(Mesa, AZ) The Pima Community College softball team (6-0, 2-0 in ACCAC) opened ACCAC conference play on Saturday at Mesa Community College (0-2, 0-2).
The Aztecs scored 18 runs and got strong offensive output from sophomore Talia Martin (Mountain View HS), who finished the day going 4 for 8 with four RBIs and two runs scored. Sophomore Alyssa Noriega (Pueblo HS) closed out the day 3 for 7 with an RBI and three runs scored. Freshman Arianna Flores (Salpointe Catholic HS) pitched a complete-game gem and sophomore Jessica Thompson (Tanque Verde HS) tossed three shutout innings in her start.
W – Flores (2-0). 2B: Lopez-Bedoy, Martin.
Game 1: (15) Pima Aztecs 3, Mesa Thunderbirds
The Aztecs got on the board in the 4th inning and held off a rally from Mesa in the 7th.
Freshmen Jiselle Nunez (Tucson Magnet HS) and Noriega hit back-to-back singles to open the 4th inning. With one out, freshman Julissa Lopez (Tucson Magnet HS) hit a sacrifice-fly RBI to bring in pinch runner Nevaeh Bracamonte. Freshman Amerika Lopez-Bedoy (Sunnyside HS) followed with an RBI double to score Noriega as the Aztecs took a 2-0 lead.
They added to their lead in the 7th inning when Martin hit an RBI double to bring in pinch runner Uriah Burrell (Catalina Foothills HS). Lopez-Bedoy hit a lead-off single to start the inning.
Mesa’s Alyssa Antillon broke up Flores’ no hit bid with a lead-off solo home run in the top of the 7th inning. Flores got the next three outs to end the game.
Lopez-Bedoy finished the game 2 for 3 with an RBI. Martin went 1 for 4 with an RBI while Lopez was 1 for 3 with an RBI. Noriega finished 1 for 3 with a run scored.
Flores pitched a complete-game, giving up one run (one earned) on one hit with 12 strikeouts and three walks on 103 pitches.
W – Thompson (2-0). 2B: Marx, Otero, Martin. 3B: Rivera. HR: Martin.
Game 2: (15) Pima CC Aztecs 15, Mesa CC Thunderbirds 0 (5 innings)
The Aztecs left no doubt in the second game as they scored eight runs in the 1st inning and shutout Mesa to earn the run-rule win.
Noriega and sophomore Cheyanne Ortiz (Tucson Magnet HS) each hit RBI singles in the 1st inning while Lopez Bedoy had a sacrifice-fly RBI. Martin capped off the inning with a three-run homer to center field, driving in Ortiz and freshman Clarissa Figueroa (Mountain View HS) to give Pima an 8-0 lead.
The Aztecs scored two more runs in the 2nd inning as sophomore Natalya Rivera (Sunnyside HS) hit an RBI triple to score Noriega. Rivera scored on the next at-bat by Lopez, who hit a sacrifice-fly RBI to make it 10-0.
The Aztecs got an RBI double by freshman Legend Otero and an RBI single from Bracamonte as part of a four-run 4th inning.
Bracamonte added to the lead in the 5th inning with an RBI single to drive in Otero.
Martin finished 3 for 4 with three RBIs and two runs scored while Bracamonte closed out the game, going 2 for 3 with two RBIs and a run. Otero was 2 for 3 with an RBI and two runs and Noriega went 2 for 4 with an RBI and two runs. Ortiz finished 1 for 3 with an RBI and a run.
Thompson picked up the win after she pitched three innings, giving up three hits with three strikeouts and one walk.
Press Release courtesy of Pima Aztec Athletics – Raymond Suarez
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