May
11, 2004
Oakton Baseball Team Receives Postseason Awards
The Oakton Community College baseball team placed three players on the 2004 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region IV All-Region Team.
Named to the All-Region first team were sophomore outfielder Brandon Cox (Dunwoody) and sophomore right-hand pitcher Eric Johnson (Maine West). Cox is batting .389 with 44 runs batted in and six home runs. Johnson, ranked as the top pitcher in NJCAA Division II, boasts a 5-1 record along with a miniscule 0.96 earned run average. Named to the second team, freshman right-hand pitcher Eddie Spychalski (Driscoll Catholic) rounds out the NJCAA Region IV All-Region Team for the Raiders. The 6'6" pitcher sports a 4-1 record with two saves and a 3.10 earned run average.
In addition to the NJCAA Region IV All Region selections, the Raiders also placed eight players on the 2004 Skyway Conference All-Conference Team. Named to the Skyway Conference First Team were Johnson, Cox, sophomore first baseman Jeff Wertepny (Elk Grove Village), and sophomore shortstop Bryant Perdomo (Wheeling).
Making the Skyway Conference Second Team were Spychalski, freshman infielder Guy Battista (Notre Dame), freshman right-hand pitcher John McGowan (Schaumburg), and sophomore outfielder John Uribe (Notre Dame).
The Raiders (32-15) advanced to the NJCAA Region IV Championship with their 10-9 victory over College of Lake County on May 9. This is the second year in a row under head coach Mike Pinto that the Raiders have won the NJCAA Region IV Sectionals.
Oakton will begin play in the NJCAA Region IV Championship on May 14 at 12 p.m. when they travel to Black Hawk College in Moline to play Kankakee.
Last season, the Oakton baseball team set a Raiders record, finishing the season 41-11.
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