Community college softball: Pirates sweep Rio Hondo

COSTA MESA - The Orange Coast College softball team swept in a

nonconference doubleheader over visiting Rio Hondo Saturday.

Coach Jim Bollinger’s Pirates (6-2) overcame a 4-0 first-inning

deficit to rally for a 7-6 victory to open the day. Freshman pitcher

Charlotte Kraft earned her third win of the season.

OCC then scored 12 runs in the first three innings and held off Rio

Hondo (3-4) for a 13-10 win. Freshman pitcher Mijanou Pham recorded her

third win of the season, as freshman Emilee Bodiford ripped two doubles

and Pham belted a triple.

The Pirates return to action Feb. 22, hosting Cypress at 3 p.m. to

open Orange Empire Conference play.

NONCONFERENCE

Doubleheader

Orange Coast 7, Rio Hondo 6

Rio Hondo 400 101 0 - 6 10 2 Orange Coast 021 200 x - 7 12 7

Yariarte, Brenes (4) and Martinez; Kraft and Shanley, White (2),

Shanley (3).

W - Kraft, 3-1. L - Barnes. 2B - Hoffman (OCC). 3B - Mitchell (OCC).

Orange Coast 13, Rio Hondo 10 Rio Hondo 110 044 0 - 10 13 3

Orange Coast 345 000 1 - 13 16 8

Olnas, Yriarte (4) and Peralta, Martinez (6); Pham, Kraft (5) and

Shanley.

W - Pham, 3-1. L - Olnas. 2B - Bodiford (OCC) 2. 3B - Brenes (RH),

Pham (OCC).