Baseball: It’s play ball time for college players

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Two former Orange Lutheran pitchers, Andrew Thurman and Bobby Wheatley, are set to start on the mound on Friday for UC Irvine and USC, respectively, in season debuts.

Former Mater Dei outfielder Ty Moore, a freshman at UCLA, could get the start in left field for the Bruins against Minnesota.

Former El Camino Real outfielder Mitch Dergazarian went two for five in getting his first collegiate hits for Azusa Pacific.

-- Eric Sondheimer