Cougar Coach Mark Zeise was honored on June 25th by being inducted into the New Ulm Baseball Hall of Fame. A weekend long celebration was held in New Ulm with past New Ulm baseball greats being honored. A dinner and reception was held on Saturday night with the induction ceremony performed on Sunday.

Zeise played baseball from a young age and was a varsity standout for many years as center fielder for the Eagles before attending Gustavus Adolphus College where he also played baseball.

Coach Zeise became head coach for Lakeville High School in 1987 and his Panther team was runner-up in 2000 before winning the State Championship in 2005. He was named Minnesota High School Coach of the Year for 2005, before being named head coach for the Lakeville South Cougars when Lakeville high school split into two schools with North and South.