Baseball: Pirates tame Tigers

RIVERSIDE - Corona del Mar High product Eric Wiethorn went 3 for 5

with a two-run double and a ninth-inning RBI double to give the Orange

Coast College baseball team a stunning 7-5 Orange Empire Conference win

over host Riverside Saturday.

Wiethorn’s two-base hit brought in Chris Laws, who led off the inning

with a single.

John Coleman gave OCC (12-20, 6-13 in conference) a two-run lead when he

drove in Wiethorn with a double.

After a rocky start in his last outing, Jamie Brown threw seven strong

innings, striking out seven. Drew Parkin allowed no hits in the final two

innings to pick up the win.

Laws was 2 for 3 with three runs scored, while Wiethorn finished with

four RBIs.

Despite a rough season for the Pirates, they managed to split their four

games with the Tigers (25-7, 13-6).

OCC will compete in the College of the Sequoias Tournament

Tuesday-Thursday before resuming OEC play at Santa Ana, April 25 at 2

p.m.

ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE

Orange Coast 7, Riverside 5

Orange Coast 004 010 002 - 7 9 2

Riverside 002 020 100 - 5 8 0

Brown, Parkin (8) and Keller; Mansfield, Hernandez (9) and Thornberg. W -

Parkin, 1-2. L - Mansfield, 7-2. 2B - Wiethorn (OCC), Coleman (OCC),

Schuler (R) 2. HR - Wiethorn (OCC).