winnipeg, 3 games to 2 in Divisional Playoff Series)

 

Regular Season Record:  58-38 (league's best overall record)

          First Half Record:  30-18 (finished first in South Division)

          Second Half Record:  28-20 (finished first in South Division)

 

Team Statistical Rankings

 

Team Batting:  .267 average (8^th in league)

Team Pitching:  3.84 ERA (1^st in league)

Team Fielding:  .979 pct. (1^st in league)

 

Honors/Awards

 

• Willie Glen:  Northern League Pitcher of the Year; Most Outstanding Player in Northern League Championship Series; Right-handed pitcher on Northern League Full-Season All-Star Team

 

• Josh Habel:  Left-handed pitcher on Northern League Full-Season All-Star Team

 

• Greg Tagert:  Northern League Manager of the Year

 

Team Awards (as selected by RailCats players and coaches)

 

Player of the Year:  Tanner Townsend

Pitcher of the Year:  Josh Habel

Most Inspirational Player:  Willie Glen

 

All-Star Game Participants:  Chad Blackwell, Tony Cogan, Willie Glen, Josh Habel, Eric McNamee, Jay Pecci, Nate Price, Tanner Townsend, Jose Yepez.

 

League Leaders

 

• Willie Glen set a league record for strikeouts in a single season.
• Tony Cogan led the league in saves.
• Josh Habel led the league in innings pitched and games started, tied for lead in shutouts.
• Tanner Townsend finished with the best fielding percentage among third basemen.

 

Special Note:  Pitcher Chad Blackwell sold to Toronto Blue Jays organization.

 

Attendance

 

Full-Season:  166,338 (new franchise record)

Per-Game Average:  3,616 (new franchise record)