(Henderson, NV) The Pima Community College softball team (2-0) opened the 2025 season on Friday in the first day of the College of Southern Nevada Kickoff Classic.
Belen Camacho/Photo – Stephanie van Latum
Sophomore Natalya Rivera (Sunnyside HS) finished the day 6 for 7 at the plate with four RBIs and four runs scored. Freshman Amerika Lopez-Bedoy (Sunnyside HS) was 4 for 7 with five RBIs and two runs scored while sophomore Alyssa Noriega (Pueblo HS) went 4 for 6 with an RBI and four runs scored.
Freshman Belen Camacho (Pueblo HS) picked up a win and a save on the day. Sophomore Nevaeh Bracamonte got the win in the second game.
Game 1: (15) Pima Aztecs 9, Utah State-Eastern Eagles 7
The Aztecs rallied with a six-run 5th inning to take the lead for good.
The Aztecs trailed 6-3 going into the bottom-half of the 5th inning. They drew two straight walks and got a single to load the bases with no outs. Freshman Julissa Lopez (Tucson Magnet HS) hit a two-run RBI double to score sophomore Aubrey Marx (Cienega HS) and Camacho. Rivera followed with an RBI double to bring around Noriega and tie the game at 6-6.
Sophomore Cheyanne Ortiz (Tucson Magnet HS) drew a bases loaded walk to score Lopez to put the Aztecs ahead for good. Freshman Clarissa Figueroa (Mountain View HS) added some insurance with a two-run RBI double to bring in Rivera and Lopez-Bedoy as the Aztecs went up 9-6.
Lopez finished the game 3 for 4 with two RBIs and three runs scored while Rivera was 3 for 4 with two RBIs and a run. Ortiz hit an RBI single in the 2nd inning and went 1 for 2 with two RBIs. Figueroa was also 1 for 2 with two RBIs. Noriega finished 2 for 2 with two runs and two walks.
Camacho picked up the win in a relief appearance as she pitched five innings, giving up four runs (four earned) on four hits with seven strikeouts and five walks on 110 pitches.
USU 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 7 8 0
PCC 0 1 0 2 6 0 x 9 11 0
W – Camacho (1-0). 2B: Rivera 2, Figueroa, Lopez
Game 2: (15, Div. II) Pima Aztecs 12, (8, Div. I) College of Southern Idaho Golden Eagles 9
W – Bracamonte (1-0). S – Camacho (1). 2B: Lopez-Bedoy 2, Marx 2, Noriega 2, Figueroa 2, Rivera 2, Lopez, Nunez. 3B: Lopez-Bedoy. HR: Rivera.
The Aztecs took an early lead but were forced to rally for the second straight game as they beat an NJCAA Division I national ranked opponent.
The Aztecs got their offense clicking in the 1st inning as freshman Jiselle Nunez (Tucson Magnet HS) and Lopez each hit RBI doubles in the inning. Lopez-Bedoy drove a two-run RBI triple to score Lopez and Rivera that capped off the four-run inning.
Lopez-Bedoy came through again in the 3rd inning with a two-run RBI double to plate Noriega and Rivera to put the Aztecs ahead 6-0.
The 4th inning belonged to the Golden Eagles as they scored eight runs to take the lead.
The Aztecs went off in the 5th inning to retake at 11-8. Rivera hit a two-run homerun on the first pitch she saw to tie the game at 8-8. Figueroa put Pima ahead for good with an RBI double to around Lopez-Bedoy at 9-8. Marx capped off the scoring with a two-run RBI double to score Ortiz and Figueroa.
Rivera went 3 for 3 with two RBIs and three runs scored while Lopez-Bedoy was 3 for 4 with four RBIs and a run scored. Noriega finished 2 for 4 with an RBI and two runs while Marx was 2 for 5 with two RBIs and a run. Nunez, Lopez and Figueroa each had an RBI and a run scored.
Bracamonte got the win and Camacho picked up the save.
The Aztecs will play another two games on Saturday as part of the College of Southern Nevada Kickoff Classic. They face off against Snow College at 10:30 a.m. and Arizona Western College at 3:30 p.m.
Press Release courtesy of Pima Aztec Athletics – Raymond Suarez
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