Eight Bucs all-conference

Sophomore first baseman Eric Oliver highlights three Orange Coast College baseball players named first-team All-Orange Empire Conference by conference coaches.

Oliver, a second-team honoree as a freshman, was joined on the first team by fellow Pirates Cory Olson and Keith Demorgandie.

OCC’s Nick Rotkowitz, Ryan Shopshire, Serrin Jarvi, Wes Kartch and Mike Ferraro were named to the second team.

Oliver ended the regular season with a .340 batting average. He hit a team-high five home runs and produced 36 RBIs.

Olson, a freshman outfielder, hit .403 with four homers and 31 RBIs, while Demorgandie, a sophomore pitcher who missed more than a month with a tender elbow, went 5-4 with a 1.85 ERA in 78 innings.

Rotkowitz, a repeat second-team honoree, hit .283 with one homer and 26 RBIs. His defensive contribution at shortstop was also key for the Pirates.

Shopshire, who missed time with a facial fracture, finished 4-2 with a 2.92 ERA on the mound.

Kartch, a freshman third baseman, hit .345 and scored 38 runs.

Jarvi, used both as a closer and a starter, was 4-2 with four saves and a 4.43 ERA.

Ferraro, a freshman, hit .361 with two homers and 28 RBIs.

OCC swept College of the Canyons in the Southern California Regional Playoffs, Friday and Saturday. It will play host to the four-team Super Regionals, beginning Friday.