2013 Baseball Headlines

Eight Pirate baseballers moving on
June 05, 2013
COSTA MESA -- Eight Orange Coast College baseball players will be taking their talents to four-year schools, according to head baseball coach John Altobelli.

Pirates' season ends with series loss at Palomar
May 04, 2013
SAN MARCOS -- The Orange Coast College baseball team saw its 2013 season come to an end this past weekend at the Southern California Regional playoffs, losing to Palomar College in a best-of-three series.

Pirates earn No. 11 seed; will face Palomar in regionals
May 01, 2013
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College baseball team earned a No. 11 seeding in this year's 18-team Southern California Regional playoffs and will play at No. 6 Palomar College, beginning on Friday at 2 p.m.

Pirates top Lasers in regular-season finale
April 25, 2013
IRVINE -- After a rough five-game stretch, the Orange Coast College baseball team ended the 2013 regular season on a strong note, topping Irvine Valley, 6-2, on Thursday at IVC.

Pirates fall to Irvine Valley
April 23, 2013
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College baseball team dropped its fifth straight game on Tuesday, a 13-4 loss to visiting Irvine Valley College at Wendell Pickens Field.

Pirates drop fourth straight as Gauchos prevail, 9-1
April 20, 2013
COSTA MESA -- With the end of the 2013 regular season coming to an end, the struggles of the Orange Coast College baseball team are coming at a very inopportune time.

Pirates lose late lead, fall to Tigers, 5-4
April 16, 2013
COSTA MESA --The Orange Coast College baseball team lost a two-run lead in the top of the eighth inning and could not answer back in Tuesday's 5-4 to visiting Riverside City College.

Pirates fall 4-2 at Riverside
April 12, 2013
RIVERSIDE -- The "big hit" just wasn't to be found on Friday as the Orange Coast College baseball team lost 4-2 to Riverside City College at the Evans Sports Complex.

Pirates rally, but Hornets prevail, 8-7
April 09, 2013
COSTA MESA -- In a matchup between two of the top-ranked baseball teams in Southern California, Orange Coast College came back from a five-run deficit, only to see Fullerton slip out of Wendell Pickens Field with an 8-7 win on Tuesday.

Pirates complete sweep of Dons with 4-2 win
April 06, 2013
COSTA MESA -- For the first time since 1971, the Orange Coast College baseball team completed a three-game, regular season sweep over the powerhouse Santa Ana College Dons.

Pirates jump out early, hang on for 6-3 win over Dons
April 04, 2013
SANTA ANA -- The Orange Coast College baseball team used a strong start to pull away from the host Santa Ana Dons en route to a 6-3 Orange Empire Conference win at Don Sneddon Field on Thursday.

OCC offense returns in in 8-0 win over Cypress
March 22, 2013
COSTA MESA -- For the first time in recent memory, the Orange Coast College baseball team played like a team worthy of 18 wins and a high ranking in the Southern California rankings.

Bats go cold in 6-2 loss to Rustlers
March 19, 2013
COSTA MESA -- The offense struggled on Tuesday as the Orange Coast College baseball team fell to visiting Golden West, 6-2, in an Orange Empire Conference matchup played at Wendell Pickens Field.

Coast wins third straight with 3-2 win over Rustlers
March 18, 2013
HUNTINGTON BEACH -- The Orange Coast College baseball team picked up some extra-inning success on Saturday, beating Golden West, 3-2 in 10 innings at Fred Hoover Field.

Wilson leads Pirates past Gauchos, 2-0
March 12, 2013
COSTA MESA -- Freshman righty David Wilson pitched seven shutout innings to lead the Orange Coast College baseball team to a 2-0 win over visiting Saddleback College on Tuesday at Wendell Pickens Field.

Pirates blanked by Tigers
March 09, 2013
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College baseball team had "one of those days" on Saturday as the visiting Riverside Tigers blanked the host Pirates, 12-0 at Wendell Pickens Field.