Sikes, Bryan and Porchas provide highlights as Aztecs baseball sweeps Yavapai College

The Pima Community College baseball team (32-14, 18-11 in ACCAC) earned its third straight sweep on Saturday as it picked up another huge doubleheader victory on the road.
The Aztecs defeated Yavapai College (29-13, 19-11) in Prescott to win their sixth straight game. The Aztecs have won nine of their last 13 games including an ACCAC Division I sweep on Tuesday at Central Arizona College.
Sophomore Phillips Sikes went 5 for 7 at the plate and picked up his fourth save of the season. Sophomore Austin Bryan (Sahuarita HS) threw another gem while fellow sophomore Enrique Porchas (Kofa HS) went 5 for 8 on the day with an RBI and three runs.

• Game 1: Pima CC Aztecs 3, Yavapai College Roughriders 1: Bryan pitched a complete-game giving up one run (one earned) on four hits with 11 strikeouts and no walks on 97 pitches. He improved to 9-1 on the season.
  The Aztecs displayed patience on the base paths as Sikes tied the game at 1-1 in the 4^th inning. He singled with one out, stole second base and advanced to third on a groundout. He would score on a balk.
  The Aztecs took the lead at 2-1 in the 5^th when sophomore Richard Ware and Porchas both hit singles. Ware scored from third base on a passed ball.
  The Roughriders got a leadoff triple in the bottom of the 5^th but Bryan struck out the side to end the inning.
  Porchas hit a solo home run in the 7^th inning with one out and finished 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored. Ware also finished 2 for 3 with a run scored and Sikes was 1 for 3 with a run scored.

PCC    0 0 0 1 1 0 1   3 5 1
YAV   1 0 0 0 0 0 0   1 4 1

• Game 2: Pima CC Aztecs 10, Yavapai College 8: The Aztecs took the lead for good in the 8^th inning. Sophomore Fabian Ferreira (Tucson HS) hit a leadoff single and freshman JJ Rollon (Skyline HS) drove him in with an RBI single to give Pima an 8-7 advantage. Sikes followed with an RBI single to score freshman Cole Cummings.
  Ware drew a walk and later scored on an error in the 9^th inning to give the Aztecs an insurance run.
  Down 6-3 in the 4^th inning, the Aztecs tied it up by putting up a three spot. Ferreira hit an RBI single to score Porchas, who led off the inning with a double. Rollon hit into a double play but freshman Angel Ochoa (Canyon del Oro HS) scored. Sikes tied the game with an RBI single to plate sophomore Garett Lake to make it 6-6.
  The Aztecs took a 7-6 lead in the 6^th inning. Cummings hit a one-out single, stole second base and reach third on an error. Rollon drove him in with an RBI single.
  Sikes was a perfect 4 for 4 at the plate with two RBIs, a run scored and a walk. Ferreira went 3 for 5 with two RBIs while Porchas finished 3 for 5 with two runs. Cummings was 2 for 3 with three runs scored and three walks. Rollon went 1 for 5 with two RBIs.
  Freshman Angel Castillo (Sunnyside HS) picked up the win in relief (1-0) as he pitched one inning giving up one run (one earned) on two hits with one strikeout and one walk. Sikes got the save after pitching the 9^th inning giving up one hit with two strikeouts.

PCC    0 1 2 3 0 1 0 2 1   10 16 1
YAV   2 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0    8  15 3

The Aztecs return to the West Campus Baseball Field on Tuesday when they host Eastern Arizona College in an ACCAC Division I doubleheader. First game starts at noon.