(Paradise Valley, AZ) The Pima Community College softball team (27-1, 19-1 in ACCAC) won its sixth straight game on Monday as it earned an ACCAC conference sweep on the road at Paradise Valley Community College (2-18, 2-16).
Freshman Jiselle Nunez (Tucson Magnet HS) hit her 11th home run as she closed out the day going 2 for 5 with four RBIs and two runs scored. Sophomore Natalya Rivera (Sunnyside HS) finished 3 for 7 with two RBIs and three runs scored while sophomore Cheyanne Ortiz (Tucson Magnet HS) was 3 for 6 with an RBI and a run. Freshmen Arianna Flores (Salpointe Catholic HS) and Sariah Ferrentino (Sabino HS) got the wins in the circle.
Game 1: (5) Pima Aztecs 4, Paradise Valley Pumas 1
The Aztecs were in a close game but they broke a tie game with three runs in the 6th inning.
Rivera hit a lead-off single to start the 6th inning and Nunez followed with a two-run homer to center field as Pima went up 3-1. With two outs, Ortiz hit an RBI single to score freshman Julissa Lopez (Tucson Magnet HS) to cap the inning.
The Aztecs took their first lead of the game in the 3rd inning as sophomore Talia Martin (Mountain View HS) hit an RBI double to bring around freshman Clarissa Figueroa (Mountain View HS). The Pumas tied it at 1-1 in the 5thinning.
Nunez finished 1 for 3 with two RBIs and a run while Martin went 1 for 2 with an RBI and two walks. Ortiz was 2 for 3 with an RBI. Rivera and Lopez each scored a run.
Flores got the win and improved to 11-0 as she pitched all seven innings, giving up one run (one earned) on three hits with 10 strikeouts and four walks on 113 pitches.
PCC 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 8 0
PVCC 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1
W – Flores (11-0). 2B: Ortiz, Martin. HR: Nunez. SB: Lopez, Martin.
Game 2: (5) Pima Aztecs 9, Paradise Valley Pumas 1 (5 innings)
The Pima bats came alive in the first two innings as they picked up the sweep after their run-rule win.
Rivera and freshman Belen Camacho (Pueblo HS) hit back-to-back RBI doubles in the 1st inning for the early lead.
The Aztecs took control with seven runs in the 2nd inning. Nunez hit a two-run RBI double to score freshmen Amerika Lopez-Bedoy (Sunnyside HS) and Taiya Teixeira (Salpointe Catholic HS). Rivera followed with an RBI double to score sophomore Aubrey Marx (Cienega HS) as Pima went up 6-0. Teixeira, Lopez and Lopez-Bedoy all had RBI singles in the inning as the Aztecs took a 9-0 advantage.
Rivera closed out the game going 2 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs while Camacho finished 1 for 3 with two RBIs and a run. Lopez-Bedoy was 2 for 2 with an RBI and a run and Nunez went 1 for 2 with two RBIs and a run. Ortiz was 1 for 3 with a run and Marx scored two runs.
Ferrentino picked up the win (3-0) as she pitched all five innings, giving up one run (one earned) on three hits with three strikeouts and one walk on 69 pitches.
PCC 2 7 0 0 0 9 10 1
PVCC 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
W – Ferrentino (3-0). 2B: Rivera 2, Lopez-Bedoy, Camacho.
The Aztecs play eight games this week. They will be at the West Campus Aztec Field on Wednesday when they host Dakota County Technical College in a non-conference doubleheader. The first game starts at 10:00 a.m.
Press Release courtesy of Pima Aztec Athletics – Raymond Suarez
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