SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Welcome

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Poor weather conditions during the next couple days have forced us to change the series.

Game 1: Friday 5:30 @ AIA.

Game 2: Saturday 11 @ AIA.

Game 3 (If needed) Saturday 1 @ AIA.

• Miami Valley Open ID Showcase - AIA Complex - Xenia, OH - Oct 15
• Miami Valley Senior Showcase - Sinclair CC Field House - Dayton, OH - Nov 23
• Top Prospect Invitation Only (2013/2014) - Sinclair CC Field House - Dayton, OH - Dec 4
• Dayton Open ID Prospect Showcase - Sinclair CC Field House - Dayton, OH - Dec 11

More information located at http://www.prepbaseballreport.com/Showcases/tabid/1169/Default.aspx

If you have any questions, please contact Trace.Fowler4@gmail.com or call (937)512-3039

Sinclair finished the season today with a 5-1 loss to OCCAC member Cuyahoga in the regional.  With only four teams left, Cuyahoga will now play Grand Rapids for the right to play in the loser's bracket final.

The Pride finish the year with a 32-17* record and won the OCCAC Title for the third straight season.

Saturday and Sunday's games have both been washed out.  The Pride will play the loser of Cuyahoga/Kellogg tomorrow at approx. 2:30.

Game 1

Muskegon got on the board in the first with a three run homerun and never trailed the rest of the game.  After that pitch, Austin Pressly cruised through the next five innings without allowing a run.  The Sinclair offense was in a funk all day and struggled against Muskegon's left handed ace.  Prior to the 7th, the offense had two hits and Cale Marker's solo shot in the 3rd, was the only run scored.  Muskegon scored one in the top of the 7th on a two out hit and extended their lead to 4-1.  Sinclair made things interesting though in the bottom half, scoring twice, and leaving the tying run on at 3rd and the go ahead run at 1st.  In the end, three hits wasn't enough to win game one.

Final Score: Muskegon 4 Sinclair 3

Offensive Leaders: Cale Marker 1-3 HR, Chas Harper 1-3, Brandon Napier 1-2 BB. 

Game 2 

Facing elimination, the Pride called on Jeremiah Kerns in game two to keep the dream alive.  Kerns answered and threw a complete game shutout, only allowing three hits and striking out ten.  The bats were cold again for the Pride who only scored one run on a Byron Johann base hit to right in the 2nd.

Final Score: Sinclair 1 Jackson 0

Offensive Leaders: Steve Buglione 1-3, Marcus Heath 1-3, Kyle Vander Ark 1-3 2B, Byron Johann 1-2 RBI. Chas Harper 1-2.

Sinclair will play the loser of Cuyahoga & Kellogg tomorrow at 12:30. 

2011 OCCAC Baseball Awardees

PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Marcus Heath, FR., Sinclair CC

PITCHER OF THE YEAR – Austin Pressly, SO., Sinclair CC

COACH OF THE YEAR – Steve Dintaman, Sinclair CC

2010 OCCAC All Conference Baseball Team

Steve Buglione

Marcus Heath

Brandon Napier

                          Austin Pressly

                        Kyle Vander Ark

The Tartan Pride will head to Battle Creek Michigan this weekend for the Region 12 Tournament.  This will be their 6th straight appearance in the regional, and 24th in program history. 

Once again the Pride will open with Muskegon CC, who they have faced in the past two opening games.  Hoping to regain the magic in 2009 where they finished runner-up, Sinclair will call upon Austin Pressly to pitch in game one.  Pressly has had a great season and was dominate in conference play only allowing two earned runs in twenty-nine innings pitched.  Pressly also hasn't lost a game since March 25th and carries a 6-1 record overall.

Game two starter will be 2010 OCCAC Pitcher of the Year, Jeremiah Kerns.  Kerns has been a work horse for the Pride and is known to be a big game pitcher.  The tournament bracket can be found on http://www.mccaa.org/regionxiibaseballtourn.htm and you can follow live games on Game Changer http://www.gamechanger.io/t/spring-2011/sinclair-cc-194668.

The last two OCCAC Conference Championships were won on the field that day.   However, this season, weather created a wild finish all the way to the last day..  Sinclair finished the season at 11-5 in the conference and overcame many obstacles that were out of their control.  Finishing their conference games on Sunday, the Pride had to wait for everyone else to finish their seasons, to find out their fate.

On Monday, Owens (Who was eliminated based on Head-to-Head with Sinclair) hosted Cuyahoga for the first doubleheader and won both games.  Those two loses would eliminate Cuyahoga from the championship race. Tuesday's games were rained out which meant that everything would come down to Wednesday.  On Wednesday Owens traveled to Lakeland and once again helped out the Pride by defeating Lakeland in the first game of their doubleheader.  That loss gives Lakeland five and Sinclair holds the tiebreaker.

The Pride found out the news after Wednesday's practice and the celebration was on.  Sinclair will now head to their 6th straight regional tournament next week. ROLL PRIDE!

The record amount of rain this spring continued Monday at Athletes in Action as Heidelberg came into town for a doubleheader.  With the weather turning sour, the teams were only able to get one game in.  The Heidelberg offense came ready to play as they exploded for eight runs in the first two innings off Pride starter Corey Johnson.  Ian Creager could not stop the bleeding either as he allowed four more in the 3rd.  The only offense production the Pride could get all day came off the bat of Kyle Vander Ark, who hit a two run blast in the 3rd.

Final Score: Heidelberg 12 Sinclair 2

LP: Johnson 4-2

Offensive Leaders: Kyle Vander Ark 2-2 BB HR 2 RBI's, Marcus Heath 2-3 RS.

After dropping two one run games in Cleveland on Saturday, the Pride came back home to Grady's field for two must win games.

Jeremiah Kerns started in the first game and got into trouble early with a two out walk.  Four hits later, Lakeland jumped to a 3-0 lead.  That lead wouldn't last long though as shortstop Brandon Napier launched his 5th homerun of the season, of the three run variety, to tie the game at three.  The Sinclair offense added four more runs in the 2nd on a two run bomb from Chayse Hood and a two out double from Kyle Vander Ark that scored two.  The 7-3 lead would stand until the bottom of the 5th when the Pride took advantage of five walks from Laker pitching and plated six, highlighted by a Marcus Heath double in the gap.  

Final Score: Sinclair 13 Lakeland 3

WP: Jeremiah Kerns (6-1) 5 IP 5H 3ER 5 K's

Offensive Leaders: Kyle Vander Ark 1-1 2RS 2 BB's 2B 3 RBI's, Brandon Napier 2-2 3RS BB HR (5) 3 RBI's, Chayse Hood 2-2 RS HR (2) 3 RBI's.

The Pride's hottest pitcher as of late, Austin Pressly took the mound in game two.  Pressly threw a complete game shutout earlier in the week against Owens and was undefeated in conference play heading into Sunday.  The Laker offense started off strong again scoring two runs in the first after yet another two out walk.  In almost a repeat of the previous game, the Pride answered with another Brandon Napier three run jack to take a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the second, Joe Ford knocked in two more runs for the Pride on a line drive up the middle.  That 5-2 lead would hold for the rest of the game as Austin Pressly did not allow another hit.  

Final Score: Sinclair 5 Lakeland 2

WP: Austin Pressly (6-1) 7 IP 3H 1ER 2 K's

Offensive Leaders: Joe Ford 3-3 2 RBI's, Brandon Napier 1-2 RS Sac Bunt HR (6) 3 RBI's.

Game 1

The Sinclair Owens Rivalry was renewed for the second time this season but this time they crossed the border into Michigan.  With heavy rain across Ohio and Michigan, the games were played on turf at Adrian College. 

The Pride started the scoring off in the 1st on a two out single from Kyle Vander Ark scoring Marcus Heath.  The offense kept things rolling in the 3rd, with another two out RBI, this time from Brandon Napier.  With Napier on base, Byron Johann launched his 2nd homerun of the season increasing the lead to 4-0.  Two more runs were added in the 4th and the lead was now 6-0 heading into the bottom of the inning.  Starting pitcher Jeremiah Kerns did a great job keeping the Express bats in check for the first three innings but would run into trouble in the 4th.  A leadoff homer and a pair of doubles helped the Express cut the lead in half.  Sinclair would add on in the 6th inning and carried a 7-3 lead into the final inning.  Kerns started the inning off when a groundout to 3rd, but was pulled after allowing a 0-2 hit to the leadoff hitter.  Pride starter Christian McElroy came into the game in a unfamiliar role and struggled with control.  The Owens offense took advantage and within a couple of minutes, we had a one run game.  Closer Matt Addis entered the game with bases loaded and one out and on a 0-1 pitch, he threw a 4-6-3 double play to end the game.

Final Score: Sinclair 7 Owens 6

WP: Jeremiah Kerns 5-1  SV: Matt Addis (5)

Offensive Leaders: Steve Buglione 2-4 2 2B's 2 RBI's, Marcus Heath 2-4 RBI, Brandon Napier 2-3 2B 2 RBI's.

Game 2

The Pride offense took control of the second game early and starter Austin Pressly was dealing.  Sinclair scored in every inning but the first and put up six runs in the 2nd off the Owens starter.  Pressly didn't allow a hit until the 5th inning when he was touched up for a leadoff double off the wall.  That runner did not score though as Austin set the next three batters down while striking out two.

Final Score: Sinclair 10 Owens 0

WP: Austin Pressly 5-1

Offensive Leaders: Joe Ford 0-0 3 BB's, Marcus Heath 2-4 2 RS, Chas Harper 2-3 2 RS 2 HR's (2, 3) 4 RBI's.

With the sweep, Sinclair improves to 29-12 on the season and is 9-3 in the OCCAC.  The Pride will play a four game series this weekend against Lakeland with the OCCAC Title on the line.

The bats were busy in Hamilton on Sunday and when the dust cleared Sinclair had a 17-10 win over Miami-Hamilton. Pride started Ian Creager picked up his 3rd win of the season throwing six innings and allowing three earned runs.

Final Score: Sinclair 17 Miami-Hamilton 10

WP: Ian Creager (3-2) 6 IP 7 H 3 ER 7 K's

Offensive Leaders: Steve Buglione 3-5 2 RBI's, Marcus Heath 3-5 2RS 2B HR (8) 4 RBI's, Chayse Hood 1-1 HR, Kyle Vander Ark 2-3 RS. Joe Ford 3-5 2RS 2B RBI, Chas Harper 2-4 2RS 2B 2 RBI's, Blake Hall 2-5 RS 5 RBI's.

With cooler temperatures in Lima and a wind blowing in from right to left, nobody could have predicted the next four hours of baseball.  In the longest game of the year, Sinclair prevailed over UNOH JV 19-16.  The two teams combined for 34 hits and almost half of the runs scored by both teams were unearned. 

Final Score: Sinclair 19 University of Northwestern Ohio JV 16.

WP: Jared Bourelle (3-0)

Offensive Leaders: See Entire Box Score http://www.gamechanger.io/game-4281942/boxscore

Final Score: Sinclair 14 Urbana 1

WP: Corey Johnson (3-1) 5 IP 5 Hits 0 R 6 K's

Offensive Leaders: Steve Buglione 3-4 2RS BB 2B, Marcus Heath 2-5 RS 2B RBI, Jeremiah Kerns 2-4 RBI SB.

Game 1

Sinclair played it's best conference game of the year in the 1st game.  The Pride offense scored in every inning but one and dominated with a 11-1 win.  Austin Pressly pitched a complete game allowing only one run on four hits.

Final Score: Sinclair 11 Cuyahoga 1

WP: Austin Pressly (3-1) 6 IP 4 H ER

Offensive Leaders: Marcus Heath 3-4 3RS 2 2B's 3 RBI's, Kyle Vander Ark 2-2 3RS 2B RBI, Brandon Napier 1-1 2 BB's 3B 3 RBI's, Chayse Hood 1-2 RS BB.

Game 2 (Written by Pride Closer Matt Addis)

With a chance to win the series and sit alone on top of the conference standings, the Pride once again took on Tri-C.  The game was scoreless until the Pride plated a run in the top of the 3rd.  After back-to-back strikeouts to start off the inning, Steve Buglione singled, as did Joe Ford, which brought the Pride's hottest hitter to the plate, Marcus Heath.  On a 3-1 count, Heath scorched a line drive to center scoring Buglione and giving the Tartans a 1-0 lead.  Sinclair scored again in the top of the 4th when Napier scored on a bullet up the middle off the bat of Sophomore Byron Johann.  Through 4 1/2, the Pride led 2-0.  Starter Alex Kimsey dominated Cuyahoga hitters through three, but ran into a little trouble in the 4th, thanks to a few mental mistakes by the Pride defense.  Tri-C was able to plate three runs in the bottom half of the 4th to take a 3-2 lead.  The Sinclair bats were blanked in the 5th but Kimsey answered by putting up another zero.  In the top of the 6th, Brandon Napier go things started with a one out single.  Napier stole second and advanced to third on a wild throw from the catcher.  With the infield in, Jeremiah Kerns singled in Napier on a groundball thought the left side of the infield to tie the game at three.  Cuyahoga answered and scored in the bottom half on a two out dropped fly ball to take a 4-3 lead heading into the 7th.  Sinclair's leader hitter in the inning struck out but was picked up by Buglione, who ripped a single into right.  "Boogs" stole second base on a 2-2 count and was there in plenty of time as Ford struck out on a ball in the dirt.  With 1st base open and Heath coming to the plate, Cuyahoga elected to intentionally walk the Pride's three hitter.  This brought Freshmen Kyle Vander Ark to the plate.  After falling behind in the count 0-2, Vander Ark laced a fastball between 1st and 2nd scoring Buglione to tie the game.  This was followed by another Napier single that scored heath, and a Kerns double that plated two more runs, increasing Sinclair's lead to 7-4.  In the bottom of the 7th, Pride closer Matt Addis made the game interesting by loading the bases up with one out.  Addis retired the next batter on a weak pop out to 3rd and strikeout the final batter to end the game.

Final Score: Sinclair 7 Cuyahoga 4

WP: Alex Kimsey (3-2) 6 IP 5 H 2 ER 10 K's  SV: Matt Addis (4)

Offensive Leaders: Steve Buglione 2-4 2RS, Marcus Heath 1-2 RS 2 BB's RBI, Brandon Napier 2-4 3RS RBI, Jeremiah Kerns 2-4 2B 3 RBI's. 

The following is an updated schedule for the next seven days:

April 14th: @ Urbana 4:45 1-7

April 15th: @ Northwestern Ohio 3:00 2-7

April 17th: @ Miami-Hamilton 1:00 1-9

April 19th: @ Owens CC 2:00 2-7

April 21st: Vincenennes University 2:00 2-7 (Games played at the University of Dayton)

Game 1

The 2011 edition of the Sinclair/Owens rivalry started off great for the Pride.  In the bottom of the 2nd, the Pride scored first with a two-out double off the wall from Brandon Branigan scoring Joe Ford and Chas Harper.  Owens would answer in a big way though in the top of the 3rd off Jeremiah Kerns.  A leadoff walk started things and after a strikeout looking, the number nine batter Austin Gunn singled to turn the lineup over.  Gunn would give the Pride pitchers trouble all day reaching base in every AB.  Kerns struck out Solomon but with two-outs gave up a three run jack to second basemen Joe Sickler that gave Owens the lead.  The Express would score two more unearned runs in the inning after a dropped fly ball in right.  Trailing 5-2, Sinclair scored one in the 3rd to cut the lead to two.  That score would remain until the bats exploded in the 4th for six runs.  The inning was highlighted by a Marcus Heath triple that plated two (he also scored on an error) and a Brandon Napier two-run blast, all with two outs.  Napier homered again in the 6th to secure the victory.

Final Score: Sinclair 11 Owens 6

WP: Kerns (3-1) 6 IP 9 H 4 ER 10 K's

Offensive Leaders: Marcus Heath 3-4 2 RS 3B 2 RBI's, Brandon Napier 2-4 2 RS 2 HR's 5 RBI's, Joe Ford 1-2 2 RS, Brandon Branigan 2-2 RS 2B 2 RBI's.

Game 2

The second game of the DH would start like the first game.  Sinclair scored two in the first taking the early lead again.  Owens took advantage of starter Christian McElroy's early control problems and plated one in the 2nd and three more in the 4th.  Heading into the top of the 6th inning, McElroy retired the leadoff hitter and got a flyball to centerfield that turned into a nightmare for the Pride.  With the leftfielder and centerfielder breaking on the ball, poor communication led to a dropped fly ball that rolled to the fence scoring the batter.  Owens starter Zak Esposito settled down after a rough 1st and was dominate for the next three innings.  After getting out of a bases loaded jam in the 5th, he gave up two singles to Napier and Branigan in the bottom of the 6th and left the game with a 5-2 lead.  A fielders choice gone bad and a error on the catcher plated two runs and leadoff hitter Steve Buglione stepped up to the plate with bases loaded and down by one.  Buglione hit a groundball to 1st but Harper was out at the plate and still bases were loaded.  Freshmen second basemen Joe Ford delivered the big RBI single up the middle to tie the game at five.  Marcus Heath, who had a huge day, came through again for the Pride with a 2-RBI double to left.  Austin Pressly came on in the 7th to record the final three outs and pick up his first save of the season.

Final Score: Sinclair 7 Owens 5

WP: McElroy (3-1) 6 IP 4 H 4 ER 7 K's  SV: Pressly 1 IP 1 H

Offensive Leaders: Steve Buglione 1-3 2RS BB, Joe Ford 2-4 RBI, Marcus Heath 2-3 BB 2B 3 RBI's, Kyle Vander Ark 1-3 BB 2B RBI.

Baseball had to hold on at UC-Clermont Thursday to bring home a 6-5 extra innings victory.

Marcus Heath (Badger H.S./Burghill, OH) got the scoring started in the top of the 3rd as he roped a double into left field to take the lead 2-0. After giving back a run in the bottom half of the inning, Kyle Vander Ark (Forest Hills Central H.S./Grand Rapids, MI) doubled in 2 of the 3 runs the Pride would score in the top of 5th to push the Sinclair lead out to 5-1.

The Cougars would push the Sinclair bullpen to the limits as they scored 2 in the 6th and 1 in the 7th and 8th innings to tie the game. After a scoreless 9th, the score would remain the same until the top of the 11th. Steve Buglione (Milford H.S./Highland, MI) would get the game winning RBI with a 1 out single in the 11th.

Coming in out of the bullpen, Roy Wysong (Twin Valley South H.S./W. Alexandria, OH) closed out the game with 2 perfect innings to record his first collegiate win.

Final Score: Sinclair 6 UC-Clermont 5

WP: Wysong (1-0) 2 IP 0 R

Offensive Leaders: Marcus Heath 2-4 2 BB's 2 2 2B's 2 RGI's, Brandon Branigan 2-5.

Sinclair will return to OCCAC play Saturday with a double header at Owens. Owens will return the double header on Sunday as the two teams square off again at Grady’s Field, first pitch 1:00pm. All home games are played at Grady’s Field at Athletes in Action in Xenia.

Game 1

Ashland starter Vince Frate dominated the Pride offense only allowing three hits and walking one in a complete game performance.  On the other side, Alex Kimsey threw well striking out 8 in 5.1 but was pulled in the 6th leaving two runners on base.  Brandon Branigan relieved Kimsey and allowed both runs to score in the inning and Ashland extended their lead to 3-0.  That lead would hold as Sinclair had no answer at the plate.

Final Score: Ashland 3 #16 Sinclair 0

LP: Alex Kimsey (2-2) 5.1 IP 5 H 3 ER's 4 BB 8 K's

Offensive Leaders: Joe Ford 1-2 2B, Brandon Branigan 1-2

Game 2

The second game started like the first with Ashland pitching putting up zero's.  Trailing 4-0 in the 3rd, the Pride offense finally got on the board with a bang.  Chayse Hood tripled in three and Marcus Heath doubled in Hood to tie the game at 4.  The game would stay tied until the 5th inning when starter Corey Johnson left the game with runners at the corners and no outs.  Reliever Roy Wysong came in to face the lefty and after a HBP, allowed a single and a walk before he exited the game.  Marcus Heath had no luck either and Ashland poured on eight runs total in the inning.  In the bottom half, the offense didn't quit and had bases loaded with one out.  After a Jeremiah Kerns strikeout, Byron Johann hit a groundball to the shortstop that would have ended the inning but a Brandon Napier hustle play to second base extended the inning allowing four runs to score.  Joe Ford and David Moss both collected RBI hits to cut the lead to 12-8.  In the end, it wasn't enough and the Pride dropped their third in a row.

Final Score: Ashland 13 #16 Sinclair 8

LP: Corey Johnson (2-1) 4 IP 6 H 5 ER's 2 BB's

Offensive Leaders: Chayse Hood 1-4 2 RS 3B 3 RBI's, Joe Ford 1-1 RS 2 BB's 2B 2 RBI's, David Moss 2-3 RS RBI.

Game 1

For the first time all season Jeremiah Kerns battled control issues for the Pride.  Poor defense behind him didn't help either but he was able fight through four innings leaving the game trailing 5-0.  The offense started the comeback by scoring three in the bottom of the 4th and then cut the lead down to one in the 5th with a Marcus Heath solo homerun.  Cuyahoga's offense was keep in check by Austin Pressly who kept putting zero's on the board giving his team a chance to win.  In the 7th, still trailing by a run, Jeremiah Kerns delivered his first homerun of the season to tie the game at five.  After Pressly pitched another scoreless inning in the 8th, Marcus Heath once again went deep for a two-out walk-off homerun to win the game.

Final Score: #16 Sinclair 6 Cuyahoga 5 (In 8 Innings)

WP: Austin Pressly (2-1) 4 IP 0 Runs

Offensive Leaders: Marcus Heath 3-5 2 HR (5, 6) 2 RBI's, Kyle Vander Ark 2-4 RS 3B, Steve Buglione 2-5, Chas Harper 1-2 RBI.

Game 2

Christian McElroy started the second game and ran into control problems of his own early too.  After two innings pitched, McElroy walked five batters and had thrown over 70 pitches.  After walking a run in the 2nd, he settled down and threw three scoreless innings while only throwing 30 pitches and not allowing a base runner.  In the top of the 6th the Pride brought in closer Matt Addis in a 1-1 game.  Addis fell behind 2-0 to the leadoff hitter Kane who laced a line drive to dead center just out of the reach of a leaping Chas Harper.  With Harper on the ground, Kane was able to run around all the bases scoring a inside the park homerun.  Addis allowed three more runs on three more hits and Cuyahoga extended their lead to 5-1.  The Pride bats didn't quit and scored a couple in the 6th and one in the 7th cutting the lead to one.  In the end though it was not enough and Cuyahoga won 5-4. 

Final Score: Cuyahoga 5 #16 Sinclair 4

LP: Matt Addis (1-2) 2 IP 4 ER's.

Offensive Leaders: Brandon Branigan 3-3 2RS 2B, Blake Hall 2-3 2 RBI's.

Saturday's conference opener in Cleveland has been postponed due to weather.  No make-up date has been set yet.  

The Pride will now begin conference play at home on Sunday at Grady's Field.  Game one has been pushed back to a 1:15 start time and Jeremiah Kerns will get the ball.  Christian McElroy will follow in Game two.

Game 1

Vincennes 7 Sinclair 6

LP: Matt Addis 1-1

Offensive Leaders: Byron Johann 3-4 3 RS 2B, Chayse Hood 2-3 BB RBI

Game 2

Vincennes 13 Sinclair 3

LP: Ian Creager 2-2

Offensive Leaders:  Steve Buglione 1-2RS 2B 2 BB's, Marcus Heath 1-2 HR, Blake Hall 2-3 RS

Trying to snap a four game skid, Sinclair called upon Sophomore Alex Kimsey to take on the defending National Champion and Kimsey delivered.  Kimsey kept the Bengals hitters off balance for seven innings and left the game in the 8th with a 8-2 lead.  Matt Addis came into record the final six outs and secure the victory.  The Pride offense pounded out 12 hits and put pressure on the Eunice defense all day by putting the ball in play with two strikes.  With the win, Sinclair improves to 14-5 and will travel to last year's regional champion Vincennes University on Wednesday.

Final Score: Sinclair 8 #2 LSU-Eunice 4

WP: Alex Kimsey 7+ IP 4 H, 3 ER, 4 K's

Offensive Leaders: Steve Buglione 3-6 3RS, Jeremiah Kerns 2-2 2RS 2B SAC, Brandon Napier 1-4 BB 3 RBI's, Kyle Vander Ark 2-5 RBI, Joe Ford 3-5 RBI 

Game 1

Final Score: #2 LSU-Eunice 9 Sinclair 3

LP: Pressly 4 IP 6 R, 5 ER

Offensive Leaders: Byron Johann 2-3 RBI, Blake Hal 2-4 

Game 2

Final Score: #2 LSU-Eunice 5 Sinclair 0

LP: McElroy 5 IP 4 ER, 7 K's

Offensive Leaders: Marcus Heath 2-3, Jeremiah Kerns 1-3 2B 

Final Score: #2 LSU-Eunice 7 Sinclair 6

LP: Jeremiah Kerns 7.1 IP, 6 R, 3 ER 5 K's

Offensive Leaders: Brandon Napier 2-4 2RS RBI, Marcus Heath 2-5 2 2B's RBI 

Final Score 5-3

LP: Alex Kimsey 1-1

Offensive Leaders: Steve Buglione 2-2 RS 3 BB's, Marcus Heath 1-3 2 BB's 2RBI's.

Game 1

Final Score: Sinclair 3 Kellogg 2

WP: Matt Addis 1-0

Offensive Leaders: Marcus Heath 1-3 2B RBI, Steve Buglione 0-2 2 BB's RBI (Game Winning Walk)

Game 2

Final Score: Sinclair 7 Kellogg 3

WP: Christian McElroy 2-0    6 IP    1 H    7 K's

Offensive Leaders: Steve Buglione 3-4 RS, Brandon Napier 2-3 2RS 2B RBI, Kyle Vander Ark 1-1 2 BB's 2RBI's

GAME 1

Jared Bourelle started on the mound for the Pride and held the Thunderhawks to only three hits in six innings of work.  The Sinclair offense did their job, scoring three in the 3rd and three in the 5th.  Colby Clark pitched a scoreless 7th to finish the game.

Final Score: Sinclair 6 Miami-Middletown 0

WP: Jared Bourelle 1-0

Offensive Leaders: Brandon Napier 2-3 RS, Marcus Heath 2-2 2RS 2B HR 3 RBI's.

GAME 2

Ian Creager started for the Pride in the 2nd game and continued the dominance over the MUM hitters.  Creager cruised through the first six innings only allowing two base runners, both on walks.  Entering the 7th with a 9-0 lead, Creager had to retire the 2, 3, & 4 batters to complete the No-Hitter.  After getting two flyouts, and being one out away from a No-No, Creager's 1-2 pitched was popped up down the 3rd base line and David Moss made the catch over the shoulder to finish the game.  

Final Score: Sinclair 9 Miami-Middletown 0

WP: Ian Creager 2-0 NO-HITTER!

Offensive Leaders: Chas Harper 2-4 2RS 2B, Brandon Napier 1-2 RS 2 RBI's, Marcus Heath 2-3 RS RBI, Cale Marker 1-3 BB HR.

In the earliest start time of the year (9:38am), Sinclair took on NKU's JV team at Marge Schott Stadium on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. The Pride got on the board in the 1st when Brandon Napier scored on a two out double from Marcus Heath. The offense added two more runs when Chayse Hood reached on a error in the 3rd scoring two. Jeremiah Kerns was cruising through the game until the top of the 4th. After giving up a leadoff double, the next batter hit a ball in the rightcenter gap that fell between both outfielders, giving the Norse runners on the 2nd and 3rd. Kerns settled back in and threw a groundball to Napier that held the runner at 3rd. With one out, a flyball to centerfield looked like it would be caught, but was lost in the sun and the batter ended up on 3rd. Then a base hit to right tied the game at three. Kerns pitched a scoreless 5th and the offense put him inline for the win with three runs in the bottom half from a Byron Johann RBI single and Chas Harper homerun to right. Christian McElroy relieved Kerns and didn't allow a run until the 7th when the lead was cut to 6-4. In the bottom half, Sinclair took advantage of a few defensive miscues and scored four runs to increase their lead. The Norse bats battled back in the top of the 9th and closer Matt Addis entered the game with bases loaded and one out. After giving up a double, Addis threw two groundball outs to David Moss at 3rd to end the game.

Final Score: Sinclair 11 NKU JV 9

WP: Jeremiah Kerns 2-0 SV: Matt Addis (3)

Offensive Leaders: Marcus Heath 3-4 3RS 2B RBI, Byron Johann 3-5 2RS 2B RBI, Chas Harper 1-3 2RS HR 3 RBI's.

With the win Sinclair improves to 8-0 on the season right before exam week. After a few days off, the Pride will host Miami-Middletown on Thursday and regional opponent Kellogg on Friday Saturday.

Once again battling the elements, Sinclair took on Northwestern Ohio in a single game at Grady's Field.  Game time temperature was 35 and Pride Freshmen Jared Bourelle made his first start of the season.  Bourelle scattered five hits in three innings of work and left the game with a 6-1 lead.  The lead was nearly gone in the top of the inning as UNOH scored four and had the tying run trip and fall on his way to home plate.  Sinclair responded in the bottom of the 5th with two more runs increasing their lead to 8-5.  Freshmen Ian Creager pitched three scoreless innings to get the win and the game was called after the top half of the 7th due to weather.

Final Score: Sinclair 8 UNOH 5

WP: Creager 1-0

Offensive Leaders: Brandon Napier 1-3 2 RS 2B 2 RBI's, Kyle Vander Ark 2-3 RS 2 2B's 3 RBI's.

Game 1

Corey Johnson made his first career start for the Pride and went four innings, allowing four hits, and striking out five.  The Pride offense scored five in the first and all ten of their runs in the first four innings of the game.  Johnson picked up the win and Colby Clark and Roy Wysong pitched the final three innings.

Final Score: Sinclair 10 UD Club 1

WP: Johnson 2-0

Offensive Leaders: Marcus Heath 2-3 2RS 2B RBI BB, Brandon Branigan 2-4 2RS HR 4 RBI's, Kyle Vander Ark 1-1 RS 2B 2 RBI's 2 BB's.

Game 2

In the nightcap, Alex Kimsey took the mound for Sinclair.  Kimsey also went four solid innings, allowing only three hits, and striking out six.  Brandon Branigan and Matt Addis pitched three scoreless innings to finish the game.  The offense was held in check for the first five innings only scoring five runs but blew up in the bottom of the 6th for six more runs.  

Final Score: Sinclair 11 UD Club 0

WP: Kimsey 1-0

Offensive Leaders: Steve Buglione 1-2 2RS 2 BB's RBI, Brandon Napier 1-2 3RS RBI BB, Kyle Vander Ark 2-3 2B 4 RBI's.

Tuesdays forecast looks great and with a high of 56, the Pride will now play a double-header against UD Club.  First game will still be at 4pm and Corey Johnson will be making his first career start for the Tartans.  Game two will follow and Sophomore pitcher Alex Kimsey will get the start.

On Thursday, the temperature is dropping fast and what was once a double-header will now be a single nine-inning game.  First pitch against University of Northwestern Ohio will be at 3:30.

On a day that stayed in the 30's and felt like it was in the 20's, the Pride took on regional foe Glen Oaks in a double header.

Sophomore Jeremiah Kerns got the start for the Tartans and pitched a gem.  The offenses for both teams were cold like the weather and the only run of the game was scored in the 4th inning.  First basemen Kyle Vander Ark led off the inning with a triple and Chayse Hood knocked him in with a sac fly to center. Neither team would score again and Kerns took a no-hitter into the 7th inning.  After hitting the first batter of the inning, Kerns got a double-play groundball to 3rd to move one out away from the no-no.  In the end, it wasn't meant to be and the next batter smacked a line drive single up the middle.  Pride closer Matt Addis came into finish the game with a strikeout and record his second save of the season.

Final Score: Sinclair 1 Glen Oaks 0

WP: Kerns 1-0 SV: Addis (2)

Offensive Leaders: Cale Marker 2-3, Chayse Hood 1-2 RBI, Kyle Vander Ark 1-3 RS 3B.

In game two, Austin Pressly took on former Lakeland CC starter Josh Vandermark.  The Pride got on the board early with a passed ball and a RBI single from Marcus Heath.  After another run in the 2nd, Sinclair led 3-0 heading into the 3rd.  Pressly found himself in trouble after giving up two one out walks.  A double in the gap and a few infield singles tied the game at three.  In the 4th, Glen Oaks took their first lead of the day scoring on a two out passed ball.  That run was unearned and Pressly's finished the inning down by one.  The Pride offense responded in the bottom half with two runs putting Pressly in line for the win.  The inning was highlighted by a two out RBI double to left by Brandon Napier.  Christian McElroy threw the final three innings without allowing one hit and striking out five.  With the win the Pride improve to 4-0 on the young season.

Final Score: Sinclair 6 Glen Oaks 4

WP: Pressly 1-0 SV: McElroy (1)

Offense Leaders: Steve Buglione 2-4 RS SB, Marcus Heath 2-3 2B RBI BB,  Cale Marker 1-2 3B HBP RS.

Last night's game was canceled due to poor weather. Sinclair will host Glen Oaks in a double header today starting at 1pm.

Genesee will not be coming this weekend. Instead they will come down on April 27th to play a DH at 4:30.

Glen Oaks CC will still be coming down and game 1 is scheduled for Saturday at 5pm, weather permitting.

Sunday will be a DH starting at 1pm.

For the second time in as many days, the Pride found themselves trailing early. Miami-Hamilton's centerfielder led off the inning by reaching on a infield error and then scored on a double from the next hitter off starter Alex Kimsey. Kimsey would allow another run and Hamilton carried a 2-0 lead into the 3rd inning. In the bottom half of the 3rd, shortstop Brandon Napier and DH Marcus Heath each collected two-out RBI singles to tie the game at two. Trading single runs in the bottom of the 4th and in the top of the 5th, the game was tied again heading into the bottom half of the 5th. With one out and runners at the corners, Chas Harper executed a perfect safety squeeze that scored the runner and he was safe at 1st. After that play, the Sinclair offense took advantage of a few defensive miscues and had another pair of RBI singles to extend the score to 8-3. Freshmen Corey Johnson threw the three previous innings and was now in line for the win. Hamilton scored a pair in the 6th to cut the lead, but Sinclair put the game away with another big inning in the 7th, Marcus Heath added another single that scored two and Kyle Vander Ark doubled in the gap for his first career hit scoring Napier. Pride Pitchers Brandon Branigan & Marcus Heath each tossed scoreless innings to end the game.

Final Score: Sinclair 13 Miami-Hamilton 5

WP: Corey Johnson 1-0

Offensive Leaders: Brandon Napier 2-3 2 RBI's BB, Marcus Heath 2-2 2RS 2HBP 3 RBI's.

Sinclair opened the 2011 season with an 8-5 victory over Urbana University Tuesday night.  Last year's OCCAC Pitcher of the Year Jeremiah Kerns started the game by striking out the side in the top of the first.  Kerns would finish with six strikeouts in two + innings of work.  In the bottom of the first, leadoff hitter Steve Buglione singled and stole second base before scoring on Byron Johann's double.  The Pride did not score again until the fourth inning when Brandon Napier tripled in the gap of Grady's Field, and Marcus Heath followed with an RBI double to make it a 4-2 contest in favor of Urbana.  Sinclair closed that gap in the fifth when Buglione hit his first career collegiate homerun, a leadoff blast over the right field fence to make it 4-3. Trailing 5-4 going into the bottom of the seventh, Marcus Heath tied things up with his first collegiate homerun and would take the lead later in the inning by way of a Chas Harper RBI double.  Sinclair would go on to score two more in the eighth inning to extend their lead to three runs.  Offensively the Pride hitters had 17 hits on the night.  Christian McElroy picked up his first win of the season going 1 2/3 innings with four strikeouts, and Pride closer Matt Addis recorded his first save of the year with two strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings.

Offensive leaders: Steve Buglione- 4-5, 2B, HR, SB, Cale Marker- 3-5, RBI, Byron Johann- 2-5, 2B, SB, 2-RBI, Marcus Heath- 2-5, 2B, HR, 2 RBI's

The Pride will play again tomorrow at Grady's Field against Miami-Hamilton.  Sophomore Alex Kimsey will start on the mound and first pitch is scheduled for 4:00.

Sinclair Community College Head Coach Steve Dintaman has announced the schedule for the 2011 season, which will be his 4th season at the helm of the Tartan Pride. "Every year we try and schedule games against some of the best programs in the country," Dintaman said. "This season we have four preseason ranked opponents on the schedule and will once again play the National Champions from last season. I'm also excited about playing 31 home games at Grady's Field, where we have a .850 winning percentage in the past two seasons. This schedule will get us prepared for our Conference title defense and to make a run in the Regional."

Last season, Sinclair finished with a 42-10 record and were ranked as high as 5th in the NJCAA Poll. For the second consecutive season, the Tartan Pride won the OCCAC Conference Tournament, giving them an automatic bid to the Regional. In the past ten seasons, Sinclair has won six OCCAC Championships and have been to the Regional’s seven times.

Sinclair will begin their season with two local colleges coming to AIA for midweek games during the first week of March. That weekend, familiar foes come to town in Genesee CC (NY) & Glen Oaks CC (MI) for the 3rd Annual Coach Jim Harrison Memorial Tournament. “Genesee made it to their Regional final last year and Glen Oaks is in our Region,” said Dintaman. “Last year’s games with Genesee both went to extra innings and Coach Sherman's team already won their fall Conference Championship. Glen Oaks has been very close to making the Regional in the last couple years and should be in the mix again."

The next weekend Sinclair will travel to Keyser, West Virginia for the third straight year to play #16 Potomac State. “Keyser is one of my favorite trips of the season. PSC is very well coached and every year Coach Little has them in the hunt for a World Series berth.”

The Pride will follow up the weekend trip by heading home to take on their Regional nemesis #14 Kellogg CC. Kellogg has knocked Sinclair out of the Regional in three out of the last four seasons. Another Regional opponent Macomb, will come down at the beginning of Spring Break for a DH.

Later in the week, Sinclair travels down to Eunice, Louisiana for a series against the 2010 National Champion #3 LSU-Eunice. “We’re very excited about the opportunity to play against Eunice who every year finds its way into the National Title picture. They’ve averaged 50 win seasons in the last five years and have won three National Championships.”

The last series before conference play begins is against 2010 Regional Champion #11 Vincennes University. Last season the Pride swept Vincennes in the regular season but these games are always battles. The Pride start at Vincennes in late March and will host them in Mid-April.

Conference play opens up once again with Cuyahoga CC. “Tri-C is improving every year and this is the best team that Coach Zofka has had. We’ve recruited a few of his players so we know they have talent.” The second conference series is against rival Owens CC. “The Sinclair Owens Rivalry is the best in the conference. We’ve had players transfer there, they’ve recruited kids from the Dayton area, these are some of my favorite games of the year.” The conference finishes up with games against Lorain CC and Lakeland CC. There is no conference tournament this season. The winner of the regular season will gain an automatic bid to the Regional in Battle Creek and the loser will have to play in the Sub-Region with Vincennes.

The Regional Tournament will be in Mid-May and the winner will go to the World Series in Enid, OK.

“This schedule is the best that we’ve had since I’ve been here,” said Dintaman. I’m looking forward to the opportunities to play such great programs and to once again, compete for championships…Roll Pride!”

Alaskian League

Matt Addis- Athletes in Action

http://www.aiabaseball.org/alaska/Schedule/ 

Great Lakes League:

Justin Marrero - Southern Ohio Copperheads & Zach Botjer- Southern Ohio Copperheads  

http://aspnet.cob.ohiou.edu/copperheads/schedule.aspx

Justin Schultheiss- Hamilton Joes

http://hamiltonjoes.com/schedule.aspx 

Prospect League

Zach Stewart- Chillicothe Paints

http://www.chillicothepaints.com/paints_schedule.shtml 

Austin Pressly- Richmond Riverrats

 http://www.richmondriverrats.com/

M.I.N.K. League

Byron Johann- Mac-N-Seitz Atheltics

http://www.leaguelineup.com/schedules.asp?cmenuid=6&url=mac-n-seitzcollegiate&sid=797984716 

Arizona Summer League

Steve Buglione

http://www.azsummerball.com/index.php 

Heartland Baseball League

Portland Rockets- Tom McCowan

http://www.portlandrockets.zoomshare.com/1.html 

Brandon Napier- Champions Baseball

Sinclair Community College has set their 2010 summer workout date. If you would like to attend or know someone who would, all they need to bring is a valid physical form and fill out a player profile form. Forms can be found on our website under prospective athletes or picked up in the Sinclair Athletic Department Office in Building 8.

When: Monday, June 14st – 10:30-2:00 (Check in will start at 9:30.)

Where: Athletes in Action Stadium in Xenia, OH (Home Field of the Tartan Pride)

Directions from Sinclair: Take I-75 North/South to 35 S Xenia. When 35 Splits stay right (Washington Court House). Take 42 North Exit. Right on Ledbetter (1st light) and left on Detroit Street. Park is on right.

Itinerary: • 10:30 - Run the 60 (Catchers, Outfielders, Infielders, Pitchers) •

10:50 – Fielding : Catchers – Throw to 2nd - Outfielders – Throw to 3rd, Home. From RF - Infielders – GB at SS. •

11:40 - BP (Pitchers, Catchers, Outfielders, Infielders) •

1:00 – Pitchers/Catchers Bullpens •

2:00 – Done with workout – Break for Lunch •

3:15 – Optional Visit at Sinclair :

Directions to Sinclair: Left on Detroit St and Right on Ledbetter. Left on US 42. Take 35 W Dayton. Take I-75 North. Exit Third Street. Right off exit then a right on Perry Street. Right on 4th Street and take the turnoff on the left to get to the Parking Garage. Park on 3rd Level on the 75 Side. You will then take the long tunnel across to the campus. Once you have reached the end of the tunnel turn left and go through the double doors. Walk to the end of the hallway and take the elevator on your right to the Basement "B" Level. Take a right out of the elevator and then toward left toward the student activities center. We will be meeting in the sports café lounge by the two big screen TV’s. •

4:00 – End of Visit If you have any questions please call the office number below or email me at Stephen.Dintaman@Sinclair.edu. It’s a field turf field so we will not have problems with weather. Coach Dintaman (937) 512-3039

Game 1

Final Score: Muskegon 4 Sinclair 2

LP: Justin Schultheiss 6 IP 7 Hits 3 ER 7 K's

Offensive Leaders: Tom McCowan 2-3 RS 2B, Brandon Napier 1-2 2 RBI's.

Game 2

Final Score: Kellogg 6 Sinclair 3

LP: Zach Botjer 3 IP 6 Hits 5 ER

Offensive Leaders: Clay Ragland, Jake Robinson, & Brandon Napier all has one hit.

The Pride finish the season with the 42-10 record.

Congratulations to the following 2010 OCCAC Baseball Awardees

PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Corey Throckmorton, SO., Sinclair CC

PITCHER OF THE YEAR – Jeremiah Kerns, FR., Sinclair CC

COACH OF THE YEAR – Steve Dintaman, Sinclair CC

Congratulations to the following players named to the 2010 OCCAC All Conference Team

Byron Johann, Justin Marrero, Zack Stewart, Jeremiah Kerns, Chuck Calhoun  

The Pride defeated their rivals the Owens Express in the OCCAC Championship game on Saturday 9-1.  Pitching was outstanding in the final game with Jeremiah Kerns going five strong innings before turning the ball to fellow Freshmen Austin Pressly who shut the door.  Offensively Zach Stewart led the Tartans this weekend going 5-10 (In the three games) with three homeruns & knocking in nine runs.  Stewart is now the school's All-Time leader in RBI's with 67.  Tom McCowan also had a big weekend going 3-5 with 4 BB's and 3 RBI's.

This is the second consecutive year that Sinclair & Owens have met in the finals.  With the wins the Pride will be the top seed in the south in this year's regional in Battle Creek Michigan (May 14th-16th).  The final bracket will be set next Monday after the Michigan conference finishes the regular season.  This is Sinclair's 4th straight trip to the regional.

Final Score: #6 Sinclair 9 Owens 1

WP: Jeremiah Kerns 5 IP, 2 Hits, 3 K's.  SV: Austin Pressly 2 IP, 0 Hits, K.

Offensive Leaders: Clay Ragland 1-1 2 RS SB 3 BB's, Zach Stewart 2-4 RS Grand Slam (11) 4 RBI's, Art Dockery 2-3 2 RBI's.

OCCAC TOURNAMENT- DAY 1

Game 1: #6 Sinclair 15 Cuyahoga 4

Game 2: Owens 9 Lakeland 4

Game 3: Lakeland 14 Cuyahoga 7 (Cuyahoga is eliminated.)

Game 4: #6 Sinclair 11 Owens 6

OCCAC TOURNAMENT- DAY 2

Game 5: Lakeland vs. Owens @ 11:00

Game 6: #6 Sinclair vs. Winner of Game 5 @ 1:30

With the wins today Sinclair clinches a berth to the regional's in Battle Creek Michigan.  Game 6 will be winner take all.

In the final tuneup before the conference tournament the Pride continued their winning ways by beating UC-Club 11-0.  Pride Pitching (Botjer, Calhoun, Lamka, Kerns) only allowed two hits and struck out eleven batters. 

Final Score: #5 Sinclair 11 UC-Club 0

Offensive Leaders: Clay Ragland 2-4 2 2B's SB RBI, Zach Stewart 2-3 HR (8) 4 RBI's, Brandon Napier 2-3 2B 3 RBI's.

Pride starter Erik Lamka continued the streak for the staff with the third straight complete game victory.  Lamka only allowed two hits while striking out six and is now 6-0 on the year.  Zach Stewart & Jacob Robinson each homered in the game and the offense had three sacrifice flies. 

Final Score:  #5 Sinclair 6   Urbana JV 1

Offensive Leaders: Zach Stewart 2-4 2 RS HR (7), Justin Marrero 2-4, Jacob Robinson 1-2 HR (7) 2 RBI's.

In game two, Brad "Joba" Yinger started on the mound for the Tartans.  Joba had a rough first because of a two out error that led to four unearned runs, but would settle down.  Yinger threw two scoreless innings before turning it over to the bullpen in the 4th.  The offense responded to the 4-0 deficit scoring three in the 2nd and four in the 3rd.  In the 5th inning the Pride tacked on five more runs to secure the win.

Final Score: #5 Sinclair 12  Urbana JV 5

Offensive Leaders: Clay Ragland 1-3 3 RBI's, Tom McCowan 3-4 2 RBI's, Macklin Bray 2-3, Jake Heckman 2-4 2 RS 2 RBI's, Ryan Groene 2-3 2 RBI's.

Looking to claim their second regular season OCCAC title in as many years, the Pride wasted no time jumping out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning against Lakeland. Clay Ragland got things started with a lead off single, after a one out walk to Justin Marrero, Corey Throckmorton was hit by a pitch to load the bases for Byron Johann who singled in two. Jacob Robinson's sac fly pushed Throckmorton across giving the Pride a three run first. Those three runs proved to be all sophomore starter Zach Botjer would need to pick up the win. Botjer would go the distance in the game striking out 5 while allowing only one run in 7 innings of work, as Sinclair clinched the regular season conference title and the number one seed in the conference tournament. Botjer who will be heading to Ashland next fall now stands 3-2 on the season.  

 Final Score: #5 Sinclair 5  Lakeland 1

Offensive Leaders: Corey Throckmorton 2-3 2 RS 2B RBI, Byron Johann 2-4 SB 2 RBI's.

Jeremiah Kerns took the hill in game two and didn't disappoint, pitching a complete game shutout with 9 k's in just five innings. On the offensive side, RBI singles from Zach Stewart and Corey Throckmorton put Sinclair in front 3-0 in the first. The Pride would strike once again in the third for three more lead by Justin Marrero's rbi triple. Clay Ragland singled in two more in the four run forth inning giving the Tartans a 10 run advantage.  In the 14 hit attack, Sinclair saw all the starters collect at least one hit.

Final Score: #5 Sinclair 10 Lakeland 0

Offensive Leaders: Clay Ragland 3-3 2B 2 RBI's, Zach Stewart 2-4 2B RBI, Corey Throckmorton 2-3 RBI.

The Pride finished 10-2 in conference play and now stand 36-8 overall. Sinclair is back in action tomorrow @ Urbana for a 3:30 DH. 

In the last games before the final conference series of the season, the offense decided to take the night off.  In the two games, Sinclair's high powered offense had a total of six hits.  Pitching was outstanding in both games.

Game 1

FInal Score: #5 Sinclair 3 Wittenberg 0

Offensive Leaders: Byron Johann 2-2 RS SB RBI, Zach Stewart 1-3 3B RBI

Game 2

Final Score: Wittenberg 2 #5 Sinclair 1 - in 8 innings

Offensive Leaders: Clay Ragland 1-2 RS SAC IBB

Final Score: #9 Sinclair 8  Miami-Hamilton 5

After dropping game one on Saturday at Owens, the Pride won three straight games taking the series.  With the wins Sinclair is now 7-1 in the OCCAC and 31-6 on the season.  Two wins against Lakeland next weekend would give the Pride back-to-back regular season conference titles. 

Game 1

Final Score: Owens 8 #9 Sinclair 5

Offensive Leaders: Byron Johann 2-4, Justin Marrero 2-2 2RS 2 BB, Corey Throckmorton 2-4 2 2B's 4 RBI's, Tom McCowan 2-3 RBI.

Game 2

Final Score: #9 Sinclair 10 Owens 7

Offensive Leaders: Clay Ragland 1-3 RS SB 2 BB's, Justin Marrero 1-3 BB 2B 3 RBI's, Jake Heckman 2-3 2RS RBI.

Game 3

Final Score: #9 Sinclair 7 Owens 3

Offensive Leaders: Jacob Robinson 1-4 GS 4 RBI's, Brandon Napier 2-3 RS.

Game 4

Final Score: #9 Sinclair 4 Owens 1

Offensive Leaders: Clay Ragland 1-2 RS BB, Byron Johann 2-3 RS 2B, Arthur Dockery 1-2 HR 2 RBI's.

Game 1

Pride Starter Jacob Robinson didn't have his best stuff on the mound today.  Robinson could not get out of the 3rd inning without help from Pride reliever Chuck Calhoun.  Robinson was plagued by the long ball as Vincennes hit four homeruns in the first three innings.  Down 7-2, the Pride bats battled back and were left trailing 8-5 heading into the bottom of the 7th.  After recording an out, Zach Stewart & Justin Marrero both singled.  Corey Throckmorton walked setting up bases loaded for Robinson.  Robinson hit what appeared to be a game ending double play ball to short but a throwing error plated two for the Pride.  Then freshmen shortstop Brandon Napier hit a game winning ground rule double down the right field line.

Final Score: #9 Sinclair 9 Vincennes 8

Offensive Leaders: Zach Stewart 2-4 3RS HR (6), Justin Marrero 2-3 2RS HR (9) 2 RBI's, Corey Throckmorton 1-2 2RS BB HR (4) 2 RBI's,  Jacob Robinson 3-4, Tom McCowan 2-3.

Game 2

Michael Dunfee was on the bump for the Pride in the second game and was outstanding.  After giving up a long ball to Vincennes slugger Jared Broughton (His 3rd of the day) in the 1st, Dunfee cruised through Blazer hitters only allowing two hits.  "Mike threw the ball today like we know he can," said Dintaman.  "He's a very talented Freshmen who will continue to get better and better."  Dunfee would go six strong innings before turning the ball over to Matt Addis in the 7th.  After manufacturing a run in the 2nd to tie the game at 1, the Pride used the long ball once again to take the lead.  Corey Throckmorton hit his second homerun of the day in the 4th and then Justin Marrero did the same with a three-run homerun in the 5th.

Final Score: #9 Sinclair 5 Vincennes 2

Offensive Leaders: Justin Marrero 1-3 HR (10) 3RBI's, Corey Throckmorton 2-3 2B HR (5).

With the win the Pride improve to 28-5 and will travel to Miami-Hamilton tomorrow for a one-nine inning contest.  Brad Yinger will be making his first start of the season on the mound.  Game time is set for 6pm.

Final Score: Sinclair 6 Wittenberg 4

Offensive Leaders: Zach Stewart 3-5 2B 3 RBI's, Justin Marrero 3-5 2B SB RBI, Tom McCowan 2-2 BB, Brandon Napier 2-4.

Sinclair sophomore catcher Justin Marrero and freshman right handed pitcher Austin Pressly have been named OCCAC pitcher and player of the week for the week ending April 4.

Marrero batted .538 in 26 at bats with 14 hits, four doubles, a triple, five home runs and 19 RBI. He had a 1.346 slugging percentage and a .571 on base percentage for the week.

Pressley went 1-0 in two games with 5.2 innings pitched, allowing eight hits, six runs, one earned run and struck out three batters. His ERA for the week are 1.59. The OCCAC congratulates Justin and Austin on the Award.

Heading into the first conference series of the season, the offense ranked in the top 10 in batting average.  After the weekend, they might just be number.  In the four game series, the offense erupted for 75 runs, on 68 hits.  They had 19 doubles, 16 homeruns & 69 RBI's.  With the wins Sinclair takes the early lead in the OCCAC with Owens & Lakeland splitting this weekend.

Game 1

Final Score: Sinclair 12 Cuyahoga 7

Jeremiah Kerns W (2-2) 5IP 5 ER 4K's

Offensive Leaders: Clay Ragland 2-4 2RS 2SB, Byron Johann 1-3 2RS HR (2), Justin Marrero 2-4 2 HR's (5, 6) 3 RBI's, Brandon Napier 2-4 RBI

Game 2

Final Score: Sinclair 15 Cuyahoga 5

Jacob Robinson W (3-1) 5IP 5 ER 4 K's

Offensive Leaders: Byron Johann 2-4, Justin Marrero 2-4 2 2B's 3 RBI's, Steve Buglione 3-4 2RS 2SB 2 RBI's, Brandon Napier 3-4 3RS 2 2B's, Tom McCowan 1-3 HR 3 RBI's, Chas Harper 1-2 3B 2 RBI's, Jake Heckman 3-3 2 RS 2 2B RBI.

Game 3

Final Score: Sinclair 25 Cuyahoga 9

Erik Lamka W (5-0) 4 2/3 4ER 7 K's. Lamka now holds the Sinclair career record for wins.

Offensive Leaders: Clay Ragland 2-5 2RS 2B 2 RBI's, Byron Johann 3-4 4RS 2B HR 4 RBI's, Zach Stewart 2-3 4RS 2B 3 RBI's, Justin Marrero 4-4 5RS 2B 2 HR's (7, 8) 5 RBI's, Corey Throckmorton 3-4 2B HR 5 RBI's, Tom McCowan 2-4 2RS. 

Game 4

Final Score: Sinclair 23 Cuyahoga 0

Austin Pressly W (2-1) 4IP 3 K's

Offensive Leaders: Byron Johann 3-4 2RS 2B HR 5 RBI's, Zach Stewart 2-3 3RS 2B, Corey Throckmorton 3-3 3RS 2B HR 6 RBI's, Jacob Robinson 4-4 4RS 2 HR's 4 RBI's, Brandon Napier 2-4 2RS 2B, Brad Yinger 2-4 2B 2 RBI's, Art Dockery 3-5 2 2B 2 RBI's.

Final Score: Sinclair 10 Urbana JV 3

Offensive Leaders: Steve Buglione 3-5 2RS SB 2B RBI, Byron Johann 2-3 2 BB's, Justin Marrero 2-5 3B HR 5 RBI's, Brandon Napier 2-3 BB, Tom McCowan 1-2 2SB 2BB's HBP. 

Awaiting the NJCAA II Baseball Polls today Coach Dintaman felt confident but still uncertain.  "We have played a very challenging schedule up to this point," said Dintaman.  "Were 20-5 & our five loses all came against very good programs.  We lost three out of four at DI #13 Young Harris College, lost in extra innings to Genesee NY and lost to #4 Parkland 5-4.  This is a tremendous honor to be ranked in the top 10 but our guys know what our goal is this season.  Being ranked will put a target on our guy's backs and I'm looking forward to seeing how they will respond." 

The #9 Tartan Pride is back in action today at home against Urbana University and Friday host Cuyahoga CC for the OCCAC Conference Opener.    

The Pride offense started off strong again scoring four runs in the top of the 1st but lost the lead in the 4th after Wittenberg scored three runs in the bottom of the 3rd & 4th innings.  Trailing 6-5 in the 6th, the offense came to life again adding eight runs on six hits.  Four of those runs came with two out hits from Byron Johann (2B RBI), Zach Stewart (3B 2 RBI's), & Justin Marrero (1B RBI).  From there the trio of Calhoun, Yinger (Joba) & Addis shut the door.  The Nasty Boys threw 5 1/3 innings, struck out nine and did not give up a single hit.  With the win the Pride move to 20-5 on the season. 

Final Score: Sinclair 15 Wittenberg 6

Offensive Leaders: Steve Buglione 3-5 3 RS 2 BB, Byron Johann 2-5 2RS 2B, 2 RBI's, Zach Stewart 1-2 2RS 3B 3 RBI's, Justin Marrero 3-6 2 RBI's, Ryan Groene 3-6 2 RBI's.

Sophomore catcher Ryan Groene made his second start of the season and not many could predict what would happen next.  Groene's bat caught fire and he was an extra-base hitting machine.  On the day Groene went 5-5 with four doubles & a triple while knocking in six runs.  The rest of the offense added 20 hits in two games scoring 29 runs.  Brad Yinger got the win in game one after relieving Alex Kimsey and Chris Bruckman threw a complete game victory in game two.

Final Score: Sinclair 13 OSU-Newark 2

Offensive Leaders: Zach Stewart 1-2 3 RBI's, Justin Marrero 2-3 2B 2 RBI's, Brandon Napier 1-2 2RS HR, Ryan Groene 2-2 2RS 2 2B's 2 RBI's.

Final Score: Sinclair 16 OSU-Newark 4

Offensive Leaders:Jacob Robinson 1-1 2RS BB HR 3 RBI's, Brad Yinger 1-2 BB RBI, Mac Bray 4-4 3RS 2B 3 RBI's, Ryan Groene 3-3 2 2B 3B 4 RBI's.

After a very odd late night snow storm in March, the Pride were once again shoveling snow off Grady's Field.  The shoveling started about two hours before game time and with the help of the sun, the field was cleared by 2pm.  Erik Lamka would make his 4th start of the season and he turned in another great performance.  Lamka threw a complete game while only allowing one run on four hits.  The Pride offense scored four in the first and added a few more in the next couple innings.  Lamka is now 4-0 on the season and has tied the Sinclair All-Time Wins Leader at 11.

Final Score: Sinclair 7 Indiana Tech 1

Erik Lamka W 4-0

Offensive Leaders: Byron Johann 2-4 2B, Zach Stewart 2-4 2RS SB 2 RBI's, Justin Marrero 2-3 2 2B's 2 RBI's, Brandon Napier 1-2 2B Sac Fly 2 RBI's.

Southpaw Michael Dunfee made his first career start in game two and went five very strong innings allowing one run on three hits while striking out five.  Sinclair got on the board in the 1st inning with a two run home run from Justin Marrero, his 3rd of the season.  The Pride would threaten a few times in the later innings but could not score again until the 7th.  A one out Jake Heckman walk followed by a Steve Buglione single brought Byron Johann to the plate with runners at the corners.  Johann executed a safety squeeze and Heckman scored on the throw to 1st.  Matt Addis picked up his first save of the season throwing two scoreless innings.  Addis has now only allowed one hit in ten innings.

Final Score: Sinclair 3 Indiana Tech 1

Michael Dunfee W 1-0, Matt Addis SV 1

Offensive Leaders: Steve Buglione 2-4 RS, Justin Marrero 2-3 HR 2 RBI's.

With rain expected all day, Sinclair & Parkland changed their doubleheader to a one-nine inning contest starting at 2.  At exactly 2, the rain started and never stopped throughout the entire game.  In a pitching dual, Zach Botjer battled Cobra's southpaw Richie Ollier and each would match the others shutout inning.  In the top of the 6th that would change though when Botjer left the game with an arm injury.  Jeremiah Kerns relieved Botjer and walked the lead-off hitter.  The hitter advanced to second a passed ball and then moved to 3rd on a groundball to the right side.  A sacrifice fly to right scored the runner to give Parkland the first run of the game.  In the top of the 7th, Parkland took advantage of a few defensive mistakes and plated four runs, capped off by a triple from their lead-off hitter Kiermaier.  The Pride did not go down without a fight though scoring one in the 7th on two hits and knocking out Ollier.  In the 8th Marrero & Robinson had two strike, two out singles that plated three more runs cutting the deficit to one run.  The Cobra bullpen would hold on though in the 9th to give Parkland the win. 

 Final Score: #7 Parkland 5 Sinclair 4

Offensive Leaders: Justin Marrero 2-4 SB RBI, Jacob Robinson 2-4 2 RBI's.

In game one, the Pride gave the ball to Jacob Robinson.  Robinson, in a rematch of last seasons Region 12 Semi-Final, continued his dominance over Blazer hitters going 5+ innings only allowing one run.  Robinson left the game with the lead after two RBI's from Zach Stewart, one in the first inning and then a solo home run in the 3rd.  Chuck Calhoun entered the 6th inning with one out & a man on first.  After a flyball out to rightfield, Calhoun struck out the final hitter of the inning to keep the score at 2-1.  In the 7th Calhoun would strike out two more to get the save.

Final Score: Sinclair 2 Vincennes 1

Offense Leaders:  Zach Stewart 1-3 HR 2RBI's, Tom McCowan 2-3.

Austin Pressly started game two for the Pride & got all the run support that he would need.  In the top of the 2nd the Tartans batted around scoring eight runs and never looked back.  In the 4th, Byron Johann added on a few more with a towering three run home run to leftfield.  Pressly went six strong innings allowing four runs (three earned) and Chris Bruckman pitched the 7th inning.

Final Score: Sinclair 14 Vincennes 5

Offense Leaders: Steve Buglione 1-2 3RS 3 BB's 2 RBI's, Byron Johann 3-3 BB HBP HR 5 RBI's, Justin Marrero 2 RS 2B 3B 2 RBI's, Chas Harper 2-3 2RS HBP.  

Sinclair will host the reigning National Champions Parkland College tomorrow at Athletes in Action at 2pm.  This game has been changed to a one nine inning contest.

The sun was out in West Virginia and the Pride bats were on fire all weekend.  In the three game series the offense scored 26 runs (Only two in game two,) on 34 hits while also hitting five home runs.  In the field the Tartans committed only one error & the bullpen threw 8 1/3 scoreless innings while only allowing three hits.

In game one, Zach Botjer took the mound looking to make his 4th quality start.  Zach Stewart started the scoring for the Pride in the 1st with a two run bomb to left-center.  However in the bottom half of the inning Botjer ran into all sorts of problems giving up four runs on five hits.  Sinclair had the answer though in the top of the 2nd when second basemen Arthur Dockery hit his first collegiate home run that plated Napier & tied the game.  Botjer pitched a scoreless 2nd but ran into more trouble in the 3rd and was lifted in the 4th after a leadoff single.  Chuck Calhoun came into the ballgame and continued his dominance over opponents throwing four scoreless innings & getting his second win of the season.  Going into the top of the 6th the game was tied at 7 when Brandon Napier hit his first home run to left to break the tie.  After three consecutive singles from Dockery, Clay Ragland, & Tom McCowan, Stewart delivered the knockout blow with a bases clearing triple.  

Final Score: Sinclair 12 Potomac State 7

Offense Leaders: Zach Stewart 3-4 3RS SB 3B HR 4RBI's, Corey Throckmorton 3-4 2B 2 RBI's, Steve Buglione 2-3 BB RBI, Arthur Dockery 2-3 2 RS SB HR 2RBI's.

Following an offensive shootout where each team had double digit hits, game two was all about pitching.  Jeremiah Kerns took the ball for the Pride and went all the way to the 6th inning only giving up one run.  That run was a solo home run in the 2nd which gave Potomac State the lead.  That lead didn't last long though because in the top of the 3rd Zach Stewart had another big two out hit to score Arthur Dockery from 2nd.  The game remained tied heading into the 7th inning when Stewart doubled with one out.  Marrero then hit a ground ball to the right side advancing Stewart to 3rd and with two outs Throckmorton hit a chopper up the middle that the second basemen would field but was unable to make a strong throw to 1st base.  Pride closer Matt Addis came into the game in the 6th inning and picked up his second win of the season striking out two in the 7th.

Final Score: Sinclair 2 Potomac State 1

Offense Leader: Zach Stewart 2-3 2SB RBI

In the finale on Sunday Erik Lamka would get the start looking to improve his record to 3-0.  Just like in the first game the Pride got on the board early with a two run blast from Zach Stewart.  Potomac State responded with a two out, two run single in the bottom of the 2nd.  In the 3rd, Corey Throckmorton picked those runs back up with a two run home run to left.  Lamka left the game after five innings with the score 6-4 and Michael Dunfee came and threw three scoreless innings in relief.  Austin Pressly capped off the 9th with a scoreless inning of his own.  In the last three innings the Pride offense scored six more runs to help complete the sweep lead by Byron Johann who had two doubles on three hits with 2 RBI's in those innings alone..

Final Score: Sinclair 12 Potomac State 4

Offense Leaders: Byron Johann 5-6 3 RS 2 2B's, 4 RBI's, Corey Throckmorton 3-5 2B HR 2 RBI's, Steve Buglione 3-4, & Brandon Napier 2-3 2RS 2B. 

In game one fans saw the Pride pound out 28 hits as they scored 23 runs. Starter Jacob Robinson went four scoreless innings to pick up his first win of the season. Nine players would finish the game with two or more hits, leading the way going 6-6 with five runs batted in was freshman rightfielder Byron Johann. Pitchers Erik Lamka and Jeremiah Kerns both enjoyed success at the plate with back-to-back pinch hit home runs in their first collegiate at bats.

Final score: Sinclair 23 Miami-Middletown 0

Offensive leaders: Clay Ragland 2-3 2 rbi, Justin Marrero 3-5 2 rs 2 rbi, Zach Stewart 1-2 2 rs 2 rbi, Brad Yinger 2-2 3 rbi, Corey Throckmorton 2-3 2 rbi, Brandon Napier 2-3 2 rbi, Byron Johann 6-6 4 rs 5 rbi.

Game two starter Jacob Campbell picked up his first win of the season going 4 innings 6 strike outs, without allowing a run. Once again Pride hitters came to work producing 10 runs off 15 hits. Game one starter Jacob Robinson joined the hit parade going 3-4 in game two. Justin Marrero delivered the only long ball with a two run blast in the 5th inning. With four consecutive shut outs the Pride pitching staff has now gone 31 straight innings without allowing a run.

Final score: Sinclair 10 Miami-Middletown 0

Offensive leaders: Clay Ragland 2-3 2 sb, Justin Marrero 1-2 hr 2 rbi, Brad Yinger 2-4 3b, Chas Harper 2-3 3b, Macklin Bray 2 rbi.

The Tartans now 10-4, head to Keyser West Virginia for a three game series against Potomac State.

Erik Lamka picked up right where Zach Botjer left off on Sunday tossing five scoreless innings Tuesday night against Urbana.  Alex Kimsey & Matt Addis added an inning each to complete the shutout.  The Pride pitching staff has now had 17 straight scoreless innings. 

At the plate, each batter in the lineup collected a hit & every player but two had an RBI.  "That might have been the best we have swung it all year," said Dintaman.  "We saw 4-5 different arms and it didn't bother my guys at all.  Everyone contributed and it was a good team win."

Final Score: Sinclair 10 Urbana 0

Offensive Leaders: Byron Johann 3-3 2RS BB 2B & Jacob Robinson 3-4 HR.

On a weekend where almost every college baseball game in the region was canceled, the Pride still played.  "Having a field turf field is a huge advantage," says Dintaman. "If we were still at Howell Field, we wouldn't of even had a home opener yet."  So, Sinclair took on fellow Region XII Member Glen Oaks CC.

In game one, Justin Schultheiss took the mound for his 3rd start of the season.  After getting into trouble early, Schultheiss would leave the game in the 3rd on a ankle injury that occurred on a broken down double-play.  With the score tied at four, Jeremiah Kerns entered the game and struck out the batter to end the threat.  Zach Stewart & Corey Throckmorton led off the inning getting hit and Stewart moved to 3rd on a deep flyball from Brandon Napier.  Brad Yinger then sent a drive to right-field for the sacrifice fly.  Sinclair would never trail again.  Kerns finished the game without allowing a hit and picked up his first career collegiate win.

Final Score: Sinclair 14 Glen Oaks 4

Offensive Leaders: Byron Johann 2-3 2RBI's, Brad Yinger 1-4 2B 3 RBI's, Jake Heckman 2-2 3RS 2BB HR 2RBI's.

The Pride's hottest pitcher Zach Botjer got the start in game two and he did not disappoint.  The only time Botjer would have trouble was in the 1st inning where he allowed two hits but got out of the bases loaded jam without yielding a run.  Botjer then went six scoreless innings only allowing one hit and getting the complete game shutout.  Offensively the Pride scored three in the first on four hits and added two more runs in the next few innings.

Final Score: Sinclair 5 Glen Oaks 0

Offensive Leaders: Zach Stewart 2-4 RBI 3 SB's, Byron Johann 1-3 2B HBP RBI, Corey Throckmorton 1-1 RS HBP RBI.

Tuesday night was a night for offense at Grady's Field.  The Pride batters knocked out 17 hits in their win against UC Clermont.  Sinclair scored eight runs in the first inning but the Cougars had an answer.  Clermont hitters took advantage of seven free bases given up by the Pride staff in the first three innings to cut the lead to 8-6.  The Cougars wouldn't get any closer as Sinclair scored three runs in each of the next three innings and capped off the last inning with a sacrifice fly from Jake Heckman for the win.

Offensive Leaders: Justin Marrero 3-5 3RS 2B 3B 2RBI's, Clay Ragland 3-5 2RBI's, Tom McCowan 2-3 3RS 2B 2BB, Corey Throckmorton 2-3 2RS RBI, & Macklin Bray 2-3 2RS 2B 3RBI's.

The Pride will be back in action friday night at home against #11 Grand Rapids CC.  First pitch is set for 7pm.

Last nights dramatic finish against Genesee would be matched by another outstanding game between the two programs.  Pride started Austin Pressly struggled with control and allowed three earned runs in the 1st three innings.  In those innings the Pride would score two runs with two out hits from Zach Stewart.  In the 4th, Genesee would score on a two out error by shortstop Marrero.  Pressly left the game and Jacob Campbell walked back to back hitters before getting a pop-up to end the inning.  Trailing 5-2 in the bottom of the 4th Steve Buglione led off with a walk.  After a stolen base by Buglione, Robinson would strike out but a dropped 3rd strike would get him on base.  Robinson then caught Genesee napping and took 2nd base.  With two on, Byron Johann doubled down the line tying the game at 5.  In the 5th Genesee shortstop John Polonious homered to rightfield putting Genesee back on top.  On the day, Polonious 3-4 and a double away from the cycle.  Calhoun came in for Campbell to get the Pride out of the 5th.  Stewart led of the bottom half with a triple to right-center and then scored on a double by Corey Throckmorton.  Still down by one heading into the bottom of the 6th, Brandon Napier led off with a single.  Napier advanced on a wild pitch and then scored on a great two strike single by Clay Ragland to tie the game.   The Pride bullpen would shut down the Cougars offense the rest of the game not allowing a run.  Calhoun pitched a scoreless 6th & 7th and was lifted for Matt Addis with one out in the 8th.  Addis closed the door and sent the game into the bottom of the 8th.  Once again Napier started things off with a leadoff double.  Ragland then popped up in the infield but the ball was misplayed and dropped.  Tom McCowan failed to execute a sacrifice bunt and Napier was thrown out at 3rd.  A passed ball allowed Ragland and McCowan to advance and then Justin Marrero hit a deep flyball single to win the game.

Final Score: Sinclair 8 Genesee 7 (In 8 innings)

Offensive Leaders:  Zach Stewart 3-3 3B RS 2 RBIS IBB, Byron Johann 2-4 2 RBI's, Brandon Napier 2-4 2B.

The final game of the weekend brought a familiar face to the mound.  Erik Lamka made his first start of the year after coming back from a minor injury.  Erik was dominate striking out seven in four innings of work only allowing one unearned run.  The pride were down one in the bottom of the 3rd when Zach Stewart had yet another two out RBI single.  In the bottom half of the 4th Arthur Dockery got things going with a two out infield single.  Dockery stole 2nd then was stealing 3rd when Clay Ragland hit a chopper in the infield.  Ragland beat the throw at 1st and Dockery scored from second.  Jeremiah Kerns relieved Lamka and pitched three scoreless innings to get the save.  In the 6th Zach Stewart would finalize the scoring with a solo homerun, his first of the season.  With the win Lamka improves to 8-2 overall at Sinclair.

Final Score: Sinclair 3 Ancilla 1

Offensive Leaders:  Clay Ragland 2-3 RS SB RBI, Zach Stewart 2-3 HR 2RBI's.

The Pride will be back in action at home Tuesday taking on UC Clermont.  Game time will be announced tomorrow.  Freshmen Alex Kimsey will be making his Sinclair debut on the mound.

After ten hours of shoveling snow off the field Thursday & Friday, the Pride hosted Ancilla College & Genesee CC in the Coach Jim Harrison Memorial Tournament.

In game one, Pride starter Justin Schultheiss got the ball and cruised through five scoreless innings striking out eight. Chris Bruckman would pitch a scoreless six and thats all it would take as the offense erupted for ten runs. The scoring started in the second when Steve Buglione hit a one out double that scored Bryon Johann from 1st base. In the 3rd, Clay Ragland led off with a single and Tom McCowan followed with a bunt hit. Justin Marrero singled in Ragland with a base hit of his own and Zach Stewart would knock in two with a triple. Buglione doubled in two more runs in the 5th and the game ended in the 6th on a 3-Run Homerun from Justin Marrero.

Final Score: Sinclair 10 Ancilla 0

Schultheiss gets his first win of the year after a no-decesion down in Georgia.

Offensive Leaders: Clay Ragland 2-3 2RS BB, Justin Marrero 2-3 BB HR 4 RBI's, Corey Throckmorton 2-3 RBI, Steve Buglione 3-3 2 2B 3 RBI's.

Zach Botjer started game two and had another very strong pitching performance. Botjer threw four scoreless heading into the 5th inning. In the 5th, Genesee led off with a single and then took advantage of a misplayed ball in the outfield. A blooper into leftfield turned into a double that rolled all the way to the wall after the ball went past a diving Zach Stewart. Genesee got another base hit off Botjer to extend their lead to 2-0. The Pride offense struggled all night leaving eight runners on base in the first four innings. In the bottom of the 5th with two outs, Corey Throckmorton hit a flyball to center that was dropped. Since he was running hard out of the box Throckmorton was able to get to second base. Sinclair capitalized with a Steve Buglione RBI single. Chuck Calhoun relived Botjer in the 6th and threw two great scorless innings which set the stage for the bottom of the 7th. Trailing 2-1 Jake Robinson drew a walk to start the inning. Robinson would get to second on a passed ball but would not move until two outs. Freshmen shortstop Brandon Napier came through in the clutch with a two out single that tied the game. On the throw to home Napier advanced to second and then take 3rd on the wild throw to 2nd. Napier would stay stranded on 3rd and the game would go into extra innings. Matt Addis threw a perfect 8th for Sinclair but left the game in the 9th with a muscle spasm in his wrist. Jordan Russell gave up a leadoff double and things fell apart as he gave up six earned runs.

Final Score: Genesee 3 Sinclair 2 (In 9 Innings)

Offensive Leaders: Steve Buglione 1-3 RBI, Brandon Napier 2-4 RBI

After two days and 10+ hours of shoveling, the snow is off Grady's Field and we are ready for baseball.  The season opener will be pushed back one hour and will now start at 1:00.

This weekend will be the second annual Coach Jim Harrison Memorial Tournament.  All donations and concessions taken in this weekend will go to Coach's Scholarship fund.  Joining the Pride this weekend will be Ancilla out of Indiana and Genesee CC out of New York.  Should be a great weekend of baseball.

As tradition in the Sinclair Baseball Program, four players have been chosen by their teammates to lead as Captains this season. Sophomore's Arthur Dockery, Erik Lamka, Zach Stewart and Corey Throckmorton.

Dockery had a very promising start for the Pride last year before missing the second half of the season. Since then Doc has made a commitment to the classroom and has earned the respect of this year’s squad. "Doc is a very solid middle infielder and a great team guy. Doesn't matter if he is in or out of the line-up he comes to play and is ready every day." Last year Doc earned the nickname "The Rabbit", for his speed and quickness.

Lamka held the top spot for the Tartan Pride staff last season posting a 7-2 record. A great student, Erik doesn't lead with words, but by his actions. "Donkey is one of the hardest workers in the program and has a strong bulldog mentality on the mound. I'm very proud of his achievements both on the field and in the classroom."

Since his arrival this fall Zach Stewart has made an immediate impact. "It doesn't happen often that a transfer will come in and be voted as a captain. Zach has a strong work ethic and is an outstanding player. I don't think they made a bad choice in Stewart." Stewart will split time in the outfield and infield this season and be a mainstay in the batting line-up.

Finishing up this year’s Captains is 3rd year player Corey Throckmorton. As a freshmen Corey was one of the top hitters in the Region hitting nearly .400. Last year he tore his UCL in the 2nd week of the season and was granted a medical redshirt. "Corey has been with me from the start. We’ve had a lot of ups and downs but in the past three years he has grown up a lot. I expect Corey to have a big year for us both behind the dish and with the bat."

For the 2nd straight year the Sinclair Baseball team went to the Community Blood Center in Downtown Dayton to donate blood.  After touring the facility and learning about blood donation nearly 2/3 of the players decided to donate.  Every blood donation saves three lives.  Special thanks to all of the players that gave blood.

Addis / Buglione

Calhoun / Campbell

Cono / Dockery

Harper / Johann

Kerns / Kilburn

Kimsey / Marrero

McCowan / Napier

Pressly / Robinson

Stewart  / Throckmorton

Weingartner / Yinger

Red vs. Grey World Series Schedule at Grady's Field (AIA):

Wednesday Oct 14th: 5:00 Game 1

Friday Oct 16th: 4:00 Game 2, 7:00 Game 3 (If Necessary)

Rosters:

Red Team (Coach Parr): Addis, Calhoun, Dunfee, Kerns, Kimsey, Lamka, Robinson, Marrero, Throckmorton, Bray, Heckman, McCowan, Napier, Buglione, Johann.

Grey Team (Coach Thrush): Botjer, Bruckman, Campbell, Frank, Russell, Turner, Groene, Ketchem, Weingartner, Cono, Dockery, Stewart, Yinger, Frazier, Harper, Ragland.

THE FIRST ANNUAL HAL MCCOY 2009 BASEBALL CLINIC

When: Saturday, October 3, 2009 (Rain or Shine)

Where: Fifth Third Field / Home of the “Dayton Dragons”

Who: Kids Between Ages 7 – 13 (No High School Students Allowed due to NCAA Regulations) Time: 10 to 2

Cost: $60.00 We will provide: Caps, Shirts, Lunch, Professional Instruction, and Fun!!

Please join us at Fifth Third Field for a day of fun, excitement, and instruction. The Clinic will be conducted under the watchful eye of head baseball coaches Rob Cooper of Wright State University, Steve Dintaman of Sinclair Community College, and Tony Vittorio of The University of Dayton. The instructors will be current players on the Wright State, Sinclair, and UD Baseball Teams, with special instruction by former major league players.

The Clinic is open to the first 200 kids that register. Should we experience inclement weather, the Clinic will be held indoors at Sinclair Community College Fieldhouse. If we do not reach capacity through pre-registration, there will be same day sign-ups at the Clinic location. Questions? Call Building Bridges at the number listed below. See you at the Ball Park!!

SPACE IS LIMITED, SO SIGN UP NOW AS THIS CLINIC WILL SELL OUT!!!!

Online registration is available on the Building Bridges website, www.buildingbridgesonline.net.

2157 Salem Ave., Dayton, OH 45406 / Phone: 937-274-6619

The Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League playoffs begin Tuesday at the Home of The Pride, Athletes in Action Stadium.  The Pride will be will represented in the playoffs with five former and current players. 

The Southern Ohio Copperheads (5th Seed) have four players that are connected to Sinclair.  Chad Geier and Trace Fowler have held down the shortstop position at Sinclair for the past four seasons.  Geier is in his final season at Indiana Tech and Fowler will have two years at Urbana University.  Current Pride members Zach Botjer and Justin Marrero have both had great summers.  Botjer is 1-1 with a 3.18 ERA and has struckout 17 batters in 11.1 innings pitched.  Marrero finished in the top 3 on the team in batting average (.263) and had nine extra base hits.

John Lydic recently picked up with the Licking County Settlers (4th Seed) and is hitting .412.  Lydic is heading to The University of Cincinnati next season.

Trace Fowler (Hamilton) has chosen to continue his education and baseball career at Urbana University. Fowler will play for the former Tartan Pride Head Coach Mike Goldschmidt. Fowler started at shortstop for two years for the Pride and was the leader of the infield. In his two years at Sinclair he hit over .320 and started in 97% of all games at short.

John Lydic (Gahanna Lincoln) will continue his career at Ohio Dominican University. After transferring from Kent State, Lydic became the starting catcher and led the team with a .409 batting average. Lydic is the first Sinclair player to transfer on to play at ODU.

We wish both players the best of luck as they continue their careers.

As the All-Star Break nears, another former Sinclair player joins the Southern Ohio Copperheads.  Former shortstop Trace Fowler has joined the Copperheads and is expected to arrive in Athens today.  Fowler joins former Tartan Pride member Chad Geier and two current players Zach Botjer and incoming transfer Justin Marrero.  You can follow along and listen to the games live on the Copperheads website listed below:

http://aspnet.cob.ohiou.edu/copperheads/index.aspx 

The Pride extended their season Sunday afternoon by knocking out Vincennes University 5-2 in the losers bracket final.  Jacob Robinson turned in his best performance of the year on the mound allowing only two runs in 6 2/3 innings.  With two outs, two strikes and a runner on first, Robinson injured his thumb on a slow roller base hit to 3rd base.  He was forced to leave the game and Jordan Russell came in to close the door.  Russell struck out Kotter to end the game and pick up his Sinclair Baseball record 10th save of the season.  Top Offensive Performers: Dan Marsh 2-3 3B, John Lydic 1-2 RBI.

For the first time in school history the Tartan Pride reached the Regional Final and found themsleves taking on Kellogg for the 2nd time in the tournament.  With a bunch of tired arms (Six games in three days) the Pride battled and played their hearts out only to fall 10-4.  Kellogg will represent Region 12 in the World Series in two weeks.  Three Sinclair players made the All-Tournament team this year: Jacob Robinson, Dan Marsh, and Clay Ragland.

The Pride finished the season at 36-12 and OCCAC Conference Champions. 

OCCAC All-Conference: Dan Marsh, Taylor Hoisington, John Lydic, Clay Ragland, Erik Lamka

OCCAC Coach of the Year: Steve Dintaman

All Region 12 Team: John Lydic

All Region 12 Tournament Team: Jacob Robinson, Dan Marsh, Clay Ragland

Congratulations to these players on these accomplishments.

2009 Sinclair Baseball Unsigned Senior Workout Day

Sinclair Community College has set their 2009 summer workout date. If you would like to attend or know someone who would, all they need to bring is a valid physical form and fill out a player profile form. Forms can be found on our website under prospective athletes or picked up in the Sinclair Athletic Department Office in Building 8.

When: June 1st – 10:30-2:00 (Check in will start at 9:30.)

Where: Athletes in Action Stadium in Xenia, OH (Home Field of the Tartan Pride) 

Directions from Sinclair: Take I-75 North/South to 35 S Xenia. When 35 Splits stay right (Washington Court House). Take 42 North Exit. Right on Ledbetter (1st light) and left on Detroit Street. Park is on right.

Itinerary:

• 10:30 - Run the 60 (Catchers, Outfielders, Infielders, Pitchers)

• 10:50 – Fielding : Catchers – Throw to 2nd - Outfielders – Throw to 3rd, Home. From RF - Infielders – GB at SS.

• 11:40 - BP (Pitchers, Catchers, Outfielders, Infielders)

• 1:00 – Pitchers/Catchers Bullpens

• 2:00 – Done with workout – Break for Lunch

• 3:15 – Optional Visit at Sinclair : Directions to Sinclair: Left on Detroit St and Right on Ledbetter. Left on US 42. Take 35 W Dayton. Take I-75 North. Exit Third Street. Right off exit then a right on Perry Street. Right on 4th Street and take the turnoff on the left to get to the Parking Garage. Park on 3rd Level on the 75 Side. You will then take the long tunnel across to the campus. Once you have reached the end of the tunnel turn left and go through the double doors. Walk to the end of the hallway and take the elevator on your right to the Basement "B" Level. Take a right out of the elevator and then toward left toward the student activities center. We will be meeting in the sports café lounge by the two big screen TV’s.

• 4:00 – End of Visit

If you have any questions please call the office number below or email me at Stephen.Dintaman@Sinclair.edu. It’s a field turf field so we will not have problems with weather.

Coach Dintaman

(937) 512-3039

Coming off one of the most successful seasons in the history of the program the Pride are showing no signs of slowing down.  "I am very pleased with the group of student-athletes that we have joining us this fall," said Dintaman.  "We started recruting pretty hard in the fall and we've done a great job in getting the type of player that we want here at Sinclair.  So far this class is made up of seven pitchers and five position players from five states.  With the group of players that we have returning and this incoming class, expectations will be as high as they have ever been here.  August begins the journey to the 580."

Class of '09

Stephen Buglione - OF - Milford High School (MI)

Jacob Campbell - LHP - Transfer: Triton College (IL)

Michael Dunfee - LHP - Urbana High School

Cody Frank - LHP - Amanda High School

Chas Harper - OF - Brown County High School (IN)

Jake Heckman - 2B - Crystal Lake Central High School (IL)

Alex Kimsey - RHP - Unioto High School

Justin Marrero - C/MIF - Transfer: Northwest Florida State College

Brandon Napier - SS - Perry County Central High School (KY)

Austin Pressly - RHP - Franklin-Monroe High School

Justin Schultheiss - RHP - Transfer: University of Cincinnati

Chase Turner - LHP - Bryan Station High School (KY)