Durazo-Corday has 5 RBIs in second game but Aztecs softball gets swept at Eastern Arizona College

The Pima Community College softball team (23-22, 19-19 in ACCAC) dropped a tough doubleheader in ACCAC Division I play on Tuesday at Eastern Arizona College (27-24, 23-19).
Sophomore Alizea Durazo-Corday (Pueblo HS) did much of her damage at the plate in the second game as she finished the day 3 for 8 with five RBIs and a run scored. Freshman Giselle Munoz (Salpointe Catholic HS) was 4 for 8 with an RBI and two runs scored.

• Game 1: Eastern Arizona College Gila Monsters 7, Pima CC Aztecs 6: The Aztecs tied the game with four runs in the 4^th inning and took the lead in the 5^th but left the game-tying run stranded on second base to end the game.
  Down 4-0 in the 4^th, Munoz and sophomore Maria Vanezza Caldera (Tucson HS) hit RBI singles to put Pima on the board. Freshman Kylee Leach hit a two-run RBI single to score Munoz and freshman Amaya Turner-Vizcarra (Tucson HS) to tie it at 4-4.
  In the 5^th inning, sophomore Alese Casper reached base on an error and sophomore Devynn Marshall (Shadow Ridge HS) drove her in with an RBI double.
  Casper tied the game in the 6^th inning with a two-out RBI single to score freshman Hope Adams (Benson HS). The Gila Monsters took the lead for good with a run in the bottom half of the 6^th.
  Durazo-Corday hit a single with one out in the 7^th inning but Munoz and Turner grounded out to end the threat.
  Casper finished 2 for 4 with an RBI and two runs. Munoz and Caldera each went 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored while Leach was 1 for 1 with two RBIs. Durazo-Corday went 1 for 4.
  Freshman Bianca Castillo (Rio Rico HS) took the loss (8-9) as she pitched six innings giving up seven runs (seven earned) on 15 hits with two strikeouts and one walk.

PCC    0 0 0 4 1 1 0   6 12 0
EAC   0 3 1 0 2 1 x   7 15 1

• Game 2: Eastern Arizona College Gila Monsters 8, Pima CC Aztecs 6: The Aztecs' rally was cut short yet again in the 7^th inning.
  The Aztecs took an early 2-0 lead in the 1^st inning with Durazo-Corday hit a two-run RBI double to drive in sophomore Ariana Gomez (Sahuaro HS) and Casper. The Gila Monsters scored six runs in the 3^rd inning to take the lead.
  Munoz hit a leadoff double in the 6^th and later scored on an error to cut the deficit to 7-3.
  In the 7^th inning, Marshall hit a leadoff single and Caldera drew a walk. Durazo-Corday followed with a three-run blast to cut it to a two-run deficit but the Aztecs recorded three straight outs to end the game.
  Durazo-Corday went 2 for 4 with five RBIs and a run scored. Munoz, Gomez and Marshall each finished 2 for 4 with a run scored. Caldera was 0 for 2 with a run scored and two walks.
  Freshman Abril Nerey (Rio Rico HS) took the loss (6-8) as she pitched two and two-third innings giving up six runs (six earned) on eight hits with one strikeout and one walk.

PCC    2 0 0 0 0 1 3   6  11 3
EAC   0 0 6 1 0 1 x   8  11 1

The Aztecs will play their fourth straight road doubleheader on Saturday at Glendale Community College. First pitch is at noon.