(Tucson, AZ) The Pima Community College softball team (18-0) stepped away from ACCAC conference play on Saturday for a doubleheader against Eastern Arizona College 9-6) at the West Campus Aztec Softball Field.
The Aztecs scored 20 runs to beat the Gila Monsters as freshman Jiselle Nunez (Tucson Magnet HS) was unstoppable at the plate going 6 for 7 with seven RBIs and three runs scored. Sophomore Talia Martin (Mountain View HS) set the tone at the lead-off spot finishing the day 2 for 4 with five runs scored, an RBI and four walks. Sophomore Aubrey Marx (Cienega HS) went 4 for 8 with three RBIs and two runs scored while fellow sophomore Alyssa Noriega (Pueblo HS) was 2 for 6 with three RBIs and three runs scored. Pitchers Arianna Flores (Salpointe Catholic HS) and Jessica Thompson (Tanque Verde HS) got the wins in the circle.
Game 1: (23) Pima Aztecs 10, Eastern Arizona College Gila Monsters 3
The Aztecs got the offense clicking in the first two innings to take the lead.
Martin, Marx and Nunez all got on base to start and scored runs in the 1st inning to put Pima up 3-0.
Marx hit an RBI single in the 2nd inning while Nunez followed with a two-run RBI double to make it 6-1. She would score on the next play as Noriega drove a ball out to right field for the home run to put the score at 8-1.
The Aztecs tacked on two more runs as Nunez and Noriega scored on Thompson’s fielder’s choice play in the 4thinning.
Nunez finished the game 3 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Noriega was 1 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored while Martin went 1 for 2 with two runs and two walks. Marx finished 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored.
Flores, a freshman, improved to 8-0 as she pitched a complete-game, giving up three runs (three earned) on seven hits with six strikeouts and six walks on 149 pitches.
EAC 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 7 4
PCC 3 5 0 2 0 0 x 10 8 1
W – Flores (8-0). 2B: Nunez. HR: Noriega. SB: Nunez.
Game 2: (23) Pima Aztecs 10, Eastern Arizona College Gila Monsters 2 (5 innings)
The Aztecs closed out the day with a run-rule victory as Nunez hit a walk-off RBI double to score Martin and cap off the three-run 5thinning to end the game. Earlier in the inning,
Martin hit an RBI single to score pinch runner Mari Asher (Canyon del Oro HS) and Marx’s fielder’s choice play brought in sophomore Cheyanne Ortiz (Tucson Magnet HS).
The Gila Monsters struck first with two runs in the 1st inning but the Aztecs countered in the bottom-half after Noriega hit a sacrifice-fly RBI to score Martin, who led off the inning with a walk.
The Aztecs scored six runs in the 4th inning to take the lead for good. Freshman Clarissa Figueroa (Mountain View HS) tied the game at 2-2 with her RBI single that scored sophomore Natalya Rivera (Sunnyside HS). Two batters later, Marx gave Pima the lead with her RBI hit to score Ortiz. Nunez got ahold of a pitch and sent it to center field for a grand slam as the Aztecs went up 7-2.
Nunez was 3 for 4 with five RBIs and a run while Martin went 1 for 2 with an RBI, three runs scored and two walks. Marx was 2 for 4 with two RBIs and a run. Figueroa closed out the game going 2 for 3 with an RBI and Ortiz went 1 for 2 with two runs.
Thompson pitched all five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on seven hits with two strikeouts and three walks on 80 pitches.
EAC 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 2
PCC 1 0 0 6 3 10 11 1
W – Thompson (4-0). 2B: Nunez. GS: Nunez. SB: Martin.
The Aztecs will get back into ACCAC conference play on Tuesday when they host No. 10 ranked Phoenix College at the West Campus Aztec Field. First game starts at 12:00 p.m.
Press Release courtesy of Pima Aztec Athletics – Raymond Suarez
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