Skyline College Baseball Icon Dino Nomicos Selected for CCCBCA Hall of Fame Induction

On Wednesday, the California Community College Baseball Coaches Association (CCCBCA) Executive Committee announced that longtime Skyline College Head Baseball Coach and current Dean and Athletic Director, Dino Nomicos, was unanimously selected for induction into the CCCBCA Hall of Fame. Nomicos will be joined by former Fresno City College Head Baseball Coach Ron Scott and officially inducted at the 2026 Baseball State Championships.

Following an illustrious 38-year coaching career, coaching in over 1700 games, Nomicos has spent the past four years serving as Dean of the Kinesiology, Athletics, and Dance Department and Athletic Director at Skyline College. He has also served as the Coast Conference Baseball Liaison.

Nomicos began his 20-year tenure as Skyline College's Head Baseball Coach in 1999, transforming the program into a perennial contender. He led the Trojans to their first Coast Conference Championship in 2004, five second-place finishes (2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2017), and eight state playoff appearances, including the 2004 Super Regional and regional berths in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, and 2017. He compiled a career record of 419–358 (.541 winning percentage), making him the winningest baseball coach in Skyline College history and second in all-time wins across all Skyline College athletics. Nomicos was named Coast Conference Coach of the Year in 2004 and 2007 and earned Victory Coach of the Year honors for the State of California in 2014.  In 2024, Nomicos was honored with the California Community College Athletic Association's Coaching Ethics Award.

During his 19 seasons at Skyline, Nomicos coached 18 All-Americans, including two-time All-Americans Jimmy Parque and Greg Gonzalez. Under his leadership, 12 players earned All–Northern California honors, 122 were named All-Conference, four received Gold Glove honors, and two earned the Big Stick Award. His influence extended to the professional ranks, with more than 30 players signing professional baseball contracts. Notable signees include Anthony Granato (Chicago Cubs), Greg Gonzalez (San Diego Padres), Justin Christian (New York Yankees), Will Vogl (New York Mets), Dan Hernandez (New York Mets), Rashad Taylor (Philadelphia Phillies), Jimmy Parque (Los Angeles Dodgers), Jermy Acey (Toronto Blue Jays), Julian Merryweather (Cleveland Indians), Matt Page (Washington Nationals), Grant Nelson (Arizona Diamondbacks), Phil Caulfield (Washington Nationals), and Cole Watts (Houston Astros).

Academically, the Trojan baseball program flourished under Nomicos' leadership. Serving as an academic advisor for all student-athletes, he maintained exceptional academic outcomes, with 95% of his players graduating to four-year universities and 80% earning baseball scholarships to top institutions nationwide. Over his career, Nomicos helped 172 student-athletes transfer on scholarship to four-year programs, including the University of South Alabama, CSU Northridge, UC Berkeley, Loyola Marymount University, the University of Nebraska, Auburn University, the University of North Carolina, the University of Texas, Fresno State, Oklahoma State, St. John's University, the University of San Francisco, San José State, Sacramento State, Lamar University, Lee University, Cumberland University, and Sonoma State University.

Nomicos also played a pivotal role in the development of Skyline College's athletic facilities. In 2005, he helped guide the construction of a state-of-the-art sports complex featuring a FieldTurf baseball field, two modern soccer fields, expanded seating, a press box with a coach's office and concession stand, a three-cage turf batting facility, upgraded locker rooms, sports medicine facilities, a media room, academic classrooms, and additional fan amenities.

Prior to Skyline College, Nomicos spent seven years as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of San Francisco (1984–1990) and seven years as an assistant coach at Cañada College (1990–1996), maintaining graduation rates exceeding 90% and scholarship placement rates of 80%.

Nomicos' playing career began at Cañada College, where he played centerfield, served as team captain, and earned All-Conference honors under longtime coach Lyman Ashley. He later transferred to the University of San Francisco, where he again started in centerfield, served as team captain, and earned All-Conference honors. He concluded his playing career with two seasons of independent professional baseball in Montreal, Canada.

Nomicos earned his bachelor's degree in Physical Education and Sports Management from the University of San Francisco in 1984 and completed a master's degree in Educational Administration in 1990. He and his wife, Cathy, reside in San Francisco and are the proud parents of two daughters, Athena and Diana.