(Tucson, AZ) The Pima Community College softball team (23-4, 17-3 in ACCAC) won its sixth straight game on Saturday as it hosted Paradise Valley Community College (1-19, 1-19) at the West Campus Aztec Field.
The No. 13 ranked Aztecs took two games against the Pumas as sophomore Clarissa Figueroa (Mountain View HS) finished the day going 4-for-7 with four RBIs, four runs scored, two doubles and one steal. Freshman Alyssa Aguirre (Sabino HS) went 6-for-7 with an RBI, five runs and three stolen bases. Sophomore Jiselle Nunez (Tucson Magnet HS) finished 4-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs. Sophomore Julissa Lopez (Tucson Magnet HS) was 2-for-7 with three RBIs and two runs. Freshmen Brooklyn Machado (Canyon del Oro HS) and Adriana Machado (Canyon del Oro HS) got the wins in the circle.
Game 1: (13) Pima Aztecs 7, Paradise Valley Pumas 1
The Aztecs took the lead in the 1st inning and stymied the Puma offense.
Aguirre hit a lead-off single in the 1st inning and got in scoring position with a steal to second base. Figueroa hit an RBI double to put the Aztecs on the scoreboard. Nunez drew a walk with one out and two batters later, scored on freshman Soleil Ponce’s (Sunnyside HS) RBI single as Pima went up 2-0.
The Pumas cut the lead in half in the top of the 2nd inning, but the Aztecs responded with three runs in the bottom half of the inning. Lopez hit a sacrifice-fly RBI to score Aguirre. Nunez followed with an RBI single to plate Figueroa. Nunez scored later in the inning to put the Aztecs up 5-1.
Lopez had another RBI with her single in the 4th inning to bring in Aguirre and later scored on a passed ball.
Aguirre finished the game 3-for-4 with three runs scored while Lopez went 1-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored. Figueroa was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored and Nunez went 2-for-2 with an RBI and a run. Ponce finished 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Brooklyn Machado got the win as she pitched two and one-third innings, giving up one run (one earned) on four hits with one walk. Sophomore Belen Camacho (Pueblo HS) threw four and one-third innings, giving up two hits with 11 strikeouts in her relief appearance.
PVCC 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
PCC 2 0 3 2 0 0 x 7 12 3
W – B. Machado (2-0). 2B: Figueroa. SB: Aguirre 3, Figueroa, Alkire.
Game 2: (13) Pima Aztecs 12, Paradise Valley Pumas 2 (F/5)
The Aztecs went off for 10 runs in the 1st inning to take control and earn a run-rule win.
The Pumas struck first with a run in the top of the 1st inning but the Aztecs followed up with their offensive barrage and then produced another two runs in the 2nd inning.
The Aztecs had six RBI hits in the 1st inning and one bases loaded walk. Nunez capped off the inning with a two-run RBI double to score Aguirre and Figueroa as the Aztecs went up 10-1.
Freshman Izabel Rodriguez (Sahuarita HS) hit an RBI single to score Ponce, who hit a lead-off triple to get on base in the 2nd inning. Freshman Tayah Lyons scored on a fielder’s choice play.
Figueroa closed out the game going 2-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored while Aguirre was 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs. Nunez finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run. Lyons was 1-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored, while Ponce closed it out going 1-for-1 with two runs. Lopez and sophomore Amerika Lopez-Bedoy (Sunnyside HS) each had an RBI and a run.
Adriana Machado got the win in the circle as she pitched three innings, giving up two runs (two earned) on two hits with one strikeout and two walks.
PVCC 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1
PCC (10) 2 0 0 x 12 11 0
W – A. Machado (8-1). 2B: Figueroa, Lopez, Nunez. 3B: Ponce. SB: Mendoza.
The Aztecs will be back at the West Campus Aztec Field on Tuesday when they take on South Mountain Community College in an ACCAC conference doubleheader. First game starts at 12:00 p.m.
Press Release courtesy of Pima Aztec Athletics – Raymond Suarez
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