Posted: May 28, 2020
Aztecs softball inks second Loving HS state champion Martinez
The Pima Community College softball team another state champion to its 2020 recruiting class.
- Lorisa Martinez, a left-handed pitcher and infielder from Loving High School in New Mexico, signed with the Aztecs back in November.
- Martinez joins Falcons teammate and future Pima teammate Andrica Gomez. They helped Loving High School claim the 2019 New Mexico Activities Association Class A-2A State title.
- Player's Quote: "Me and my family knew Pima softball would be the best choice for me because when I went on my campus visit, it felt like home to me," Martinez said. "I knew I wanted to be at a place where I can be comfortable and have a second family to support me. Thank you to my family and to Ruben Carmona for making my dream possible."
- Pima softball coach Rebekah Quiroz is looking forward to adding another duel threat on both sides.
- Coach's Quote: "Lorisa is another state champion that will bring a gigantic stick in the heart of our line-up. She hits to all fields with power, runs well and works the count as good as anyone I've seen," Quiroz said. "She is a power-hitting lefty that has great command of her at-bats and rarely gets any good pitches to hit. Opponents are very careful while pitching to her, so I am excited to see how she transitions at the next level. She will be a great fit for the style of offensive hitter Coach Jen Martinez teaches. She will be another offensive power threat from the left-side along with Anisah Triste, Lesly Cazares and Malaealani Fraser.
"Lorisa will also play a big role on our pitching staff and will give us the mix we need as a lefty pitcher. She fields her position extremely well and is athletic as they come," Quiroz added. "Lorisa comes from a great family who has always supported her dreams. We are ecstatic to have her in Tucson."
2020 Aztecs Softball Recruiting Class
Kayla Gonzales, Slapper/OF – Salpointe Catholic HS
Desiree Martinez, INF/UTL – Canyon del Oro HS
Kelli Samorano, C/UTL – Tucson Magnet HS
Andrica Gomez, RHP/C/INF – Loving HS, NM
Lorisa Martinez, LHP/INF – Loving HS, NM
Angela "Mo" Montes, RHP/INF – Cibola HS, NM