Camila Zepeda hits two homers with six RBIs, Thompson fans 10 as Softball sweeps Glendale CC
The Pima Community College softball team (15-8, 4-2 in ACCAC) scored 24 runs on the day as it picked up two wins on the road at Glendale Community College (5-13, 3-7) on Tuesday in an ACCAC conference matchup.
Sophomore Camila Zepeda (Tucson Magnet HS) had her swing working as she finished the day 6 for 8 with six RBIs and four runs scored. Freshman Alyssa Lopez closed out her day going 3 for 6 with two RBIs and three runs scored. Freshmen Jessica Thompson (Tanque Verde HS) and Jazmyne Waddell (San Manuel HS) got the wins on the mound.
- Game 1: Pima CC Aztecs 13, Glendale CC Gauchos 0 (5 innings): The offense clicked as it scored in every inning to pick up the run-rule victory.
Zepeda put the Aztecs on the board in the 1st inning with a solo homer to left field. She was part of the five-run 2nd inning as she hit a two-run RBI triple scoring sophomore Gabriella Salazar (Marana HS) and freshman Aubrey Marx (Cienega HS) to make it 6-0. Zepeda led off the 4th inning with a single and scored to make it 9-0. She reached on an error in the 5th inning and scored once again.
Lopez and Salazar had back-to-back RBI hits in the 2nd inning. Freshman Alyssa Noriega had an RBI single in the 5th inning.
Zepeda fell a double short of hitting for the cycle as she finished the game 3 for 4 with three RBIs and two runs scored while Lopez went 1 for 2 with an RBI and a run scored. Sophomore Mina Chacon (Tucson Magnet HS) was 2 for 3 with a run.
Thompson pitched a five-inning shutout as she gave up one hit with 10 strikeouts and one walk on 74 pitches. She also helped her own cause by going 2 for 4 with a sacrifice-fly RBI in the 4th inning and two runs scored.
PCC 1 5 2 3 2 13 14 1
GCC 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7
W – Thompson. 2B: Lopez. 3B: Zepeda. HR: Zepeda.
- Game 2: Pima CC Aztecs 11, Glendale CC Gauchos 2: The Aztecs picked up where they left off in the first game scoring runs in the first four innings and earning another run-rule win.
Zepeda got her double that she missed from the first game as she hit an RBI double in the 2nd inning to score Lopez and make it 5-0. She went yard for the second time on the day with a two-run shot to center field, scoring Marx and making it 9-0 in the 4th inning.
Freshman Cheyanne Ortiz (Tucson Magnet HS) hit a two-run RBI single bringing around Waddell and Chacon to make it 3-0. Freshman Stephany Montoya (Kofa HS) hit a solo home run with two outs in the 3rd inning to put the score at 6-0. Marx, freshman Mari Asher (Canyon del Oro HS) and Ortiz all drove in runs as part of a five-run 4th inning.
Zepeda went 3 for 4 with three RBIs for the second straight game. She also scored a run in the game. Marx and Chacon each went 2 for 3 with an RBI and two runs scored while Lopez was 2 for 4 with an RBI and two runs. Ortiz finished 1 for 3 with three RBIs. Montoya finished 1 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored.
Waddell picked up the win as she pitched three innings, giving up one hit with two strikeouts and two walks.
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GCC 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1
W – Waddell. 2B: Zepeda, Chacon, Rivera. HR: Zepeda, Montoya.
The Aztecs will step away from ACCAC conference play on Wednesday when they play a doubleheader against Dawson Community College as part of the TIG Invitational. The games will be played at Lincoln Park (Field #6) at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.