Baseball: OCC drops opener

COSTA MESA - Despite six strong innings of work from sophomore Mike

Carey, Orange Coast College’s baseball team couldn’t get its offense on

track in Friday’s 3-2 loss to Mt. San Jacinto in the opening day of the

Matt O’Brien Memorial Tournament.

Carey struck out six and allowed only one earned run in the loss.

Mt. San Jacinto’s Bryan Heaston kept OCC off balance most of the day,

allowing only five hits and had six strikeouts over eight-plus innings.

Jason Reuss and Orlando Caro were the lone offensive stars for the

Pirates.

Reuss scored in the first inning after reaching base on a double and

cracked his first home run of the year to right-center in the eighth.

Caro had three of the Pirates’ six hits.

The Pirates continue tournament action today against San Diego City at 10

a.m. and Moorpark at 2 p.m.

MATT O’BRIEN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

Mt. San Jacinto 3, Orange Coast 2

Mt. San Jacinto 000 002 100 - 3 8 1

Orange Coast 100 000 010 - 2 6 1

Heaston, Bracken (9) and Manlaci; Carey, Brown (7) and Keller.

W - Heaston, 1-0; L - Carey, 0-1.

2B - Rodriguez (MSJ), Rincon (MSJ), Reuss (OCC). 3B - Rodriguez (MSJ). HR

- Reuss (OCC).