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      <title>Pirates fall to Ventura in softball play-in game</title>
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      <description>COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College softball team saw its 2026 season come to an end with a 9-3 loss to visiting Ventura College in the play-in game of the Southern California Regional playoffs on Tuesday at the OCC Softball Stadium.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Seven-run sixth propels Pirates past Chargers</title>
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      <description>COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College softball team has been quite the wildcard all season long and Tuesday's 13-8 come-from-behind win over visiting Cypress College on Sophomore Day at the OCC Softball Stadium was excellent proof of that.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Pirate bats come alive in five-inning win over Chargers</title>
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      <description>COSTA MESA -- It was a loud and impressive start of this week's three-game series for the Orange Coast College softball team as the Pirates rolled past visiting Cypress College in a 13-5, five-inning win on Monday at the OCC Softball Stadium.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Pirates rally late for 7-6 win over Bobcats</title>
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      <description>COSTA MESA -- It was the bat AND the glove of Kayla Vargas down the stretch that proved to be the difference for the Orange Coast College softball team as the Pirates rallied from a 6-2 deficit to beat Saddleback College, 7-6, on Thursday at the OCC Softball Stadium.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Pirates take second straight over Tigers</title>
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      <description>COSTA MESA -- After a heart-pounding, extra-inning, comeback road win for the Orange Coast College softball team against Riverside on Tuesday, the Pirates made things much easier on Thursday at home with a 7-1 win over the Tigers in Game 2 of this week's three-game series.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>McNair leads Pirates past Rustlers, 9-5</title>
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      <description>HUNTINGTON BEACH -- Sophomore standout Kelsey McNair shined at the plate and in the pitcher's circle for the Orange Coast College softball team as the Pirates topped rival Golden West, 9-5, on Friday at GWC to take the rubber game of this week's three-game series with the Rustlers.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Pirates even series with 10-2 win over Rustlers in five</title>
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      <description>COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College softball team turned their game up several notches on Thursday as the Pirates rolled to a 10-2, five-inning win over visiting Golden West in an Orange Empire Conference matchup at the OCC Softball Stadium.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Pirates take series with big win over Hawks</title>
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      <description>COSTA MESA -- After a frustrating late-inning loss on Thursday, the Orange Coast College softball team quickly erased the memory from their collective brains by routing Santiago Canyon, 15-4, in five innings on Friday at the OCC Softball Stadium.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Pirates rout Hawks in series opener</title>
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      <description>COSTA MESA -- It was a dominating performance for the Orange Coast College softball team as the Pirates rolled in five innings over visiting Santiago Canyon, 15-1, on Tuesday at the OCC Softball Stadium.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Pirates top Warriors in extras, 6-5</title>
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      <description>TORRANCE -- It was a nice win for the Orange Coast College softball team as they showed poise and toppled a strong El Camino squad, 6-5, in eight innings on Wednesday afternoon at ECC.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Pirates topple Dons in extras, 7-2</title>
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      <description>SANTA ANA -- The Orange Coast College softball team needed to put in some overtime on the road on Friday but managed to pull out a 7-2 win in 9 innings over host Santa Ana College.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Pirates respond loudly with 10-5 win over Santa Ana</title>
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      <description>COSTA MESA -- After a head-scratching setback on Tuesday at Santa Ana College, the Orange Coast College softball team showed some fight and used a big inning to roll past the visiting Dons, 10-5, on Thursday at the OCC Softball Stadium.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Pirates find a way to win with 6-3 victory over Hornets</title>
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      <description>FULLERTON -- The Orange Coast College softball team came up clutch in the top of the seventh inning to break a 3-3 tie and defeat Fullerton College, 6-4, on Thursday at Fullerton College.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Pirates contain Hornets in OEC opener</title>
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      <description>COSTA MESA -- It was the perfect start to Orange Empire Conference play for the Orange Coast College College softball team as the Pirates topped visiting Fullerton College, 6-2, on Tuesday, at the OCC Softball Stadium.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Pirates fall to Comets in extras</title>
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      <description>COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College softball team pushed the No. 2 team in the state into extra innings, but in the end, the long ball did the Pirates in as visiting Palomar earned an 8-5, eight-inning win on Friday at the OCC Softball Stadium.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Pirates blank Coyotes in home opener</title>
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      <description>COSTA MESA -- It was quite the home opener for the Orange Coast College softball team as the Pirates no-hit the Compton College Coyotes in a five-inning, 10-0, win on Friday at the OCC Softball Stadium.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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