March
1 , 2005
Talented Oakton Team Launches 2005 Baseball Season
The nationally ranked Oakton Community College baseball team defends its NJCAA Region IV Sectional Championship starting at 5 p.m., Saturday, March 12, as the Raiders open the 2005 season against Delaware Valley College in Ft. Pierce, Florida. The team will play a 13-game schedule in the sunshine state through March 17.
With 33 victories in 2004, Oakton finished third in the NJCAA Region IV Finals - the highest achievement of any baseball team in College history. Head coach Mike Pinto guided the Raiders to the NJCAA Region IV Sectional Championship for the second year in a row and was named Community College Coach of the Year by the Chicago Pitch and Hit Club.
In the NJCAA Division II Baseball Preseason Poll, the Raiders are ranked in the top 35 and Oakton plays 22 games against nationally ranked teams this season. "That will be a true test of our character," said Pinto, who has a 74-28 record in his first two years at Oakton. "We have speed, contact hitters throughout the lineup, and a deep pitching staff."
Oakton makes its 2005 home debut in a doubleheader against Madison Area Tech starting at 3 p.m., Thursday, March 31. Complete team schedules are available at www.oakton.edu/resource/athletics. For more information, contact Coach Pinto at 847-635-1753.
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