(Tucson, AZ) The Pima Community College baseball team (1-0) opened the 2025 season on Friday in the first game of a four-game series with the College of Southern Idaho at the West Campus Aztec Baseball Field.
The No. 23 ranked Aztecs rallied and held on to beat the Golden Eagles 5-4.
The Golden Eagles jumped out to a two-run lead in the 1st inning but were held in check by sophomore Maclain Roberts for the next three innings as he gave up just a hit and a hit by pitch.
The Aztecs countered in the 4th inning with patience at the plate. They loaded the bases with a single and two walks. Sophomore Ray Jesse and freshman Quintin Hennesy (Horizon HS) drew back-to-back walks to score sophomore Collin Senior (Horizon HS) and sophomore Nolan Ganter (Pinnacle HS) respectively. Freshman Ramon Martinez was hit-by-a-pitch, which scored freshman Max Leyva (Tucson Magnet HS) to put Pima ahead 3-2. Sophomore Caden Richards drew another bases loaded walk to bring in Jesse as the Aztecs took a 4-2 lead after generating five walks in the inning.
Seth Lee/Photo – Gilbert Alcaraz
The Golden Eagles cut into Pima’s lead with a run in the 5th inning but the Aztecs got it back after freshman Sean Barta hit a sacrifice-fly RBI in the 6th inning to make it 5-3. Southern Idaho made it a one-game again in the 8th inning.o
Sophomore Seth Lee held the Golden Eagles in check in the 9th inning to get the save as he got two strikeouts and a pop-up on just 17 pitches to close out the game.
The Aztecs managed just three hits for the game, but had 10 walks, as Ganter finished 2 for 3 with a run and Senior was 1 for 5 with an RBI. Richards and Barta each had an RBI while Jesses closed out the game with two runs scored and two walks. Hennesy had four walks and an RBI.
Sophomore Maclain Roberts picked up the win as he pitched four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four strikeouts and two walks.
Press Release courtesy of Pima Aztec Athletics – Raymond Suarez
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