Coach Profile:
Name: Dino Nomicos, Head Coach
Coaching since: 2000
Assistants: John Quintell and Lucas Borgo
The Skyline View: Do you have a general style of play or do you mold your team to the talent you have?
Coach Nomicos: We usually look for blue-collar type players; kids that like to work hard and put in extra time. “Skyline guys,” that’s our trademark.
TSV: Is there a grade point average requirement?
CN: No, not for freshman. But once you finish competing, it’s 24 units you have to pass with a 2.0 average. The guys take 15-18 units per semester and go to school year-round, so they’re pretty busy.
TSV: How was last season?
CN: Last season we were very young; we finished third in our league and went to the state play-offs for the fifth year in a row. We returned 18 players and brought in 11 really good freshmen, so we are very strong this year. We have a good mix of kids but a lot of experience.
TSV: What teams do you play?
CN: Our conference is the Coast Pacific, which are 15 teams split into two divisions. We are in the division with Cañada, Ohlone, Monterrey Peninsula, Cabrillo, Gavilan, and Hartnell. The other side is College of San Mateo, Mission, De Anza, and City College of San Francisco.
TSV: Do you have any out of conference opponents?
CN: Yes. We open up Friday against Cosumnes River and play Sierra on Saturday, both home games. We also play Delta which, with Sierra, are the top teams in the state. We are ranked 12 and those teams are sixth or seventh.
TSV: How many games do you play?
CN: We play 12 pre-season games, all out of conference, and 24 in season which are in conference. So a total of 36 games per season.
TSV: Who are the teams biggest rivals?
CN: Cañada and College of San Mateo. Baseball in this area is a hot bed; they’re all good teams. But because we are in the same district as Cañada and College of San Mateo, those teams are our biggest rivals.
TSV: How many players within the last five to ten years have gone on to play professional or semi-professional baseball?
CN: Well, I give you this breakdown: We send 95 percent of our guys to a university to play, and 80 percent of those get scholarships. We have had, since I started in 2000, 16 kids [go on to] play professional baseball. Our goal is to move them on to the next level.
TSV: Anything you want to say to the students here at Skyline?
CN: Come out to the games. They’re exciting and we don’t charge.We draw more people than most of the sports here especially because we begin our games early, during the week at 2 p.m. and Saturday games at 1 p.m. The more kids that come, the better.