{"id":1898,"date":"2009-05-18T15:20:08","date_gmt":"2009-05-18T20:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/?p=1898"},"modified":"2017-06-20T10:16:16","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T15:16:16","slug":"dintaman-earns-occac-coach-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2009\/05\/18\/dintaman-earns-occac-coach-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Dintaman earns OCCAC Coach of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1954\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1954\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1954\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2009\/05\/18\/dintaman-earns-occac-coach-of-the-year\/attachment\/280steve\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/280steve.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"280,329\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 20D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1234327404&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"280steve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/280steve.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1954\" style=\"margin-top:3px; margin-right:10px;\" title=\"280steve\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/280steve.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/280steve.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/280steve-255x300.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sinclair coach Steve Dintaman was awarded the OCCAC Coach of the Year after leading the Pride to a 36-12 record and the NJCAA Region 12 runner-up.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sinclair Pride coach Steve Dintaman earned the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference Coach of the Year award after leading the Pride to a 36-12 record and a step short of the NJCAA World Series.<\/p>\n<p>Sinclair won a trip to the NJCAA Region 12 Tournament for the 17th time in 21 years after winning the OCCAC Conference Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Dintaman praised his staff that includes Tom Bell, Ryan Hill, Mike Parr and Dustin Bassler.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a staff that really gets along and we all share the same philosophies,\u201d he said. \u201cI am very thankful for my assistants.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a nice honor, but I don\u2019t set out my goals and list win the coach of the year,\u201d Dintaman said of the award. \u201cIf I ever do get a plaque for that award, it\u2019s something I\u2019ll share with the rest of my coaching staff because all of those guys have worked very hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Athletic Director Jack Giambrone said he is proud of every accomplishment that the team has made during the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCoach Dintaman and his team have kind of been the poster children of what we believe athletics should be,\u201d said Sinclair athletic director Jack Giambrone. \u201cHis academic standards for the baseball team are higher than the general academic standards for the college.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul> <strong>More awards for Pride<\/strong><\/p>\n<li>OCCAC All-Conference Team: OF Dan Marsh, IF Taylor Hoisington, C John Lydic, OF Clay Ragland, P Erik Lamka<\/li>\n<li>All-Region 12 Team: C John Lydic<\/li>\n<li>All-Region 12 Tournament Team: P Jacob Robinson, OF Dan Marsh, OF Clay Ragland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sinclair Pride coach Steve Dintaman earned the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference Coach of the Year award after leading the Pride to a 36-12 record and a step short of the NJCAA World Series. 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