Alyssa Aguirre, Izabel Rodriguez and Soleil Ponce each have five hits as Softball sweeps Mesa CC to open ACCAC conference play
The Pima Community College softball team (7-0, 2-0 in ACCAC) opened ACCAC conference play on Tuesday against Mesa Community College (0-4, 0-4) at the West Campus Aztec Field.
Freshman Alyssa Aguirre (Sabino HS) closed out the day going 5 for 9 with four RBIs and two runs scored in the lead-off spot, Fellow freshman Izabel Rodriguez (Sahuarita HS) finished 5 for 7 with two RBIs and three runs scored while freshman Soleil Ponce (Sunnyside HS) went 5 for 9 with an RBI and two runs scored. Sophomore Clarissa Figueroa (Mountain View HS) went 4 for 6 with two RBIs and four runs while freshman Kayla Hendrix (Canyon del Oro HS) was 4 for 9 with three RBIs and a run.
Sophomore Sariah Ferrentino (Sabino HS) and freshman Adriana Machado (Canyon del Oro HS) got the wins in the circle.
- Game 1: (6) Pima CC Aztecs 15, Mesa CC Thunderbirds 8: The Aztecs scored in every inning and held off a Mesa rally to take the first game.
The Aztecs went up 7-0 after they scored four runs in the 3rd inning. Hendrix and freshman Angelina Dehler (Empire HS) had back-to-back RBI singles. With one out, the Aztecs produced clutch hitting again as freshman Isabel Mendoza (Cienega HS) and Rodriguez hit back-to-back RBI singles.
The Thunderbirds scored five runs in the top of the 4th inning, but the Aztecs responded getting three runs back to make it 10-5. Freshman Tayah Lyons hit an RBI single, and it was followed by Mendoza's two-run RBI single.
Mesa scored another two runs in the 5th inning to cut it to a three-run deficit, but Pima tacked on three more runs in the bottom-half of the inning. Dehler hit a two-run RBI triple and later scored on a passed ball to make it 13-7.
Mendoza closed out the game going 3 for 4 with three RBIs and two runs scored while Rodriguez finished 3 for 4 with an RBI and a run. Dehler went 2 for 3 with three RBIs and two runs. Figueroa was 2 for 3 with an RBI and three runs. Aguirre finished 2 for 5 with two RBIs and a run. Hendrix went 2 for 5 with two RBIs and a run. Ponce was 3 for 5 with a run.
Ferrentino got the win after she pitched a complete-game, giving up eight runs (six earned) on seven hits with six strikeouts and six walks on 156 pitches.
MCC 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 8 7 0
PCC 2 1 4 3 3 2 x 15 20 1
W – Ferrentino (2-0). 2B: Lopez-Bedoy, Figueroa. 3B: Dehler, Hendrix. SB: Rodriguez 2, Lyons 2, Mendoza.
- Game 2: (6) Pima CC Aztecs 8, Mesa CC Thunderbirds 5: The Aztecs rallied in the bottom of the 2nd inning and held off another Mesa rally to complete the sweep.
Down 2-1, the Aztecs scored three runs in each the 2nd and 3rd innings.
Aguirre, Ponce and Figueroa hit three straight RBI singles as Pima took a 4-2 lead.
Mendoza had a ground out but brought in Machado. Rodriguez and Aguirre hit back-to-back RBI doubles to make it 7-2.
Dehler hit a sacrifice-fly RBI in the 4th inning to plate Figueroa and put the score at 8-2. The Thunderbirds scored two in the 5th inning and one run in the 7th but Machado was able to pick up the win.
Aguirre finished 3 for 4 with two RBIs and a run. Ponce went 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run. Rodriguez was 2 for 3 with an RBI and two runs. Figueroa closed out the game going 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run while Hendrix was 2 for 4 with an RBI.
Machado picked up the win as she pitched a complete-game, giving up five runs (three earned) on seven hits with five strikeouts and four walks on 122 pitches.
MCC 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 5 7 2
PCC 1 3 3 1 0 0 x 8 14 1
W – A. Machado (2-0). 2B: Aguirre, Rodriguez. SB: Aguirre, Mendoza, Hendrix.
The Aztecs will play at Glendale Community College on Saturday in an ACCAC conference doubleheader. The first game starts at 12:00 p.m.
