Ventura blanks Eagles

Estancia High sophomore Blake Pinto struck out three, walked only one

and scattered eight hits in his first varsity start Wednesday, but

Ventura posted a 4-0 victory to claim seventh place in the eight-team

Pride of the Coast baseball tournament at Corona del Mar High.

Evan Van Geem finished 2 for 3 with a double while catcher Tim

Morley also doubled for Estancia (0-12), which tallied five hits and

left two runners at third. Kane Curran and Dustin Stone added singles

for the Eagles in a game that featured no errors on either side.

Alan Turner went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and Jose Vargas added a

solo home run in the fourth inning for Ventura (5-10-1).

Riverside tops Pirates

* SOFTBALL: The Orange Coast College softball team fell, 17-2, to

visiting Riverside in Orange Empire Conference play Wednesday.

OCC (1-24, 0-12 in conference) gave up 11 runs in the third

inning.

Cassidy sparks OCC

* GOLF: The Orange Coast College men’s golf team fell to

Saddleback, 380-407, in Orange Empire Conference play Wednesday at

Tijeras Creek.

OCC’s Jason Cassidy shot 76 at the par-72 course, while Andrew

Flour (77), Chris Larson (85), Justin Gray (86) and Peter Baker

competed for the Pirates (3-9).