COLLEGE ROUNDUP
BASEBALL
Saddleback 3,
Orange Coast 2
MISSION VIEJO — With the Pirates dropping their Orange Empire Conference regular-season finale Friday, they finished in a three-way tie for the conference championship.
OCC (29-13, 17-7 in conference) could’ve won the title outright with a victory.
Sophomore Ricky Stokes gave the Pirates a 1-0 lead with a solo home run in the third, but the Gauchos (27-17, 15-9) answered with three runs in the fourth to take a 3-1 lead.
The Pirates shared the conference crown with Santa Ana and Cypress. Cypress defeated Santa Ana, 6-3, leaving both teams at 17-7 in conference.
The Pirates kept themselves in contention for a league crown with a 4-0 victory against Irvine Valley Thursday.
Orange Empire Conference
Saddleback 3, Orange Coast 2
SCORE BY INNINGS
Drummond, Licon (5) and Arellano; Myers, Liguori (9) and Krobetzky. W – Myers, 2-0. L – Drummond, 7-4. Sv. – Liguori. 2B – Sheeks (OCC). HR – Stokes (OCC).
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