#5 MIKE ROBERTS • FIELD MANAGER

Coach Roberts returns to Cotuit for his fifth season in 2008, on the heels of a Western Division Playoff appearance and respectable 27-16-1 record. Roberts' second place regular and postseason finish marked the third trip the CCBL field manager has taken to the playoffs in five seasons (lifetime). Roberts was the field manager for the Wareham Gatemen (1984 and 2000).

    Mike sends this special message to the Kettleers family, "I have personally dedicated the 2006 Cape League Season to all the former Kettleers players who have cherished their experience playing at historic Lowell Park, have put their arms around the wonderful families who house them each summer, have stayed in contact through the years, and have set the bar high for future players and coaches. My father, who passed away in 2005 at the age of 93, was my coach and he taught me to maintain these same high standards and respect for the game and everyone involved with the game. As the Head Coach of the 2006 Kettleers, I will strive to carry out these goals. We will hustle and slide our way into the hearts of the Kettleers faithful."
      From 1976 through 1998, Roberts was the head coach at the University of North Carolina. From the UNC Tarheels, Roberts went on to UNC-Asheville, where he coached in the spring of 2000. All totalled, Roberts' teams have made nine NCAA post-season appearances and two College World Series appearances. His teams have also had a strong history of being tops amid their ACC peers, five times capturing the ACC Regular Season Championship and four times the ACC Tournament Championship. Eight of Roberts' former players have been first round draft picks in the annual Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft. Fifteen of his former players have played in Major League Baseball. His lifetime collegiate coaching record is 850-450-3. His lifetime greatest individual coaching success is his own son, Brian Roberts, 2nd baseman for the Baltimore Orioles.
      Prior to managing Wareham to the Western Division regular season title in 2000, Roberts had led Wareham to the same title in 1984. Each of those two seasons, Roberts' Cape League teams led the entire League in stolen bases. In 2000, Roberts' Wareham team tied the Cape League all-time single season stolen base record.

      In the off-season, Mike is a consultant working as an Executive Coach with DeLaPorte & Associates out of Dallas, TX.

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