JC baseball: Gauchos thump OCC

MISSION VIEJO - Host Saddleback College seized an 8-0 lead through

three innings and cruised to a 12-5 Orange Empire Conference baseball win

over Orange Coast Tuesday.

Willie Keller went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and Ryan France hit a three-run

homer for the Pirates, who fell to 3-11 in conference.

ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE

Saddleback 12, Orange Coast 5

Orange coast 000 320 000 - 5 6 2

Saddleback 116 101 11x - 12 15 1

Carey, Greco (4), Devin (6), Canada (6) and Keller; Cheo, Ogren (5) and

Arhart. W - Cheo. L - Carey, 2-7. 2B - Anderson (OCC), Valiente (S),

Arhart (S), LaRue (S), Richards (S) 2. HR - France (OCC), Valiente (S).