Baseball team can't make it two in a row over Orange Coast

Baseball team can't make it two in a row over Orange Coast

Irvine Valley's baseball team managed to get a game in despite rainy weather for the second day in a row.

But the Lasers couldn't earn a second straight Orange Empire Conference win.

After beating Orange Coast on Thursday at IVC, the Lasers fell at Orange Coast, 8-2.

Irvine Valley's record went to 12-15 overall and 3-9 in conference, while Orange Coast improved to 15-12 overall and 6-6 in conference.

OCC won two games of the three-game series.

Irvine Valley jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on an RBI double by sophomore center fielder Dillon Millar. The double scored shortstop Jordan Gillerman, who had singled earlier in the inning.

But Orange Coast came back with three runs in the bottom of the first and then added single runs in the second, third and fourth innings to take a 6-2 advantage.

Irvine Valley's second run of the game came in the top of the fourth on a RBI single by freshman first baseman Tyler Wagner.

Gillerman ended up going 2 for 5 with a run scored and Millar went 2 for 5 with one RBI.

Orange Coast finished with 14 hits.

The top of the order did the most damage for OCC as the trio of J.T. Navarro, Chris Prescott and James McLellan combined for seven hits, five runs and two RBI. Navarro went 3 for 4 with two runs, Prescott went 2 for 3 with two runs and an RBI and McLellan went 2 for 4 with a run and an RBI. Jake Scott was 2 for 2 with two walks and one run and Robert Tell had a hit and two RBI for the Pirates.

Jack Pabich (3-1) overcame some early trouble before settling in and allowing two runs on eight hits with five strikeouts over seven innings. Parker Manahan and Ryan Randel each pitched a scoreless frame to finish the game out for Orange Coast.

Lasers' left-hander Ryan Abady (3-4) took the loss, allowing six runs (four earned) on six hits with four walks and two strikeouts over 3.1 innings.

Freshman Adam Lamar pitched two innings and gave up two runs on five hits with a strikeout and sophomore Joseph Chacon pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and a walk and striking out to batters.

The Lasers will return to action on Tuesday with a home game against Cypress at 2 p.m.