Alday reaches 500 wins as Aztecs baseball sweeps UofA Club
The Pima Community College baseball team (5-1) earned a non-conference sweep on Tuesday at the West Campus Baseball Field and helped head coach Rich Alday reach a milestone.
The Aztecs earned a sweep over the University of Arizona Club team. After the first win, coach Alday had earned his 500th career victory at Pima.
Game 1: Pima CC Aztecs 6, University of Arizona Club Wildcats 1 (7 innings): The Aztecs scored six runs in the third inning and the pitching staff did the rest.
Freshman Michael Wong and sophomore Juan Durazo (Salpointe Catholic HS) hit back-to-back RBI triples and a couple at-bats later, freshmen Javier Nava and Matthew Hackman (Canyon del Oro HS) hit back-to-back RBI singles.
Durazo and Wong each finished 1 for 2 with an RBI, a run scored and a triple. Nava was 1 for 2 with an RBI and a run scored.
Freshman Ryon Craig (Cienega HS) picked up the win (2-0) after he pitched four innings giving up no runs on three hits with one strikeout and one walk.
UofA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 5
PCC 0 0 6 0 0 0 x 6 6 1
Game 2: Pima CC Aztecs 15, University of Arizona Club Wildcats 5 (6 innings): The offense poured it on in the second game to earn the mercy-rule win.
Sophomore Martin Garcia (Tucson HS) hit a three-run double in the first inning and had two sacrifice-fly RBIs as he finished 1 for 2 with five RBIs. Freshman Enrique Porchas (Kofa HS) hit his first career home run in the third inning to make it 10-5. He finished the game 3 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored.
Sophomore Logan Klunder was part of Pima's five-run 2nd inning as he hit a two-run RBI double to make it 7-4. He finished 2 for 2 with two RBIs.
Sophomore Christian Pearcy (Ironwood Ridge HS) picked up the win in relief (1-0). He threw one and two-third innings with three strikeouts.
UofA 0 4 1 0 0 0 5 6 1
PCC 4 5 2 0 3 1 15 12 0
The Aztecs will continue their non-conference schedule as they play at El Paso Community College for four games on Friday and Saturday.
