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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