Community college baseball: Hawaii nabs OCC’s Azze

COSTA MESA - Justin Azze, a pitcher for the Orange Coast College

baseball team, signed to play for the University of Hawaii next year,

Pirates Coach John Altobelli said.

Azze, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound, left-handed pitcher who will enter his

sophomore season this spring for the Pirates, compiled a 6.5 ERA and a

1-2 record last year.

“He has really blossomed into a quality all-around pitcher and has

matured this summer,” Altobelli said. “He will probably go pretty high in

the (Major League Baseball) draft if he has a good year and continues

what he’s doing.”