(Tucson, AZ) The Pima Community College softball team (43-6, 35-6 in ACCAC) earned its 16th ACCAC conference sweep of the season on Saturday as it hosted Chandler-Gilbert Community College (15-28, 13-25) at the West Campus Aztec Field.
The No. 7 ranked Aztecs defeated the Coyotes and remain two games ahead for the No. 1 seed in the ACCAC conference standings.
Sophomore Jiselle Nunez (Tucson Magnet HS) closed out the day going 4-for-7 with seven RBIs, two runs scored and two home runs. Freshman Izabel Rodriguez (Sahuarita HS) finished 5-for-7 with an RBI and four runs scored. Freshman Isabel Mendoza (Cienega HS) went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and four runs scored. Freshman Tayah Lyons was 3-for-5 with two runs.
Sophomores Belen Camacho (Pueblo HS) and Sariah Ferrentino (Sabino HS) picked up the wins in their starts.
Game 1: (7) Pima Aztecs 10, Chandler-Gilbert Coyotes 1 (F/5)
The Aztecs broke a tie with nine unanswered runs to earn a run-rule win in the first game.
With the score tied at 1-1, the Aztecs led off the 3rd inning with a walk by Mendoza and back-to-back singles by Rodriguez and sophomore Clarissa Figueroa (Mountain View HS). Two batters later, Nunez drove the second pitch she encountered deep to right field for the grand slam to put the Aztecs up 5-1.
The Aztecs scored another five runs in the 4th inning. Rodriguez hit an RBI single to score Lyons and sophomore Julissa Lopez (Tucson Magnet HS) hit a groundout to bring in Mendoza to make it 7-1. Nunez hit her second home run of the game as she took another shot over the fence in right field, scoring Rodriguez and Figueroa.
Nunez closed out the game, going 2-for-3 with seven RBIs, two runs and two homers. Rodriguez and Figueroa, at the top of the lineup, combined to go 5-for-5 with two RBIs and four runs scored. Mendoza finished 1-for-1 with two runs and Lyons was 1-for-2 with a run.
Camacho started the game and pitched all five innings, giving up one run (one earned) on three hits with eight strikeouts and two walks on 90 pitches.
CGCC 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
PCC 1 0 4 5 x 10 9 0
W – Camacho (13-2). 2B: Figueroa. 3B: Rodriguez. HR: Nunez 2. GS: Nunez. SB: Lyons.
Game 2: (7) Pima Aztecs 5, Chandler-Gilbert Coyotes 2
Mendoza hit the go-ahead home run in the 5th inning to help the Aztecs secure the sweep.
With the score tied at 2-2 heading into the bottom of the 5th inning, Lyons and freshman Aaliyah Pereda (Mountain View HS) hit two straight singles with two outs. Mendoza sent the second pitch she saw over the fence in right field for the three-run homer to put the Aztecs up for good.
The Aztecs scored a run in each of the first two innings. Freshman Angelina Dehler (Empire HS) hit an RBI single to score Rodriguez in the 1st inning.
Figueroa reached on an error in the outfield as it scored Mendoza, who hit a double with one out to put the Aztecs up 2-0 in the 2nd inning.
The Coyotes scored two in the 4th inning to tie the game.
Mendoza finished the game 2-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Dehler was 3-for-4 with an RBI while Rodriguez (3-for-4), Lyons (2-for-3) and Pereda (1-for-3) each scored a run.
Ferrentino picked up the win as she pitched a complete-game, giving up two runs (none earned) on five hits with five strikeouts on 106 pitches.
CGCC 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 1
PCC 1 1 0 0 3 0 x 5 14 2
W – Ferrentino (9-1). 2B: Dehler, Mendoza. HR: Mendoza.
The Aztecs will host a non-conference doubleheader against Central Arizona College on Tuesday at the West Campus Aztec Field. First pitch is at 12:00 p.m.
Press Release courtesy of Pima Aztec Athletics – Raymond Suarez
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