Aztecs baseball's seven-run rally preserves sweep over Douglas College

The Pima Community College baseball team (18-7) hosted a non-conference doubleheader against Douglas College (Can.) on Tuesday at the West Campus Aztec Baseball Field.
Sophomore JJ Rollon (Skyline HS) finished the day 3 for 6 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Freshman pitcher John Dormanen (Ironwood Ridge HS) threw a gem in the first game.

• Game 1: Pima CC Aztecs 3, Douglas College Royals 0: Dormanen pitched a complete-game shutout giving up five hits with three strikeouts and two walks on 82 pitches.
  The Aztecs got on the scoreboard in the 2^nd inning when freshman Daniel Durazo (Salpointe Catholic HS) hit an RBI single to bring in sophomore Angel Ochoa (Canyon del Oro HS), who had doubled in the previous at-bat.
  Pima tacked on two more runs in the 3^rd inning. Freshman Alex Kelch (Tucson HS) and Rollon hit back-to-back singles with one out and both scored after freshman Jose Enriquez reached on an error.
• Durazo went 1 for 3 with an RBI while Kelch, Rollon and Ochoa each finished 1 for 3 with a run scored.

DC     0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 5 2
PCC   0 1 2 0 0 0 x   3 5 1

• Game 2: Pima CC Aztecs 8, Douglas College Royals 5: After giving up five runs in the 5^th inning, the Aztecs rallied with seven runs in the 6^th to earn the win.
  Down 5-1, freshman Fernando Loera hit an RBI single to plate Enriquez. After Durazo walked to load the bases, Kelch was hit by a pitch to bring in Ochoa which cut the deficit to 5-3. Freshman Zac Czerniawski and sophomore Andre Greene (Rio Rico HS) hit back-to-back RBI singles to tie the game.
  Rollon followed with a two-run RBI single to left field which scored Kelch and Czerniawski to put the Aztecs up for good at 7-5. Enriquez added some insurance with a sacrifice-fly RBI to score Greene.
  Rollon finished 2 for 3 with two RBIs and a run scored. Enriquez was 1 for 2 with two RBIs and a run while Lowera went 1 for 3 with an RBI and a run. Czerniawski was 1 for 1 with an RBI and a run and Greene finished 1 for 4 with an RBI and a run.
  Freshman Andrew Prieve picked up the win (2-0) in relief as he pitched the final three innings giving up one run (one earned) on two hits with five strikeouts and three walks.

DC     0 0 0 0 5 0 0   5 10 0
PCC   0 0 1 0 0 7 x   8  7  0

The Aztecs play a make-up doubleheader on Wednesday when they travel to No. 7 Mesa Community College (Division II) for ACCAC conference action. First pitch is at 11:00 a.m.