Junior college baseball: Pirates edge Saddleback

MISSION VIEJO - Scott Beerer struck out seven, walked one and gave

up three hits to lead Orange Coast College to a 2-1 Orange Empire

Conference baseball victory at Saddleback Tuesday.

Joey Morrison had an RBI double in the fifth inning and Donny Murphy

homered in the sixth to give the Pirates a 2-0 advantage.

Beerer had a no-hitter going into the eighth before Saddleback answered

with a home run. OCC improves to 4-5 in conference.

ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE

Orange Coast 2, Saddleback 1

Orange Coast 000 011 000 - 2 5 2

Saddleback 000 000 010 - 1 3 1

Beerer and Hanson; Gore, Hunlof (8), Jackson (9) and Behrean. W - Beerer,

4-2; L - Gore. 2B - Morrison (OCC), Knell (S). HR - Behrean (S), Murphy

(OCC).