{"id":24086,"date":"2019-05-24T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=24086"},"modified":"2019-05-23T20:02:39","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T01:02:39","slug":"sinclair-athletics-dominate-postseason-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/05\/24\/sinclair-athletics-dominate-postseason-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinclair Athletics Dominate Postseason Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Tartan Pride softball and baseball teams reached the end of their regular season, picking up an overwhelming number of awards in the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference<\/a> (OCCAC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tBoth teams also won the OCCAC Championship, and the softball squad made it to the World Series for the first time in its history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They opened World Series play as the #11 seed against St. Louis Community College in Clinton, Missouri on May 22, defeating the Archers in an 8-1 blowout. The Lady Pride take on the Phoenix College Bears in the second round of tournament play May 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tThe Tartan Pride baseball team finished the season with a record of 51-10 (27-1 in conference play) and won their third OCCAC championship in a row. It is their ninth title in the last 11 seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\tThe softball team ended their regular season 31-14 (14-2 in the conference). Their capturing of the OCCAC title was a bit sweeter, as the last time they earned it was in 1991, nearly three decades ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tThey bested Jackson College and Lake Michigan College to win the NJCAA Division II District I Tournament to punch their ticket to the World Series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Tartan Pride softball team.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\tBaseball held the #3 ranking in the NJCAA Division II for most of the year, leading to the Tartans sweeping the OCCAC Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tHead coach Steve Dinatman won Coach of the Year, Mike Sears won Player of the Year as well as Freshman of the Year and AJ Peter won Pitcher of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Congrats to @MikeSears15<\/a> @SinclairBB<\/a> on being @OCCACSports<\/a> Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year @SinclairCC<\/a> @NJCAABaseball<\/a> @JucoBaseballWS<\/a> @JucoBaseballGuy<\/a> @daytonsports<\/a> @CoachDintz41<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/JtKHjeYIdz<\/a><\/p>— Coach Price (@NCAACoachPrice) May 20, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>