'I think 'Alto' would want us to play,' the Pirates' assistant coach Ron La Ruffa said
When the Orange Coast College baseball team, the Pirates, gathered at Wendell Pickens Field to begin their 2020 season on Tuesday, a very important member of the team was missing: Coach John Altobelli, who tragically died with eight others in a helicopter crash on Sunday morning., as they were all on their way to a basketball tournament in Thousand Oaks, California when their helicopter crashed, killing everyone on board.
“We have a long hard day ahead of us, but we’ll entertain ourselves for a couple hours with some baseball,” John’s brother, Tony Altobelli,“OCC baseball kicks off the 2020 baseball season on Tuesday at home, beginning at 2 p.m. We will be having a pregame ceremony at 1:45 p.m. to recognize and honor the life of our fallen leader, Pirate baseball coach, John Altobelli,” asaid. “Please spread the word and let’s get as much love and support into Wendell Pickens Field as as can.
“There are a lot of 14s around here today. Every time you see the number 14, think about John Altobelli.”
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