Baseball: Pirates survive

HUNTINGTON BEACH - Ryan France went 2 for 5 with a home run and

four RBI to lead the Orange Coast College baseball team to an 11-9 win

over rival Golden West Tuesday on the Rustlers’ field.

France’s blast keyed a seven-run fourth inning giving the Pirates the

lead for good.

Chris Laws, Jason Reuss and Blair Havens each had a pair of hits for the

Pirates (11-19, 5-12 in conference), while Adam Anderson and Nick

Orlandos each had two RBIs.

Ty Harper (Corona del Mar High) went 3 for 4 with a home run and three

RBIs to lead Golden West (15-16, 6-11).

The two schools meet again Thursday at 2 p.m. at OCC.

ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE

Orange Coast 11, Golden West 9 Orange Coast 130 700 000 - 11 11 2

Golden West 031 012 011 - 9 15 1

Parkin, Surdock (6) and Murphy, Keller (9); Gelatka, Miller (4), Branch

(9) and Archer. W - Parkin, 1-2. L - Gelatka, 3-4. S - Surdock, 1. 2B -

Anderson (OCC), Hanson (GWC) 2. HR - France (OCC), E. Archer (GWC), P.

Archer (GWC), Harper (GWC).