Myhre throws no hitter as Aztecs baseball splits with Chandler-Gilbert CC to close season

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Courtesy of Pima Athletics

Tucson, AZ – The Pima Community College baseball team (21-31, 11-29 in ACCAC) closed out the 2018 season on Saturday at the West Campus Aztec Baseball Field.

The Aztecs got a dominant pitching performance from freshman Mason Myhre (Canyon del Oro HS) as the Aztecs split with Chandler-Gilbert Community College (23-33, 10-30).

Game 1: Pima CC Aztecs 7, Chandler-Gilbert CC Coyotes 1 (7 innings): Myhre put on a show as he tossed a no-hitter giving up one run (one earned) with 11 strikeouts and three walks. He hit the first two batters he faced and with two outs, the Coyotes scored on a sacrifice-fly RBI.

The Aztecs responded in the bottom of the 1^st inning with four runs. Freshman Michael Wong hit a sacrifice-fly RBI to score freshman Enrique Porchas (Kofa HS). With the bases loaded and two outs, the Aztecs caught a break when a throw sailed over the first base side and Marcus Mendez (Desert View HS), freshman Rafael Padilla (Nogales HS) and freshman Javier Nava came in to score.

Mendez hit a two-run RBI double with two outs in the 6^th inning to give the Aztecs some insurance. Pinch runner Thomas Garcia (Tucson HS) and Porchas scored the runs.

Mendez finished 1 for 3 with two RBIs and a run scored. Porchas was 2 for 2 with two runs scored while Padilla went 1 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored.

CGCC    1 0 0 0 0 0 0  1 0 1
PCC       4 1 0 0 0 2 x  7 6 2

Game 2: Chandler-Gilbert CC Coyotes 4, Pima CC Aztecs 2: The Aztecs got on the scoreboard first but the Coyotes scored one run in each the 2^nd and 4^th innings and tacked on two more in the 6^th. The Aztecs left nine runners on base for the game.

Wong hit an RBI single to drive in Porchas in the 1^st inning. Sophomore Juan Durazo hit an RBI double in the 6^th inning to score pinch runner Matthew Hackman (Empire HS) but the rally was cut short from there.

Wong and Durazo each finished 1 for 4 with an RBI. Freshman Elisandro Diaz (Salpointe Catholic HS) went 3 for 5 while Ferreira was 2 for 4.

Sophomore Troy Gutbub (Catalina Foothills HS) took the loss (3-2) as he pitched five innings giving up two runs (two earned) on three hits with three strikeouts and two walks.

CGCC  0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0  4 6 3
PCC     1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  2 9 1

The Aztecs had 10 sophomores and 16 freshman on this year’s squad.