College softball: OCC loses, 4-3

SANTA ANA - Orange Coast College’s softball team gave up three runs

in the fourth inning as it fell to host Santa Ana, 4-3, in an Orange

Empire Conference matchup.

The Pirates (11-7, 0-2 in conference) scored two in the third and one in

the sixth inning. Renee Snyder and Angelia Valdez got the two OCC RBIs.

Kristin Degree went 2 for 3 and scored one Pirates’ run. OCC’s Noelle

Espinoza, who hit a double, and Renee Snyder, who had a triple, got the

only extra-base hits in the game. Santa Ana improves to 7-4, 2-1 in

conference.

ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE

Santa Ana 4, OCC 3

Score by innings

OCC 002 001 0 - 3 6 2

Santa Ana 100 300 0 - 4 4 1

Ortega and Valdez; Kralich and Kendrick. W - Kralich, 6-4; L - Ortega,

7-6. 2B - Espinosa (OCC). 3B - Snyder (OCC).