(Tucson, AZ) Pima Community College baseball pitcher Darius Garcia (Volcano Vista HS, NM) produced a quality start last week and the ACCAC conference took notice.
Garcia, a freshman left-handed pitcher, was named ACCAC Division I Pitcher of the Week on Tuesday for the week of Mar. 7-13.
He picked up the win after throwing six and one-third innings giving up one run (one earned) on six hits with 11 strikeouts and no walks in Pima’s 2-1 win at Paradise Valley Community College. The Aztecs ended up sweeping the doubleheader against the Pumas.
Garcia is 3-2 on the season with a 4.08 ERA in six starts. He has pitched 28.2 innings giving up 13 earned runs with 40 strikeouts and 11 walks.
The Aztecs host a non-conference doubleheader against Langley Blaze on Thursday at the West Campus Aztec Baseball Field. First game starts at 11:00 a.m.
See Garcia’s ACCAC Division I Pitcher of the Week post on the ACCAC website:
https://accac.org/general/2021-22/releases/20220315k1vz0i
Press Release courtesy of Pima Athletics – Raymond Suarez