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Baseball: Two Pirates earn All-State honors; two others selected to All-Southern California squad |
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COSTA MESA -- After posting one of the most successful seasons in recent memory, four Orange Coast College baseball players earned their spots on the 2008 All-State and All-Southern California squads. |
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Baseball: OCC's season comes to an end with loss to Riverside |
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SAN LUIS OBISPO -- One of the most successful seasons in recent memory came to a disappointing end on Saturday as Orange Coast College fell to Riverside 11-5, eliminating the Pirates from the 2008 Super Regional Playoffs. |
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Baseball: Pirates fall to Cypress in Super Regional opener |
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SAN LUIS OBISPO -- For the past few games, the Orange Coast College baseball team has been jumping out to big, early leads, but on Friday, it was the Cypress Chargers who threw the first uppercut as they pulled out a 10-5 win in Game 1 of the Southern California Super Regionals, held at Cuesta College.
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Baseball: Pirates sweep past Long Beach City to advance to Super Regional |
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COSTA MESA – Sparked by a seven-run third inning, the Orange Coast College baseball team punched its ticket into next week’s Super Regional Playoffs with a 9-7 win over Long Beach City in the first round of the Southern California Regionals on Saturday at OCC’s Wendell Pickens Field. |
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Baseball: Pirates top Vikings in playoff opener, 9-4 |
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COSTA MESA -- One throwing error opened the door for a big inning and the Orange Coast College baseball team stepped through with six early runs en route to a 9-4 win over visiting Long Beach City in the opening round of the Southern California Regionals on Friday at Wendell Pickens Field. |
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Baseball: Time change for Friday's playoff game with Long Beach City |
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COSTA MESA -- Game 1 of the Southern California Regional Playoffs between Orange Coast and Long Beach City has been changed to 2:30 p.m. on Friday at Wendell Pickens Field.
Originally slated for 3 p.m., then 2 p.m., the Pirates (30-13-1) and Vikings (26-18) will officially throw the first pitch at 2:30 p.m.
Game 2 of the best-of-three series will begin on Saturday at 11 a.m. at OCC.
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Baseball: Four Pirates earn all-conference honors |
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COSTA MESA -- After helping the Orange Coast College baseball team to a second place finish in the Orange Empire Conference, four Pirate players earned first-team honors on the All-Orange Empire Conference team, as selected by the coaches from each school. |
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Baseball: Times set for regional playoff with Long Beach City |
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COSTA MESA -- The times have been set for this weekend's Southern California Regional baseball matchup between Orange Coast and Long Beach City colleges. |
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Baseball: Pirates get No. 3 seed, will host Long Beach City in playoffs |
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COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College baseball team was seeded third on Sunday for this year's Southern California Regional Playoffs and will host Long Beach City College in a best-of-three series, beginning on Friday at Wendell Pickens Field. |
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Baseball: Pirates wrap up second place in OEC with 12-6 win over IVC |
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COSTA MESA -- After a tough 11-8 loss on Thursday and an early 5-0 deficit on Friday, it looked like the Orange Coast College baseball team appeared to be sputtering into the postseason.
That sputter turned into a full-blown roar by the Pirates' offense as they rallied to top Irvine Valley 12-6 to clinch second place in the Orange Empire Conference standings.
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Baseball: Hillman, Dixon lead Pirates past Golden West, 8-2 |
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COSTA MESA -- Thanks to a five-run seventh inning, the Orange Coast College baseball team was able to cruise to an 8-2 win over rival Golden West on Tuesday in Orange Empire Conference action.
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Baseball: Pirates snap losing skid with 10-inning win over Cypress |
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COSTA MESA -- It's been over three months, nearly 30 games and exactly one pitching delivery makeover since Ryan Rosenhahn last started for the Orange Coast College baseball team.
If Thursday's performance is a prelude to upcoming outings, the next start will be much, MUCH sooner for the sophomore righty as he helped the Pirates snap their five-game losing streak with a 3-2 win in 10 innings over visiting Cypress.
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Baseball: Pirates' struggles continue with 11-5 loss to Cypress |
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CYPRESS -- If anyone sees the sprinklers on full-blast in the middle of the night on the Orange Coast College baseball field, don't be alarmed. They're just looking for a rainout, much like in the 1980's movie classic, "Bull Durham".
However, with Crash Davis nowhere in sight, it will have to be up to the Pirates themselves to figure it out following Tuesday's 11-5 loss to Cypress, their fifth straight conference setback after winning their previous 10 OEC games.
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Baseball: Early struggles cost Pirates in 7-4 loss to Saddleback |
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MISSION VIEJO -- Not even a revamped lineup could help the Orange Coast College baseball team snap out of its funk.
The Pirates dropped their fourth straight Orange Empire Conference game with a 7-4 loss to host Saddleback on Thursday, dropping them into a tie for second place with Irvine Valley in the OEC standings.
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Baseball: Pirates drop third straight |
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COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College baseball team dropped its third straight game with a 4-2 Orange Empire Conference loss at home to Saddleback on Tuesday at Wendell Pickens Field. |
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Baseball: Pirates' win streak snapped by Santa Ana, 5-3 |
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COSTA MESA -- The 10-game conference winning streak for the Orange Coast College baseball team came to an end on Thursday as the Santa Ana Dons pulled out a 5-3 win over the Pirates in a battle between the two top teams in the Orange Empire Conference. |
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Baseball: Pirates pull away from Riverside, hang on for 12-10 win |
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RIVERSIDE -- The Orange Coast College baseball team maintained its share of first place in the Orange Empire Conference with a 12-10 road win over defending state champion Riverside on Tuesday in OEC action. |
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Baseball: Pirates score three in eighth to edge Riverside, 5-4 |
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COSTA MESA -- Wes Kartch's two-run single and Drew Hillman's game-winning sacrifice fly were the main ingredients to a three-run, eighth-inning rally as the Orange Coast College baseball team slipped past defending state champion Riverside, 5-4, on Saturday at Wendell Pickens Field. |
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Baseball: Pirates keep on winning, 7-5 |
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COSTA MESA -- When teams get on a winning streak, it seems like players up and down the lineup find ways to contribute. That was indeed the case for the Orange Coast College baseball team during Thursday's 7-5 Orange Empire Conference win over visiting Fullerton. |
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Baseball: Hillman leads Pirates to 14-1 win over Fullerton |
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FULLERTON -- Drew Hillman went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and eight RBI to lead the Orange Coast College baseball team to its seventh straight Orange Empire Conference win, 14-1, over the host Fullerton Hornets on Tuesday. |
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Baseball: Pirates hang on to top Irvine Valley, 7-6 |
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COSTA MESA -- Fans need to know one important rule when Orange Coast and Irvine Valley play each other in baseball -- don't leave early.
The Pirates jumped out to a 7-3 lead, then hung on for dear life as the Lasers rallied late. But reliever Justin Peterson managed to shut the door on the Lasers' rally, giving OCC a 7-6 win to conclude the first round of Orange Empire Conference play.
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Baseball: Three-run eighth lifts Pirates past Rustlers, 4-1 |
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COSTA MESA -- After nearly squandering away a bases-loaded, nobody out opportunity in the bottom of the eighth, the Orange Coast College baseball team took advantage of a costly Golden West error and pulled out a 4-1 win over the visiting Rustlers on Tuesday. |
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Baseball: Olson's 9th-inning home run lifts Pirates to 7-6 win |
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COSTA MESA -- Sophomore centerfielder Cory Olson came through with another game-winning blast for the Orange Coast College baseball team as his two-out, two-run, ninth-inning home run propelled the Pirates to a 7-6 comeback win over the visiting Cypress Chargers on Thursday. |
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Baseball: Pirates demolish Gauchos, 22-3; finish road trip 3-0 |
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MISSION VIEJO -- After opening the Orange Empire Conference with a listless 8-0 loss at home, the Orange Coast College baseball team was staring down the barrel of a three-game road trip that featured games against defending state champion Riverside and defending OEC champ Santa Ana.
A week and three wins later, the loss to the Hornets is now a distant memory as the Pirates wrapped a perfect three-game road trip with a 22-3 win over Saddleback on Tuesday.
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Baseball: Pirates top Riverside on the road, 4-1 |
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RIVERSIDE -- Justin Peterson was the just what the Orange Coast College baseball team needed to snap it's four-game losing streak.
The sophomore lefty threw six solid innings to lead the Pirates past defending state champion Riverside, 4-1, on Thursday in Orange Empire Conference action.
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Baseball: Pirates blanked by Fullerton in OEC opener |
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COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College baseball team came up on the wrong end of an 8-0 decision on Tuesday against Fullerton in the Orange Empire Conference opener for both teams. |
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Baseball: Pirates drop one to Saddleback, 14-12 |
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COSTA MESA -- Despite a gritty effort by the offense, the pitching and defense let the Orange Coast College baseball team down as seven errors paved the way to a 14-12 loss to visiting Saddleback in Game 2 of the Orange Empire Conference Preview Tournament on Thursday. |
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Baseball: Pirates fall to Santa Ana in 10 |
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COSTA MESA - Even though Tuesday's matchup with Santa Ana doesn't count in the Orange Empire Conference standings, losing to the Dons in extra innings still isn't a fun way to spend a picture-perfect Tuesday afternoon. |
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Pirates keep rolling along; win seventh straight, 7-1 |
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COSTA MESA -- When asked about passing longtime OCC coach Wendell Pickens for second place on the all-time wins list, head coach John Altobelli summed it up best by saying with a smile, "It means that I'm getting old."
On Saturday, Altobelli picked up win No. 346 with a 7-1 victory over visiting Chaffey College on a cold, wet day at Wendell Pickens Field.
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Baseball -- New time, location for Saturday's game against Chaffey |
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The Orange Coast College baseball team, barring further wet weather over the next 24 hours, will play on Saturday against Chaffey College, but the game will be played at OCC's Wendell Pickens Field at 2 p.m., not 12 p.m., according to head coach John Altobelli. |
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Baseball: Pirates sweep away College of the Desert |
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PALM DESERT - It was a very successful weekend for the Pirates as they swept the College of the Desert in three straight games out in Palm Desert, winning by the scores of 4-1, 9-4 and 11-6, respectively.
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Baseball: Pirates edge Palomar, 5-4 |
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COSTA MESA -- What looked like a harmless intentional walk turned into a game-winning sacrifice fly by Ryan Sheeks as the Orange Coast College baseball team notched its sixth straight win by defeating Palomar 5-4. |
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Baseball: Dixon leads Pirates past College of the Desert |
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PALM DESERT -- Brandon Dixon again posted a solid pitching performance to the lead the Orange Coast College baseball team to a 4-1 nonconference win over the College of the Desert in the opening game of their three-game series in the desert. |
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Baseball: Olson's grand slam lifts Pirates past Cougars, 8-7 |
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COSTA MESA - It started with a bloop, then a base on balls, then a bunt before ending with a blast.
Cory Olson's eighth inning grand slam propelled the Orange Coast College baseball team to an improbable 8-7 comeback win over College of the Canyons on Tuesday.
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Baseball: Dixon's near no-no highlights OCC's 4-0 win |
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EL CAJON -- For the second time in as many seasons, an Orange Coast College pitcher was on the verge of joining Wayne Coughtry on the Pirates' no-hitter list.
However, much like last year, a ninth-inning hit by the opposition spoiled the fun, leaving OCC sophomore lefty Brandon Dixon to settle for a masterful one-hit performance as the Pirates blanked Grossmont 4-0 on Friday.
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Baseball: Pirates survive against Southwestern |
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COSTA MESA -- It's not too often that a team that pounds out 21 hits squeaks out a win, but that's what happed with the Orange Coast College baseball team in Tuesday's 11-8 triumph over visiting Southwestern. |
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Baseball: Pirates keep rolling, topple Long Beach 11-1 |
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COSTA MESA -- So far, so good for the Orange Coast College Baseball team as they defeated Long Beach City 11-1 in the second game of their three-game series on Friday at Wendell Pickens Field. |
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Baseball: Pirates hang on to top Long Beach City, 8-6 |
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COSTA MESA - On paper, things are rolling smooth for the Orange Coast College baseball team following Wednesday's 8-6 win over visiting Long Beach City.
However, head coach John Altobelli knows that the game is not played on paper.
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Baseball: Another schedule change for Pirates this week |
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COSTA MESA -- Due to poor field conditions, Wednesday's nonconference baseball game between Long Beach City College and Orange Coast College has been moved from LBCC to OCC's Wendell Pickens Field, beginning at 2 p.m. |
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Baseball: Pirates top, tie Cuesta in doubleheader |
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COSTA MESA -- The last thing the Orange Coast College and Cuesta College baseball teams needed was a long, drawn-out doubleheader with a long season still to go.
Apparently the baseball gods didn't care what the Pirates and Cougars thought as nearly six hours of baseball ended with a 4-1 OCC win and a 5-5, 14-inning tie on Saturday at Wendell Pickens Field.
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Baseball: Pirates to open today, play DH on Saturday |
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COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College baseball team will open the 2008 season on Friday at 2 p.m. against Cuesta, as scheduled, but the rest of the weekend's games will have a slight change of plans. |
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Baseball: Pirates open season with 4-3 win over Cuesta |
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COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College baseball team opened the 2008 season by edging visiting Cuesta College, 4-3, on Friday at Wendell Pickens Field in a matchup of two Super Regional qualifiers from a year ago. |
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Riverside hangs on to top Cuesta in Super Regional finals |
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COSTA MESA – Much like the Saturday’s Preakness horse race, the Riverside College baseball team needed a photo finish and won by a nose to advance to next weekend’s State Final Four.
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Baseball: Pirates eliminated by Moorpark; Cuesta-Riverside in finals |
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COSTA MESA - The way this year's Southern California Baseball Super Regional Playoffs have unfolded, the expression "March Madness" may have to move to May. |
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Baseball: Cuesta, Riverside prevail in Super Regional Playoff openers
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COSTA MESA - The Riverside Tigers and Cuesta Cougars drew first blood on Day 1 of the Southern California Super Regional Playoffs on Friday at Orange Coast College. |
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Baseball: Super Regional schedule set |
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COSTA MESA - Wendell Pickens Field will be the sight for one of the two Southern California Super Regional Playoffs, set to begin on Friday morning. |
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Baseball: Pirates eliminate Canyons; Super Regionals at OCC |
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COSTA MESA - Thanks to a stunning upset, the road to the State Final Four for the Orange Coast College baseball team will run through Wendell Pickens Field. |
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Baseball: Pirates rally late to top Canyons, 6-5 |
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COSTA MESA - It took just over seven innings for the Orange Coast College baseball team to figure out College of the Canyons lefthander Mike Robbins.
Trailing 5-2 in the eighth, OCC rallied with four runs to slip past the Cougars 6-5 in Game 1 of the Southern California Regional Playoffs on Friday at Wendell Pickens Field.
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Baseball: Eight Pirates earn All-OEC honors |
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COSTA MESA - Following their second-place finish in the Orange Empire Conference standings, eight Orange Coast College baseball players were selected for this year's All-OEC team. |
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Baseball: Pirates open playoffs at home against Canyons |
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COSTA MESA - The Orange Coast College baseball team will open the Southern California Regional Playoffs on Friday at home against the College of the Canyons, beginning at 2 p.m., according to head coach John Altobelli. |
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Baseball: Pirates tagged late by Lasers, 11-10 |
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COSTA MESA - The "one-run" bug again took a big bite out of the momentum sustained by the Orange Coast College baseball team. |
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Baseball: OEC Mini-Tournament schedule set |
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The Orange Coast College baseball team will wrap up the regular season with the Orange Empire Conference Mini-Tournament, slated for Tuesday, Thursday and Friday of this week. |
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Baseball: Pirates roll past Fullerton, 8-3 |
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COSTA MESA - Trailing 3-0 early on, relief pitcher Matt Hauser knew that he needed to keep Fullerton in check in order for the OCC offense to make some noise.
Mission accomplished on both ends for the Pirates as they topped the visiting Hornets 8-3 on Tuesday in Orange Empire Conference action.
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Baseball: Pirates 'hang-10' on Cypress, win 14-7 |
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CYPRESS - After some early bullet-dodging, the Cypress College baseball team finally received both barrels from the Orange Coast College offense in the third inning as the Pirates doubled-up the Chargers 14-7 on Saturday in Orange Empire Conference action.
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Baseball: Pirates lose heartbreaker, 2-1 |
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CYPRESS - Two of the top pitchers in the Orange Empire Conference were on display on Thursday at Cypress College and in the end, it was the Chargers who finally delivered a clutch hit down the stretch. |
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Baseball: Pirates win fourth straight |
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IRVINE - The Orange Coast College baseball team is picking a very good point of the season to play their best baseball of the season.
Cory Olson went 3-for-4 with his third home run in the past three games, leading the Pirates past host Irvine Valley 8-3 for their fourth straight win and their fifth win over the past six games.
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Baseball: Lum comes through as Pirates win in 11 |
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COSTA MESA - It appears that extra innings suits Chris Lum very well.
The sophomore catcher delivered his second game-winning hit in extra innings this season, ripping a two-out single to center with the bases loaded as OCC topped Irvine Valley 5-4 in 11 innings on Saturday.
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Baseball: Olson leads Pirates past Saddleback |
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COSTA MESA - After missing the past few games with a hand injury, Cory Olson made it loud and clear that he was ready to return to the field on Thursday. The freshman centerfielder went 3-for-4 with a triple, a three-run home run and five RBI to lead the OCC baseball team past visiting Saddleback, 11-4 in Orange Empire Conference action. |
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Baseball: Pirates answer late, top Saddleback 15-6 |
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MISSION VIEJO - It's been an April to remember for Eric Oliver as he led the Orange Coast College baseball team with another big day at the plate as the Pirates topped Saddleback 15-6 on Tuesday in Orange Empire Conference action. |
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Baseball: Bats go cold as Pirates fall to Dons, 3-2 |
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COSTA MESA - If asked beforehand, OCC head coach John Altobelli would not have been too upset if he was told he was going to split a pair of games against Santa Ana, but when asked shortly after Saturday's 3-2 loss, his mood was far from chipper.
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Baseball: Pirates escape for 10-9 win at Santa Ana |
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SANTA ANA - For 26 outs, the Orange Coast College baseball team dominated the first-place Santa Ana Dons. The time in between the 26th and 27th out was a bit dicey, however, as the Dons scored eight unearned runs with two outs in the ninth, but the Pirates still managed to sneak away with a 10-9 win on Thursday. |
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Baseball: Pirates blanked by San Diego Mesa |
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SAN DIEGO - The Orange Coast College baseball team could not find the right formula for beating San Diego Mesa, losing 7-0 in nonconference action on Thursday. |
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Baseball: Pirates squeak out 11-inning win |
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COSTA MESA - After watching his team squander numerous opportunities late, Orange Coast College head coach John Altobelli was ready to blow his stack on his team after the game.
Perhaps sensing that, the Pirates overcame a three-run deficit in the ninth, then won the game in the 11th, 5-4, over Chaffey on Wednesday in nonconference action.
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Baseball: Jarvi's gem propels Pirates past Gauchos |
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COSTA MESA - Serrin Jarvi's arm and the bats of several of his teammates enabled the Orange Coast College baseball team its first winning streak of the month by defeating Golden West 9-1 on Saturday. |
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Baseball: Pirates rally to top Golden West, 10-6 |
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HUNTINGTON BEACH - While it's true that Halston Barcelo reached base all five times he batted, with the help of three hit-by-pitches, the only things that swelled faster than his on-base percentage was is foot, knee and ribs. |
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Baseball: Pirates split with Riverside |
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COSTA MESA - After edging Riverside 4-3 on Saturday, the Orange Coast College baseball team was doubled-up by the Tigers 12-6 on Tuesday in Orange Empire Conference action.
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Baseball: March Maddening - Pirates fall to Fullerton |
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COSTA MESA - The Orange Coast College baseball team continues to ping-pong its way through the Orange Empire Conference schedule following Tuesday's 6-4 loss to Fullerton, keeping the win-loss trend in tact. |
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Baseball: Pirates' bats come to life in 8-1 win |
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COSTA MESA - After going just two-plus innings in his last outing, Ryan Shopshire had plenty of gas in the tank and the sophomore righty showed it by pitching a complete-game gem in Thursday's 8-1 win over Cypress on Thursday.
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Baseball: Pirates fall to Irvine Valley, 5-4 |
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IRVINE - The Orange Coast College baseball team once again came up on the wrong end of a one-run game as Irvine Valley withstood a late Pirate rally to prevail 5-4 in 10 innings Tuesday afternoon in Orange Empire Conference action.
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Baseball: Pirates outlast Saddleback, 12-5 |
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COSTA MESA - The Orange Coast College baseball team used some late-inning heroics to top visiting Saddleback 12-5 on Saturday in Orange Empire Conference action. |
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Baseball: Pirates doubled-up by Dons 10-5 |
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COSTA MESA - The Orange Coast College baseball team fell behind big to Santa Ana and despite a nice eighth-inning comeback, the Dons held on for a 10-5 win on Thursday in Orange Empire Conference action. |
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Baseball: Pirates win wild one over Rustlers |
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HUNTINGTON BEACH - Despite allowing a fourth-inning touchdown, the Orange Coast College baseball team's on-again, off-again offense was on full blast Tuesday, outlasting Golden West 14-10 in Orange Empire Conference action. |
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Baseball: Pirates fall to Tigers, 9-4 |
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COSTA MESA - A bunch of Riverside Tigers reached base without having to hit the ball and that proved costly to the OCC Pirates.
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Baseball: Pirates open OEC play with 10-4 win over Fullerton |
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FULLERTON - Last season, the Orange Coast College pitching staff managed to post one complete game. The Pirates racked up their third in 17 games with a 10-4 win over Fullerton in both teams' Orange Empire Conference opener. |
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Baseball: Pirates hang on to top Chaffey, 10-8 |
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COSTA MESA - What could have been a disasterous loss turned into a spirited win for the Orange Coast College baseball team.
After losing a four-run lead in the seventh, the Pirates answered right back to top visiting Chaffey 10-8 on Tuesday in nonconference action.
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Baseball: Pirates edged by Long Beach City, 4-3 |
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COSTA MESA - Struggling to find consistent success on offense, the Orange Coast College baseball team came up short to defending state champion Long Beach City, 4-3, on Saturday in nonconference action.
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Baseball: Shopshire tosses one-hitter in Pirates' win |
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SAN MARCOS - In 1956, the Dodgers were in Brooklyn, the Giants were playing at the Polo Grounds, the cost of gas was 30 cents per gallon and Orange Coast College pitcher Wayne Coughtry pitched the school's first (and last) no-hitter against Fullerton.
Fifty-one years later, OCC righthander Ryan Shopshire nearly equaled the feat, but a two-out, ninth-inning base hit spoiled history as the Pirates rolled past Palomar 11-1 on Thursday.
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Baseball: Bats go cold in the desert as Pirates lose in 15 innings |
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PALM DESERT - The Orange Coast College baseball team could not find any offensive success whatsoever as the College of the Desert pulled out a 2-1 win in 15 innings on Tuesday. |
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Baseball: Pirates settle for weekend split |
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COSTA MESA - The Orange Coast College baseball team overcame some sloppy play to earn a split of a three-team doubleheader on Saturday.
The Pirates dropped the opener, 10-2, to Southwestern before topping the College of the Canyons 11-7 in the nightcap.
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Baseball: Demorgandie, Pirates top San Diego City |
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COSTA MESA - It's hard for a pitcher with a 0.39 earned run average to actually lower that number, but sophomore righthander Keith Demorgandie did just that as he pitched a complete-game gem in Orange Coast's 5-3 win over San Diego City on Friday. |
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Baseball: Pirates win three straight in San Diego |
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SAN DIEGO - After starting the season with some offensive struggles, the Orange Coast College baseball team found plenty of holes this past weekend, winning three of four games in San Diego. |
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Pirates let one slip away, 6-5 |
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COSTA MESA - Following their 20-0 loss to Santa Ana earlier in the day, DeAnza baseball coach told his players to "flush that last game out of their system."
Three hours later, it was the Pirates looking for a bowl of their own as the Dons regrouped and topped the hosts 6-5 on Saturday in the second day of the Matt O'Brien Memorial Tournament.
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Demorgandie deals Pirates 4-0 win over Western Nevada |
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COSTA MESA - A good pitcher knows how to pitch out of jams. An outstanding pitcher doesn't get into any jams in the first place.
Welcome to "Outstandingville," Keith Demorgandie.
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Pirates drop two-of-three to Cougars in season-opening series |
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SAN LUIS OBISPO - Despite the 1-2 record, the Orange Coast College baseball team found plenty of positives following its three-game series with the host Cuesta Cougars. |
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Three Pirates selected in MLB Draft |
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COSTA MESA - Freshman right fielder Josh Bradbury (Corona del Mar H.S.) was one of three Orange Coast College baseball players selected in this year's Major League Baseball Draft. |
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Former Pirate earns Big West Player of the Week honors |
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SANTA BARBARA - Former Orange Coast College baseball standout Robbie Blauer was named the Big West Conference Player of the Week for his solid play at UC Santa Barbara. |
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Three Pirates earn all-conference honors |
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COSTA MESA - Three Orange Coast College baseball standouts -- Josh Bradbury, Eric Oliver and Nick Rotkowitz -- were selected to this year's All-Orange Empire Conference Team, as selected by the conference's coaches.
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Baseball family suffers tragic blow |
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COSTA MESA - While the Orange Coast College baseball team prepared for its playoff run, players, coaches and parents were saddened by two tremendous losses off the field.
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Great effort falls short as Pirates fall in three games to Chargers |
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CYPRESS - Even in defeat, the Orange Coast College baseball team showed the heart of a champion.
Following Saturday's 20-7 loss to Cypress, the Pirates regrouped and evened the best-of-three series with the Chargers, 2-1 on Sunday, before falling in the nightcap, 6-0, at the Southern California Regional Playoffs.
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Pirates drop regional playoff opener to Cypress |
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CYPRESS - There's something about the fourth inning that turns the Cypress Chargers into the 1927 New York Yankees when they play Orange Coast.
Despite a seven-run sixth inning, the Pirates were trumped by the Chargers' eight-run fourth during Saturday's 20-7 loss in the opening game of the Southern California Regionals at Cypress College.
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Pirates edge Cerritos; will face Cypress in SoCal Regionals |
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COSTA MESA - One thing about the Orange Coast College baseball team -- they like to make things interesting.
Hanging on to a one-run lead, the Pirates escaped a bases-loaded, nobody-out jam in the ninth and advanced to the Southern California Regionals with a dramatic 4-3 win over Cerritos on Tuesday at Wendell Pickens Field.
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Pirates host Cerritos in play-in game |
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