COLLEGE ROUNDUP

BASEBALL

Orange Coast 2,

Irvine Valley 1

COSTA MESA — Sophomore right-hander Brett Wallach went eight innings, allowing one run on three hits while striking out five Tuesday, helping the Pirates remain atop the Orange Empire Conference.

Wallach improved to 5-1 after getting enough run support, a solo home run by Ryan Sheeks in the first inning and Beck Wheeler singled in a run with two outs in the eighth. OCC (25-9, 13-3 in conference) plays at IVC Thursday at 2 p.m.

Orange Empire Conference

Orange Coast 2, Irvine Valley 1

SCORE BY INNINGS

Gerhardt and Thibault; Wallach, Licon (9) and Arellano. W – Wallach, 5-1. L – Gerhardt, 4-4. Sv. – Licon. 2B – Stokes (OCC). HR – Sheeks (OCC)