College softball: OCC doubles up IVC

IRVINE - Orange Coast College’s softball team beat host Irvine

Valley, 8-4, Friday, improving to 2-6 in the Orange Empire Conference

while keeping the Lasers winless at 0-6.

Meredith Niles went 3 for 4 with two RBIs, two runs scored and two stolen

bases for OCC (13-10, 2-6 in conference). Niles’ teammate, Jennifer

Jensen got the game’s only two extra-base hits. She hit a game-tying

triple in the third inning, and she also got a double. The Pirates’

Angelia Valdez was 2 for 3 with an RBI.

ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE

OCC 8, Irvine Valley 4

Score by innings

OCC 002 021 3 - 8 12 2

Irvine Valley 112 000 0 - 4 6 5

Espinoza, Guillen (7) and Degree; Cornell and Hamer. W - Espinoza, 5-2; L

- Cornell. 2B - Jensen (OCC), 3B - Jensen (OCC).