Grenert throws five strong innings, Kruk and Leyva runs prove enough as Baseball downs College of Southern Idaho

The Pima Community College baseball team (3-0) was back out at the West Campus Aztec Baseball Field on Saturday as it hosted a single game against the College of Southern Idaho (0-3).

• The No. 21 ranked Aztecs held off a rally by the Golden Eagles to earn a 2-1 victory.
• Sophomore Max Leyva (Tucson Magnet HS) drew a walk to open the 3^rd inning. Sophomore Ramon Martinez moved him over to second base after a single and fellow sophomore Leon Cereceres sacrificed Leyva over to third. Freshman Aciel Guillen (Salpointe Catholic HS) hit a sacrifice-fly RBI to score him and put Pima on the board.
• Freshman Cooper Kruk (Catalina Foothills HS) got things going with a lead-off double in the 4^th inning. Freshman Juan Hernandez (Tucson Magnet HS) knocked a single out to center field to put Kruk at third base. Sophomore Mike Jones (Canyon del Oro HS) hit a fielder's choice to score Kruk and make it 2-0.
• The Golden Eagles countered in the 7^th inning with a solo home run. They left nine runners on base for the game, which included two in the 7^th inning and two in the 9^th.
• Kruk finished the game 2 for 4 with a run scored while Hernandez also went 2 for 4. The Aztecs had five hits for the game.
• Sophomore Cam Grenert (Horizon HS) picked up the win after he pitched five innings, giving up one hit with six strikeouts and three walks on 79 pitches. Freshman Adriel Figueroa-Brito got his first save as he pitched the final one-third of the 9^th inning as he got the final batter to flyout to left field.

The Aztecs will complete their four-game series with the Golden Eagles on Sunday when they play a single game at the West Campus Aztec Field. First pitch is set for 12:00 p.m.

CSI   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0   1   6   0
PCC  0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 x   2   5   0

W – Grenert (1-0). 2B: Kruk. SB: MacDonald.