Community college baseball: Pirates grab 10th in a row

IRVINE - Orange Coast College sophomore Rob Williams pitched a

complete-game shutout to lead the Pirates to their 10th straight win, a

4-0 Orange Empire Conference triumph over host Irvine Valley Tuesday.

Williams, a right-handed pitcher who scattered 10 hits, was backed by

a solid defense that helped him improve to 4-0 on the season. The

Pirates, who had lost four out five before their current streak, improved

to 24-7, 8-5 in the OEC.

In the eighth inning, OCC sophomore second baseman Jake Garcia crushed

a 3-1 pitch for a solo home run over the left field fence to provide the

Pirates with momentum.

Coast returns to OEC action Thursday at 2:30 p.m., hosting Irvine

Valley.

ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE

Orange Coast 4, Irvine Valley 0

Orange Coast 000 000 022 - 4 9 0

Irvine Valley 000 000 000 - 0 10 2

Williams and Hanson; Lewis, Van Horn (6), Brown (7), Clark (8) and

McSperrin. W - Williams, 4-0. L - Brown. 2B - Stanley (OCC). HR - Garcia.