Rio Hondo outslugs OCC in win

Rio Hondo College scored six times in the second inning to take a

commanding lead and pounded out 16 hits on its way to a 15-3 victory

over host Orange Coast in a nonconference game shortened to five

innings Monday.

Third baseman Toni Porrazzo had the only run batted in for the

Pirates, who fell to 6-9 this season. OCC committed seven errors in

the game, leading to five unearned runs.

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Nonconference

Rio Hondo 15, Orange Coast 3

Score by Innings

Rio Hondo 361 50 -- 15 16 0

OCC 201 00 -- 3 3 7

Stern and Sundberg, Jimenez; Bell, Diaz (3)

and Kasey. W -- Stern. L -- Bell. 2B --

Koelliker (RH), Grimley (RH) 2, Estrada (RH),

Avila (RH). HR -- Estrada (RH).

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