Baseball: Pirates win Apache Classic opener

SAN DIEGO - The Orange Coast College baseball team won the opening

game of the Apache Classic, knocking off San Diego Mesa, 8-5, Friday.

Jason Reuss clubbed his third home run of the season. The sophomore

scored two runs and drove in two for the Bucs (2-2).

Other offensive stars for OCC were Blair Havens (3 for 3, two RBIs) and

catcher Brian Murphy (2 for 5, a home run and two RBIs.

Pirate starter John Coleman threw six-plus innings to get the win, while

Drew Parkin recorded his second save of the season, throwing the final 2

1/3 innings.

With the loss, San Diego Mesa falls to 3-2.

Weather permitting, OCC will play East L.A. College at UC San Diego today

at 10 a.m. before taking on host Grossmont at 2 p.m.

APACHE CLASSIC

First Round

Orange Coast 8, San Diego Mesa 5

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Coleman, Canada (7), Parkin (7) and Murphy; Goldman, Bowen (6) and

Lococo.

W - Coleman, 1-0; L - Goldman.

2B - Wiethorn (OCC), Laws (OCC) Havens (OCC). 3B - Battle (SDM). HR -

Reuss (OCC) Murphy (OCC), Binkowski (SDM).