Cuesta bumps off OCC, 11-5

Orange Coast College got off to a slow start at the Cypress

Tournament Friday as Cuesta, No. 6 in the state, sent the No. 11 Pirates

down to an 11-5 defeat.

Cuesta was up by a 4-0 count at halftime and was never threatened.

Jeff Sample and Sergio Gonzalez each scored twice for Coast.

The Pirates returned later in the day to face Cerritos.

Cypress Tournament

First round

Cuesta 11, Orange Coast 5

Orange Coast 0 0 1 4 - 5

Cuesta 2 2 2 5 - 11

OCC - Sample 2, S. Gonzalez 2, McKinney 1. Saves - Harvey 5.