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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