Having been the head coach of Logan County baseball in more than half of its existence and a player five more of those years, Ethan Meguiar has been an integral part of Cougar baseball for 22 of its 30 seasons. He was a starter four years, including being the second baseman on the Cougar team which won the region and a game at substate in 1989, and coach of what may have been its best LCHS team ever in the 2000 regional finalist squad.
Meguiar, who has coached 493 games for the Cougars, will record his 300th win this season. His teams are currently 289-204 and have been to region in 13 of his 16 seasons, six times as champions.
So, it’s natural that he is keenly aware of its history. And it’s fitting that he is the one who is working to compile a record of its history.
The Auburn native, whose cousin, Eric Meguiar, was a member of the first LCHS team 30 years ago this spring, has been working for a couple of years in trying to record the won-lost mark of each team, its postseason accomplishments, and the names of the head coach and the seniors. He has that complete for most of the seasons, although there are a few holes he hopes to get filled. He also has put together a list of the 39 alumni who have played college baseball, including 14 at Lindsey Wilson, 8 at Brescia and 6 at Campbellsville.
“I know there are some players that we probably don't have. Even if they did not play as a senior, I would like to have them, if they played varsity at some point, listed with their senior class,” he says. “I would really like to get a total win loss record and a complete postseason record.” The Cougars are known to have won at least 16 district championships in those 30 years.
Coach Meguiar has accumulated email addresses and phone number for many of the players. “Hopefully we’ll compile a distribution list with the emails and be able to send out quarterly stuff on Cougar Baseball, maybe even establish an alumni association of some kind. I would also like to use this to establish some individual records that i may not know of,” he says.
“We do have a Logan County Cougar Baseball Facebook page that has pictures of almost all the teams and many of the kids who played in college, along with lots of other cool stuff. It is a big project but if I could get some help from some others, maybe we could finish it up.”
The link for the Facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/groups/226439527375109/permalink/551672091518516/#!/LoganCountyCougarBaseball
Meguiar’s research has turned up the following:
:1983: Coach David Billingsley, 14-6-1, District Champion, Regional Semifinalist
Seniors: Kelly Allen, Keith McReynolds, Eric Meguiar, Richey Powell
1984: Coach Billingsley, 15-7, District Champion
Seniors: Brett Angel, Karl Wayne Dawson, Brian Estes, Danny Pendleton, Roger Rainwater, Greg Scott
1985: Coach Billingsley, 18-7-1, District Champion, Regional Semifinalist
Seniors: Kevin Hickman, Kyle Hines, Brent Lee, Robby McLellan, Robby Powell
1986: Coach Billingsley, 15-11, District Champion
Seniors: Keith Jones, Chris Taylor, Kevin White, Brett Wooden, Jay Wright, John York
1987: Coach Billingsley,15-13
Seniors: Zeke O’Neill, Michael Rogers, Ron Sams, David Woodall
1988: Coach Billingsley,11-17-1
No Seniors
1989: Coach Billingsley, 20-12, District Champion, Regional Champion, State Quarterfinalist
Seniors: Lamont Cross,Chip Devasier, Jason Goodman, Jon Hollinsworth, Chris Johnson, Jeff Taylor, Mark Thompson
1990: Coach Billingsley, 17-12-1, District Champion, Regional Semifinalist
Seniors: Alan Marksberry, Jeff Taylor, Jermaine Wells, Brian White, Mitch Whitescarver
1991: Coach Billingsley,19-12, District Runner-up
Seniors: Doug Binkley, Chris Hines, Ethan Meguiar, Chad Roberson, Jerry Rust
1992: Coach David Ward, 11-20, District Champion
Seniors: Richard Baker, Brad Huskisson, Pat Layne, John McLelllan, Scott Reed, Quinn Robertson
1993: Coach Ward, 12-19, District Champion
Seniors: Jason Campbell, Shea Ross, Nathan Stevens, J.J. Sydnor
1994: Coach Chris Souder, District Champion, Regional Semifinals
Roster: Jason Britt, Keith Carver, Bryan Kneievel, Matt Roche, Brian Stanley, Tom Ward, Brian Wooden, Chris Young
1995: Coach Souder,14-15, District Champion, Regional Runner-Up
Seniors: Anthony Appling, Trevor Christian, Lance Gregory, Jason Hayes, Bobby Henley, Brian Holloman, Zane Williams
1996: Coach David Whitty, 14-14-1, Regional Semifinals
Seniors: Gilbert Cassidy, Greg Coffman, Josh Montgomery, Andy Pillow, Josh Willeford, Scott Yates
1997: Coach Ethan Meguiar, 23-9, District Runner-up, Regional Semifinalist
Seniors: Andrew Buntin, Kevin Bush, Jon Gregory, Jeff Neal, Brandon Rogers, Jimmy Shoulders
1998: Coach Meguiar, 15-10
Seniors: Cheyene Belew, Ross Burns, Kevin Burton, Mikey Cowan, Casey Holloway, Morgan Stratton, Eric Thomas
1999: Coach Meguiar, 15-12
Seniors: Adam Bush, Bryan Coursey, Nick Goley, Jason Gregory, Adam Holloway, Jeremy Jackson, Ashe Wetton
2000: Coach Meguiar, 23-10, District Champs, Regional Runner-up
Seniors: Zak Danks, Harry Hendricks, Mario Ibarra, Aaron Johnson, Ty Porter
2001: Coach Meguiar, 20-13, District Champs, Regional Semifinalist
Seniors: Josh English, Justin Owen, Kyle Pendleton, Adam Reed, Daniel Roberts, Bryan Rogers, Clay Turner, Kyle Wetton
2002: Coach Meguiar, 20-11, District Runner-up, Regional Semfinalist
Seniors: Chris Cartas, Ethan Holloway, Phillip Holloway, Scott Hopper, Kevin Jackson, Kyle Morrison, Josh Nash, Steven Ross, Kerry Thompson
2003: Coach Meguiar, 14-12, District Champs
Students: Seth Barnett, Jay Hart, Kelley Jordan, Derek Miller, Ryan Roche, Ryan Stokes
2004: Coach Meguiar, 17-11
Seniors: Matthew Anderson, Eric Inscoe, Andrew Johnson, Brett Johnson, Derek Roberts, Jerrad Taylor
2005: Coach Meguiar, 22-7, District Runner-up, Regional semifinalist
Seniors: Corey Adler, Eric Baldwin, Luis Cartas, Bryan Fuller, Jon Graves, Derreck Hooper, Adam White, Curt Whittington, Ryan Williams
2006: Coach Meguiar, 15-18, District Runner-up, Regional Semifinalist
Seniors: Travis Morgan, Cody Pedigo
2007: Coach Meguiar, 22-12, District Champs, Regional Semifinalist
Seniors: Alex Graves, John Kenner, Zach Knuckles, Blake Meacham, Nick Neiman, Tyler Porter, Chad Taylor, Corey Yates
2008: Coach Meguiar, 11-19, District Runner-up
Seniors: Cobey Adler, Tyler Angel, Luke Gilliam, Tyler Johnson, Mitchell Moore, Corey Richmond, Tyler Spain
2009: Coach Meguiar, 12-16, District Runner-up
Seniors: Mark Alan Belcher, Tyler Coleman, Dustin Lee
2010: Coach Meguiar,14-21, District Runner-up
Seniors: Cody Bryant, Matt Cook, Nathan Oberhausen, Brett Sowell
2011: Coach Meguiar, 22-11, District Champion
Seniors: John Logan Dockins, Jacob Hopkins, Justin Hopkins, Lawton Jackson
2012: Coach Meguiar, 24-12, District Champions
Seniors: Ryan Harper, Brice Moore, Dustin Nash, Brandon Sowell, Ryan Steenbergen
LCHS Cougar Baseball Head Coaches
David Billingsley 1983-1991
David Ward 1992-1993
Chris Souder 1994-1995
David Whitty 1996
Ethan Meguiar 1997-Present
Cougar Baseball Players who played college baseball
Keith McReynolds , Belmont , 1984-1987
Chris Taylor, Austin Peay, 1987-1990
Mark Thompson, University of Kentucky, 1989-1992, Drafted 1992, Colorado Rockies 1994-1998, St. Louis Cardinals 1999-2000.
Jeff Taylor, Austin Peay, 1991-1994
Ethan Meguiar, Campbellsville, 1992-1995
Doug Binkley, Cumberland, 1992-1993
Scott Reed, Lindsey Wilson, fall 1992
Nathan Stevens, Campbellsville. 1994 fall
Josh Willeford, Lipscomb, 1997-2000
John Gregory, Campbellsville,1998-1999
Jimmy Shoulders, Brescia, 1998-2001
Ross Burns, Hiwassee, 1999-2000
Casey Holloway, Brescia,fall 1999
Eric Thomas, Nick Goley, Jeremy Jackson signed with Lindsey Wilson, DNP
Harry Hendricks, Brescia, 2001-2004
Ty Porter, Lindsey Wilson, 2001-2003
Zak Danks, University Kentucky, 2001
Aaron Johnson, Bethel , 2001-2004
Kyle Pendleton, Campbellsville, 2002-2003, Brescia, 2004
Chris Cartas, University of Cumberlands. 2003-2006
Steven Ross, Enterprise State, fall 2002
Kelley Jordan, Brescia, 2005-2008
Jay Hart, Brescia, 2004-2007
Ryan Roche, Brescia, 2004-2006
Andrew Johnson, Lindsey Wilson, 2005-2008
Curt Whittington, Lindsey Wilson, 2006-2007
Bryan Fuller, Campbellsville, 2006-2009
Corey Adler, Mid-Continent University, 2006-2009
Luis Cartas, Lindsey Wilson, 2006
Chad Taylor, Wabash Valley. 2008
Blake Meacham, Lindsey Wilson, 2008-2009
Zak Knuckles, Lindsey Wilson, 2008-2011
John Kenner, Brescia 2008, Shawnee 2009-2010
Cobey Adler, Mid-Continent 2009; Lindsey Wilson 2010
Tyler Johnson, Lindsey Wilson 2009-2010
Brett Sowell, Campbellsville, 2011
John Logan Dockins, Faulkner, 2012-
Lawton Jackson, Berea,2012-
Ryan Harper, Lindsey Wilson, 2013-
Dustin Nash, Lindsey Wilson, 2013-