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)