Community college baseball:

Matt Clanton, Rob Williams and Glenn Hedgpeth combined to record 12

strikeouts to lead the Orange Coast College baseball team to a 1-0

victory over host College of Sequoias, to open the COS Tournament

Wednesday.

Clanton, OCC’s starter, struck out seven in four innings, while

Williams fanned three in four innings. Hedgpeth came in the ninth and

earned the save, while striking out two to help give the Pirates (18-6)

their fourth straight win.

OCC sophomore Jake Garcia belted a two-out RBI double to score Ryan

Marcos, who singled to reach.

The Pirates continue tourney play today, facing Cabrillo and West

Hills.

COLLEGE OF SEQUOIAS TOURNAMENT

Orange Coast 1, College of Sequoias 0

Sequoias 000 000 000 - 0 6 0

Orange Coast 000 100 00x - 1 6 0

Stein, Petty (6) and Maricelli; Clanton, Williams (5), Hedgpeth (9)

and Hanson. W - Williams. L - Stein. Sv - Hedgpeth. 2B - Spires (COS),

Garcia (COS), Garcia (OCC).