Cypress outwits Orange Coast, 9-3

Jason Vargas allowed three runs and struck out eight in 7 2/3

innings of work while going 1 for 3 with an RBI at the plate to lead

visiting Cypress to a 9-3 win over host Orange Coast Thursday

afternoon in the second round of the Orange Empire Conference Mini

Tournament.

The Coast defense didn’t do staff ace Kyle Allen (6-5) any favors,

committing six errors, which led to three unearned runs. Allen was

chased in the eighth inning with one out after a pair of errors

brought in a run and allowed another runner to advance to third.

Matt Fry did the majority of the offensive damage for the Chargers

(28-13-1, 8-15), going 3 for 5 with four RBIs and one run scored. His

triple to right field was the final pitch that Allen and gave Cypress

an 8-3 lead. Jason Crissman came on to pitch the final 1 2/3 innings

for the Pirates.

Vargas (9-2) allowed nine hits before getting pulled with two outs

in the eighth, but was able to thwart any extended scoring rallies by

the Pirates. After four consecutive hits in the fifth inning, Vargas

recorded a pair of strikeouts to close the door on the Coast scoring.

OCC’s Kyle Stanley continued his recent hot streak, going 2 for 4

with two doubles, one run scored and one RBI. Greg Benoit and Brad

Miller also had two hits apiece for the Pirates. Waldo Sauceda had a

pair of singles and scored twice for the Chargers.

Orange Coast (19-20-1, 8-15) will wrap up the 2003 season today,

hosting Fullerton in the final game of the OEC Mini Tournament at

2:30 p.m.

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Orange Empire Conference Mini Tournament

Cypress 9, Orange Coast 3

Score by Innings

Cypress 120 200 040 - 9 10 0

OCC 010 020 000 - 3 10 6

Vargas, Greenwalt (8) and Garcia; Allen,

Crissman(8) and Hicks. W -- Vargas, 9-2.

L -- Allen, 6-5. 2B -- Smith (C), Stanley

(OC) 2, Piaskowski (OC), Miller (C). 3B

-- Fry (C)

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Sage Hill prevails, 8-3

* Host Sage Hill School had only three hits, but combined two of

them with six straight walks in a seven-run third to help key an 8-3

Academy League baseball victory over St. Margaret’s Thursday.

Down, 3-0, entering its third inning, Matt Loper followed six

straight one-out walks with a three-run double, then scored on a

single by Zack Shokley to give the Lightning all it would need.

Loper also earned his fifth pitching win in six decisions,

striking out four in four innings.

Sage Hill (12-5, 8-3 in league) dropped St. Margaret’s to 3-8 in

league.

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Academy League

Sage Hill 8, St. Marg. 3

Score by Innings

St. Marg 003 000 0 -- 3 6 0

Sage Hill 007 010 x -- 8 3 0

Bacon, Austin (3), Porazzo (6) and

Goldstein; Loper, Friedrichs (5), Packard

(6), Wilkins (7) and Kornsweit. W -- Loper,

5-1. L -- Bacon. 2B -- Thomas (SM), Loper

(SH)

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