Aztecs Softball Go 4-0 at Deanna Mauer Classic; Quiroz Gets 400th Win

The Pima Community College softball team (23-8) dominated the competition on Friday and Saturday at the Deanna Mauer Softball Classic at Paul Mason Park in Casa Grande.

Head Coach Armando Quiroz earned his 400^th win as the Pima head coach after the team's second win over El Paso Community College.

Freshman Courtney Brown finished the invitational 5-for-12 with nine RBIs and eight runs scored for the No. 6 ranked Aztecs.

Game 1: Pima CC Aztecs 7, Howard College Bison 3

The Aztecs trailed 2-0 heading into the bottom of the fifth inning but rallied with three runs and tacked on four runs in the sixth inning. Freshman Gabriela Trejo (Desert View HS) hit a two-run homer to tie it at 2-2 while sophomore Kalynn Martinez (Sunnyside HS) hit an RBI double to give Pima the lead for good. Brown hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning

Brown finished 1-for-3 with three RBIs and a run scored while Trejo went 1-for-2 with three RBIs and a run scored.

Freshman Bailey Critchlow (11-3) picked up the win after she pitched a complete-game giving up three runs (none earned) on seven hits with one strikeout and four walks.

Game 2: Pima CC Aztecs 11, El Paso CC Tejanos 0 (5 innings)

The Aztecs struck with a six-run second inning. Freshman Gabriella Gorosave and Brown each smashed three-run home runs to put Pima up 6-0. Brown went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and three runs scored. Gorosave also hit a sacrifice-RBI in the fourth inning and finished 1-for-3 with four RBIs and a run scored.

Freshman Luisa Silvain (Cholla HS) improved to 2-1 on the mound after she pitched all five innings of shutout ball giving up five hits with two strikeouts and two walks.

Game 3: Pima CC Aztecs 10, Midland College Chaparrals 3

The Aztecs trailed 3-0 but rallied with six runs in the bottom of the third inning. Critchlow tied the game at 3-3 with a two-run RBI double. Gorosave hit an RBI double in the inning while freshman Margarita Corona (Tucson Magnet HS) capped it off with a two-run RBI single to make it 6-3. Sophomore Christine Olivas (Hamilton HS) hit a two-run RBI single in the fourth inning to make it 8-3.

Critchlow went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored while Olivas finished 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored. Corona was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Brown went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.

Crichlow picked up the win (12-3) as she pitched a complete-game giving up three runs (one earned) on three hits with two strikeouts and one walk.

Game 4: Pima CC Aztecs 11, Lake Region College Royals 0 (5 innings)

The Aztecs took control early and sophomore pitcher Odalis Orduno (Desert View HS) threw a perfect game in five innings pitched. Orduno had seven strikeouts and no walks as she improved to 9-4 on the season.

Martinez hit a two-run RBI single and Critchlow had a two-run RBI double as part of a four-run second inning. Pima scored another four runs in the third inning as Brown hit a two-run RBI double.

Brown finished 1-for-2 with two RBIs and three runs scored. Martinez went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored while Critchlow was 1-for-1 with two RBIs.

The Aztecs will get back to ACCAC conference play on Tuesday when they play at Chandler-Gilbert Community College. The games will be at noon and 2:00 p.m.

Armando Quiroz/Photo by Ben Carbajal