Sailors give it away, 2-1

Newport Harbor High softball pitcher Kim Moore continued her strong

start Wednesday, but six Sailor errors, including four in a two-run

Saddleback first-inning, helped the Roadrunners collect a 2-1 win in

the championship semifinals of the Costa Mesa Tournament at TeWinkle

Park.

Moore, who has two no-hitters this season, yielded just one hit,

striking out eight in a complete-game effort. Both Saddleback runs

were unearned. Moore also paced the Tars’ seven-hit attack, going 2

for 3, including a double.

Jenny Daniels also had a double for the Sailors, who fell to 4-2.

But the Sailors left six runners on and broke down defensively.

They will now settle for a third-place showdown with Costa Mesa,

tentatively scheduled for Monday at TeWinkle Park.

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Costa Mesa Tournament Semifinal

Saddleback 2, Newport 1

Newport 000 001 0 -- 1 7 6

Sddlbck 200 000 x -- 2 1 2

Moore and Campbell; Fernandez and Ramirez.

W -- Fernandez. L -- Moore. 2B -- Moore

(NH), Daniels (NH)

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OCC falls, 8-0

FULLERTON -- Orange Coast College pitcher Kera Mathes retired the

first nine batters, but host Fullerton broke open a scoreless game to

win, 8-0, in six innings, in Orange Empire Conference action

Wednesday.

OCC defeated Fullerton, 4-3, earlier in the season, but the

Hornets exacted revenge by holding the Pirates (7-9, 2-5 in the OEC)

to just one hit. Fullerton improved to 14-7, 5-2.

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Orange Empire Conference

Fullerton 8, OCC 0

OCC 000 000 -- 0 1 2

Fullerton 000 143 -- 8 10 1

Mathes, Brickley (6) and Sharum; Nix and

Gonzales. W -- Nix, 14-6. L- Mathes, 5-6

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