The Cougars had another fantastic year, finishing with the best fielding, 3rd best batting, and 4th best pitching club in the league.

The Cougars had the best record (78-59) in the MWL, but they came up a little short in the semi-final game when Eric Battersby of Burlington hit four homeruns in the third and deciding game of the second round of play-offs.

Kane County saw the return of many faces from 1998, including Geoff Goetz , Nelson Lara and 1999 Cougar of the Year Jose Santos .

The Cougars sent four players (Chris Aguila , Scott Clackum , Willy Hill , and David Noyce ) to the MWL All-Star game and Noyce was also on the post season all-star team.

The best pitchers on the team were Wes Anderson , Scott Clackum , Noyce , and Claudio Vargas .

The best position players were Chris Aguila , Jose Santos , Jesus Medrano , and Brett Roneberg.

The Cougars drew 451,145 fans in 1999.