Softball: Pirates find OEC win column

COSTA MESA - Monica Ortega used her arm and her bat to help the

Orange Coast College women’s softball team to a 11-3 win over visiting

Irvine Valley in Orange Empire Conference action Friday.

Ortega threw a complete-game two-hitter, allowing no earned runs. She

also went 2 for 2 with three RBIs for OCC (12-8, 1-3 in conference).

Renee Snyder went 2 for 3 with two runs scored and two RBIs, while

Kristin Degree had two hits, scored three runs and stole three bases,

bringing her season total to 30.

OCC will travel to Fullerton College Monday at 3 p.m. to take on the

Hornets.

ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE

Orange Coast 11, Irvine Valley 3

Irvine Valley 000 21 - 3 2 4

Orange Coast 430 13 - 11 10 3

Schur, Cornell (2) and Hamer; Ortega and Valdez. W - Ortega, 8-6. L -

Schur, 0-2. 2B - Snyder (OCC), Jensen (OCC).