Coast wins, 6-5

EL CAJON - Jennifer Jensen had a two-run triple and made a

game-winning catch with the bases loaded in the last inning to lead

Orange Coast College’s softball team to a 6-5 five-inning victory at

Grossmont College Saturday.

With a forfeit victory over Glendale, the Pirates improved to 5-2-1.

Against Grossmont, Coast took a 3-0 lead in the third inning, but the

Griffins fought back with a pair of runs in the third and two more in the

fourth to take a 4-3 lead heading into the final inning.

In the top of the fifth, Meredith Miles led off with a single, then

stole second and third before tyhing the score on Erin O’Hara’s sacrifice

fly to left. Kim Guillen delivered a two-out, two-run triple to put the

Pirates up, 6-4.

The Griffins fought back again, loading the bases with one out in the

bottom of the fifth inning.

Jensen, however, made a sterling catch in the gap in left-center,

saving two runs amd most likely, the game. One runner tagged and scored

to trim Coast’s lead to 6-5, but O’Hara struck out the next batter to

close out the victory.

O’Hara picked up the win, improving to 2-1.

Miles finished the game 2 for 3 with two runs scored.

Coast’s next game is Monday at 11 a.m. when the Pirates host San Diego

Mesa.

NONCONFERENCE

Orange Coast 6, Grossmont 5

Orange Coast 012 03 - 6 7 2

Grossmont 002 21 - 5 8 2

O’Hara and Miles; Allen and Landers. W - O’Hara, 2-1. L - Allen. 2B -

Mitchell (OCC), Dellandill (G), Allen (G). 3B - Jensen (OCC), Guillen

(OCC), Edwards (G).