Posted: Mar 24, 2026
Tigers Drop First OEC Game of the Year
#26 Saddleback
(14-12, 4-3)
6
#6 Riverside
(20-6, 6-1)
4
| Final (11) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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#26 Saddleback | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
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#6 Riverside | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
No. 6-ranked Riverside City College conceded its first Orange Empire Conference loss to No. 26-ranked Saddleback College, dropping a 6-4, 11-inning loss.
The Tigers drop to 20-6 overall, 6-1 in conference, while the Bobcats improve to 14-12 on the year and 4-3 in the OEC.
Grant Gray (2-for-4) and Aiden Erlandsen (2-for-3) led the Tigers, while Josh Chairez (1-for-6), Johnny Alley (1-for-5), Bubba Heidler (1-for-5), Noah Haros (1-for-5), Isaiah Crowe (1-for-2), and Luis Sosa (1-for-4) also had hits for RCC.
Riverside looks to answer back as it heads to Saddleback for the second game of the series on Thursday at 2 p.m.