Mestas has five hits and four stolen bases as Aztecs Baseball sweeps Mesa CC

The Pima Community College baseball team (20-10, 9-7 in ACCAC) earned its seventh straight win and picked up its third straight ACCAC conference sweep on Saturday after beating Mesa Community College (14-12, 6-10) at the West Campus Aztec Baseball Field.
Freshman Gage Mestas had a great day at the plate going 5 for 8 with two RBIs, three runs and four stolen bases. Sophomore Jose Enriquez had another stellar day finishing 3 for 7 with two RBIs, three runs scored and three doubles. Sophomores Jaren Jackson and Bodhi Bolen picked up the wins on the mound.

• Game 1: Pima CC Aztecs 10, Mesa CC Thunderbirds 0 (5 innings): The Aztecs took control with seven runs in the 3^rd inning, two runs in the 4^th and closed it out in the 5^th for the run-rule victory.
  Sophomore Preston Clifford (Sabino HS) got things going in the 3^rd inning with an RBI single to drive in sophomore Romeo Ballesteros (Salpointe Catholic HS). Three batters later, Enriquez hit a 2-run RBI double to score Clifford and Mestas. Freshman Trent Kiraly, sophomore Fernando Loera and freshman Braedon Mondeau (Cienega HS) provided three straight RBI hits to make it 6-0. Ballesteros capped it off with a sacrifice RBI to bring in Loera.
  In the 4^th inning, Mestas scored on an error and freshman Andrew Stucky (Canyon del Oro HS) hit an RBI double to bring in Enriquez to make it 9-0.
  Mestas sealed the win in the 5^th with an RBI double to drive in Clifford.
  The Aztecs had seven doubles in the game out of their 14 hits. Enriquez finished 2 for 3 with two RBIs, two runs scored and two doubles. Clifford went 2 for 4 with an RBI and two runs while Mestas was 3 for 4 with an RBI, two runs and two stolen bases. Stucky finished 2 for 3 with an RBI and Kiraly was 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run.
  Jackson picked up the win after he threw a 5-inning shutout giving up five hits with five strikeouts on 56 pitches.

MCC   0 0 0 0 0   0    5   4
PCC    0 0 7 2 1  10  14  0

W – Jackson (4-1). 2B – Stucky 2, Kiraly 2, Enriquez 2, Mestas. SB – Mestas 2, Ballesteros.

• Game 2: Pima CC Aztecs 5, Mesa CC Thunderbirds 2: The Thunderbirds took an early lead in the 1^st inning but the Aztecs responded with three runs in the 2^nd.
  Enriquez hit a lead-off double and later scored on a passed ball to tie the game. Loera hit a sacrifice-fly RBI to plate Stucky while sophomore Josh Lackner drew a walk and scored a wild pitch to make it 3-1.
  Mesa scored a run in the 4^th inning but the Aztecs padded their lead with two runs in the 5^th. Freshman Joey Adge led off the inning with a single and later scored on Mestas' RBI single. Sophomore Emilio Corona hit an RBI double with one out to score Mestas.
  Mestas finished the game 2 for 4 with an RBI, a run and two stolen bases while Corona went 1 for 4 with an RBI. Enriquez was 1 for 4 with a run and a double.
  Bolen picked up the win in a relief appearance pitching three and one-third innings. Sophomore Wilson Bannister earned his third save of the season pitching the final two innings giving up one hit with three strikeouts.

MCC   1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0   2  6  0
PCC    0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 x   5  6  1

W – Bolen (1-1). S – Bannister (3). 2B – Corona, Enriquez. SB – Mestas 2, Pintor, Ballesteros.

The Aztecs will host a non-conference doubleheader against Langley Blaze on Thursday at the West Campus Aztec Baseball Field part of the Chapman Automotive Sports Complex. First game starts at noon.