Pirates bounce back to beat Irvine Valley, 10-7

The Orange Coast College baseball team gave up a five-run lead, then

rallied back with five runs in the top of the ninth inning Saturday

afternoon to defeat host Irvine Valley, 10-7, in Orange Empire

Conference baseball action.

“We scrapped back, which was nice, because we’ve been losing them

in the ninth,” OCC Coach John Altobelli said.

In the ninth, after OCC’s Ryan Mathes (3 for 4) was intentionally

walked, Greg Beniot singled off the IVC third baseman’s glove to

score Tyler Shaffer with the tying run, then Dusty Hicks singled to

center field to plate Mathes for the go-ahead run. Beniot later

scored from third base on a double steal.

The Pirates (1-4 in the OEC) travel to Cypress for a 2 p.m. start

Tuesday.

IVC fell to 1-4 in conference.

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Orange Empire Conference

OCC 10, Irvine Valley 7

Score by Innings

OCC 012 200 104 -- 10 13 1

Irvine Vly 000 005 020 -- 7 11 1

Murdy, Hart (6), Boyd (6), Chrissman

(8), Farias (9) and Grant, Hicks (8);

Ramirez, Burson (5), Lewis (9), Jones

(9), McEachin (9) and Lane. W --

Chrissman. L -- McEachin. S -- Farias.

2B -- Stiltz (OCC), Lane (IVC), Flores

(IVC). 3B -- Shaffer (OCC), Mathes

(OCC). HR -- Smith (IVC)

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