Softball News -- 2022

Pirates fall in wild regular season finale
Pirates fall in wild regular season finale

April 27, 2022

COSTA MESA -- The wind was blowing out and the runs kept coming, but in the end, the Orange Coast College softball team came up a run short in a 12-11, 10-inning loss to visiting Saddleback College, which wraps up the regular season for both teams.

Pirates walk off Tigers with 5-4 win
Pirates walk off Tigers with 5-4 win

April 25, 2022

COSTA MESA -- The right arm of Ashlee Kean and the bat of Gillian Gordon was just enough for the Orange Coast College softball team to slip past visiting Riverside City College, 5-4 in eight innings, on Monday at the OCC Softball Complex.

Six-run seventh propels Pirates past Tigers
Six-run seventh propels Pirates past Tigers

April 20, 2022

RIVERSIDE -- The Orange Coast College softball used a six-run seventh-inning to pull past Riverside City College, 8-3, on Wednesday afternoon in an Orange Empire Conference matchup.

Pirates stung by Hornets, 7-5
Pirates stung by Hornets, 7-5

April 15, 2022

COSTA MESA -- It's been a hard-fought, but frustrating three games against the Fullerton College Hornets for the Orange Coast College softball team as the Pirates fell, 7-5, on Friday at the OCC Softball Complex.

Pirates flex muscles in 12-4 win over Rustlers
Pirates flex muscles in 12-4 win over Rustlers

April 11, 2022

COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College softball team put on their hitting shoes on Monday and rolled to a 12-4, six-inning win over visiting Golden West on Monday at the OCC Softball Complex.

Big first inning helps Pirates tame Tigers, 12-4
Big first inning helps Pirates tame Tigers, 12-4

April 04, 2022

COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College softball team scored 11 times in the first inning and cruised to a 12-4, six-inning win over visiting Riverside City College at the OCC Softball Complex on Monday.

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Pirates show no mercy in 5-inning win over Rustlers

March 23, 2022

HUNTINGTON BEACH -- A big six-run fifth inning was the difference-maker for the Orange Coast College softball team as the Pirates rolled through Golden West College and left town with a 9-0 mercy-rule win over the host Rustlers on Wednesday.

Perez's grand slam propels Pirates past Bobcats
Perez's grand slam propels Pirates past Bobcats

March 18, 2022

COSTA MESA -- One big swing from Nadia Perez was all that was needed to turn things around for the Orange Coast College softball team, who rallied for a 7-5 Orange Empire Conference win over visiting Saddleback on Friday at the OCC Softball Complex.

Pirates blast away early, rout Citrus, 12-0
Pirates blast away early, rout Citrus, 12-0

March 14, 2022

COSTA MESA -- The suspense ended early on Monday as the Orange Coast College softball team scored early and often en route to a 12-0, five-inning, nonconference win over visiting Citrus College.

Pirates rout Tigers in five, 12-3
Pirates rout Tigers in five, 12-3

March 11, 2022

RIVERSIDE -- The traffic home from Riverside City College will be a little more tolerable for the Orange Coast College softball team after the Pirates rolled past the host Tigers in five innings, 12-3, on Friday afternoon.

Pirates battle hard, but fall late to Santa Ana
Pirates battle hard, but fall late to Santa Ana

March 09, 2022

COSTA MESA -- Taking on one of the top pitchers in the state, the Orange Coast College softball team had its hands full on Wednesday and pushed Santa Ana College to the edge, but in the end, the Dons pulled out a 3-2 Orange Empire Conference win over the host Pirates.

Pirates rally to tame Owls, 11-7
Pirates rally to tame Owls, 11-7

March 07, 2022

GLENDORA -- The Orange Coast College softball team took care of business late and topped Citrus College, 11-7, on Monday afternoon in a nonconference matchup.

Pirates outduel Rustlers in 1-0 pitcher's duel
Pirates outduel Rustlers in 1-0 pitcher's duel

February 25, 2022

COSTA MESA -- Unlike their baseball counterparts, the Orange Coast College softball team picked up a victory through stellar pitching as the Pirates shut down rival Golden West, 1-0, on Friday at the OCC Softball Complex.

Manhart's perfecto highlights OCC's sweep over Jaguars
Manhart's perfecto highlights OCC's sweep over Jaguars

February 05, 2022

CHULA VISTA -- Lindsey Manhart pitched a six-inning perfect game to lead the Orange Coast College softball team to an 8-0 win over Southwestern in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader sweep over the Jaguars.

Pirates capture home opener over Glendale, 7-1
Pirates capture home opener over Glendale, 7-1

February 02, 2022

COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College softball team doesn't have too many home contests throughout the month of February, so it was important to make the home opener count in the Pirates' favor. Mission accomplished as Coast topped Glendale, 7-1, on Tuesday at the OCC Softball Complex.

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