Aztecs baseball opens season with 27-run barrage in sweep against Colorado Northwestern CC

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(Tucson, AZ)  The Pima Community College baseball team (2-0) opened the 2019 season on Saturday against Colorado Northwestern Community College at the West Campus Aztec Baseball Field.
The Aztecs scored 27 runs (15 runs in the 1^st innings alone) on the day and the pitching staff gave up a combined five hits with 19 strikeouts in 13 innings.

Game 1: Pima CC Aztecs 11, Colorado Northwestern CC Spartans 1 (6 innings): The Aztecs scored seven runs in the 1^st inning and earned the run-rule victory with four runs in the 6^th inning.
Freshman Cole Cummings capped off the first inning with a two-run RBI single. He also had a ground-out RBI in the 6^th as he finished 3 for 4 with three RBIs. Sophomore Javier Nava hit RBI singles in both innings and went 3 for 4 with two RBIs.
Sophomore pitcher Conner Nantkes (1-0) earned the win after pitching four and two-third innings giving up one run (one earned) on three hits with nine strikeouts and five walks. Freshman Emilio Lovato threw the final one and one-third innings with two strikeouts.

CNCC   0 0 0 0 1 0   1    3   0
PCC      7 0 0 0 0 4  11  14  0

Game 2: Pima CC Aztecs 16, Colorado Northwestern CC Spartans 0 (7 innings): The Aztecs offense came alive again in the 1^stinning as they scored eight runs. They tacked on five runs in the 2^nd inning and earned their second run-rule victory.
Freshman Alex Kelch (Tucson HS) had three RBIs in the 1^st inning as he hit an RBI double and capped off the inning with a two-run RBI single. Her finished the game 4 for 5 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Sophomore Jacob Jacome drew a bases loaded walk in the 1^stand hit a two-run RBI single in the 2^nd inning as he finished 1 for 2 with three RBIs and two runs scored.
Sophomore Enrique Porchas (Kofa HS) went 3 for 4 with an RBI and three runs scored while fellow sophomore Fabian Ferreira (Tucson HS) was 2 for 4 with two RBIs.
Sophomore Hayden Udall (Campo Verde HS) was on his game as he threw a seven-inning shutout (1-0) giving up two hits with eight strikeouts and no walks.

CNCC   0 0 0 0 0 0 0    0   2  2
PCC      8 5 0 0 2 1 x   16 19 1

The Aztecs are back at it on Sunday when they host two more games against Colorado Northwestern Community College. First pitch is at 11:00 a.m. 

Courtesy of Pima Athletics