January 6, 2004

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For the first time in its history, Oakton Community College has three baseball players touted as "Players to Watch" by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.

Two Oakton hitters and one pitcher were listed as top junior college baseball players in the nation as chosen by junior college baseball coaches in the Jan. 2, 2004 issue of Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, an authority of amateur baseball for 40 years.

Collegiate Baseball Newspaper named Brandon Cox, 22, as the top designated hitter in junior college baseball. Cox, a native of Atlanta, Ga., was the 2003 Co-MVP for Oakton last season driving in 65 runs and hitting 15 home runs while batting .393. The 6' 1" right-hander batter also belted 17 doubles and five triples last season.

Bryant Perdomo, 19, was listed fourth among all junior college shortstops in the nation. The Wheeling native batted .363 for Oakton last season and was named to the Skyway Conference All-Conference First Team.

The publication also dubbed Eddie Spychalski, 20, one of the top right-handed pitchers in junior college baseball. A graduate of Driscoll Academy in Addison, the 6' 7" hurler throws over 90 MPH and last year was listed by Baseball America as one of the "Top 50 High School Prospects."

"To have three players named to this elite group is a wonderful honor to our program," said Mike Pinto, Oakton's head baseball coach. "These men have worked very hard, and I am extremely proud of them."

The Raiders finished the 2003 campaign with a record 41 wins while capturing the Region IV Sectional Championship. Oakton starts the 2004 baseball campaign March 13 in Fort Pierce, Fla. and plays its first home game March 22 against Joliet.

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