2022-23 Pima Aztecs Softball News

Pima Community College Athletics set new records with 11 teams and 74 individuals earning NJCAA All-Academic distinction. Graphic by Raymond Suarez
Pima Athletics sets school records with 11 teams and 74 individuals named NJCAA All-Academic

July 17, 2023

The Pima Community College Athletics department set new records with 11 of the 13 teams receiving NJCAA All-Academic recognition and a new school record of 74 student-athletes earning All-Academic distinction.

Sophomore outfielder Elise Munoz (Salpointe Catholic HS) was named second team NJCAA All-American. She is the first Pima softball NJCAA All-American since Courtney Brown (Flowing Wells HS) in 2016. Munoz led the Aztecs with a .454 batting average, 89 hits, 76 runs, 26 doubles and 26 stolen bases. Photos by Stephanie van Latum
Softball Outfielder Elise Munoz named NJCAA All-American

June 06, 2023

Pima Community College softball player Elise Munoz (Salpointe Catholic HS) earned a national accolade for the 2023 season.

Aztecs softball player Mia Casadei (Tanque Verde HS) and baseball pitcher Alessandro Castro were selected as the 2023 recipients of the Lawrence R. Toledo Leadership Award. The award is in honor of Pima's first Athletic Director Larry Toledo, who was the head of the department for over 25 years. Casadei is heading to Ottawa University Arizona in Surprise, AZ and Castro will play at the University of Arizona. Photo by Raymond Suarez
Baseball's Alessandro Castro and Softball's Mia Casadei selected as the 2023 Lawrence R. Toledo Leadership recipients

May 22, 2023

Pima Community College Athletics selected its student-athletes for its annual Lawrence R. Toledo Leadership Award.

Sophomore Alejandra Castro hit a three-run home run to put the Aztecs ahead in the 4th inning but the softball season came to a close after falling to Central Arizona College 5-4 at the NJCAA Region I, Division I Tournament. The Aztecs finished with the highest overall and ACCAC conference wins since 2017. Photo by Stephanie van Latum
Aztecs Softball season comes to a close at the NJCAA Region I, Division I Tournament

May 13, 2023

The Pima Community College softball team closed out the 2023 season on Saturday at the NJCAA Region I, Division I Tournament.

Freshman Camila Zepeda (Tucson Magnet HS) was crucial to Pima's offense as she went 3 for 8 with five RBIs and four runs scored as Aztecs softball fell to Central Arizona College 10-9 but bounced back to beat Arizona Western College 8-4 in an elimination game. The Aztecs play Central Arizona in an elimination game on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Photo by Stephanie van Latum
Aztecs Softball beats Arizona Western College to avoid elimination in first day of Region I, Division I Playoffs

May 12, 2023

The Pima Community College softball team (36-23) dropped its opening game but bounced back to avoid elimination on Friday in the first day of the NJCAA Region I, Division I Tournament.

Sophomore outfielder Elise Munoz (Salpointe Catholic HS) was named first team All-ACCAC while freshman catcher Mallory Zylinski-Wrobel (Sahuarita HS) was selected second team All-ACCAC. Both were named to the NJCAA All-Region I, Division I team. Photos by Stephanie van Latum
Softball's Elise Munoz and Mallory Zylsinki-Wrobel named All-Conference and All-Region

May 09, 2023

Pima Community College softball standouts Elise Munoz (Salpointe Catholic HS) and Mallory Zylinski-Wrobel (Sahuarita HS) earned recognition from the ACCAC conference for their play during the regular season.

Aztecs softball closed out the regular season with a split at Glendale Community College, winning 6-0 and falling 9-8 in eight innings. Freshman Alexis Tsosie-Hood threw a complete-game shutout, giving up three hits with two strikeouts and two walks in the first game. Freshman Mina Chacon (Tucson Magnet HS) went 4 for 8 with five RBIs and a run scored on the day. The Aztecs close the regular season at 35-22 overall and 31-17 in ACCAC conference play. Photos by Stephanie van Latum
Tsosie-Hood tosses shutout, Gomez and Chacon lead offense as Softball splits at Glendale CC to close regular season

May 06, 2023

The Pima Community College softball team (35-21, 31-17 in ACCAC) closed out the regular season on Saturday at Glendale Community College (13-43, 11-37).

Three Aztec softball players signed their letters of intent to continue their collegiate careers in Arizona. (Left to right): Analisa Gomez (University HS) signed to Park University Gilbert, Mia Casadei will play at Ottawa University Arizona and Alejandra Castro committed to Park University Gilbert. The Aztecs locked up the No. 3 seed for the NJCAA Region I, Division I Tournament and will close the regular season on Saturday at Glendale Community College. Photo by Raymond Suarez
Softball's Mia Casadei, Analisa Gomez and Alejandra Castro commit to four-year schools in Arizona

May 03, 2023

Pima Community College softball players Mia Casadei (Tanque Verde HS), Analisa Gomez (University HS) and Alejandra Castro signed their letters of intent to four-year universities.

Freshman Camila Zepeda and sophomore Alejandra Castro combined to go 6 for 10 with six RBIs and six runs scored as the Aztecs softball team swept Paradise Valley Community College 10-1 and 15-6. The Aztecs snapped a four-game skid and improved to 34-21 overall and 30-16 in ACCAC conference play. Photo by Stephanie van Latum
Aztecs Softball sweeps Paradise Valley CC in final regular season home finale

May 02, 2023

The Pima Community College softball team (34-21, 30-16 in ACCAC) closed out the regular season home schedule on Tuesday in an ACCAC doubleheader against Paradise Valley Community College (11-33, 11-33). They’re on the road to close the regular season on Saturday.

Sophomore Elise Munoz (Salpointe Catholic HS) finished the day going 3 for 6 with two runs scored, four steals and a walk but the Pima softball team dropped two games against No. 4 ranked South Mountain Community College. The Aztecs have lost five of their last six games and are now 32-21 overall and 28-16 in ACCAC conference play. Photo by Stephanie van Latum
Aztecs Softball falls to No. 4 ranked South Mountain CC

April 29, 2023

The Pima Community College softball team (32-21, 28-16 in ACCAC) dropped two games to No. 4 ranked South Mountain Community College (47-8, 41-5) on Saturday at the West Campus Aztec Field.

Freshman Mallory Zylinski-Wrobel (Sahuarita HS) finished the day 4 for 9 with six RBIs and three runs scored but the Aztecs softball team fell to Central Arizona College 11-3 and 16-15. The Aztecs are now 32-19 overall and 28-14 in ACCAC conference play. Photo by Stephanie van Latum
Mallory Zylinski-Wrobel has six RBIs and three runs but Aztecs Softball drops two game vs. Central Arizona College

April 25, 2023

The Pima Community College softball team (32-19, 28-14 in ACCAC) could not contain Central Arizona College’s (37-15, 33-9) offensive onslaught on Tuesday as the teams locked up in an ACCAC doubleheader at the West Campus Aztec Softball Field.

Freshman Mallory Zylinski-Wrobel (Sahuarita HS) finished the day going 3 for 7 with four RBIs and two runs while freshman Alexis Tsosie-Hood got her third straight win and helped her own cause in the second game by going 2 for 2 with an RBI and a run scored. The Aztecs split with Arizona Western as they are now 32-17 overall and 28-12 in ACCAC conference play. Photos by Stephanie van Latum
Tapia and Zylinski-Wrobel homer, Tsosie-Hood gets win as Softball earns split vs. Chandler-Gilbert CC

April 22, 2023

The Pima Community College softball team (32-17, 28-12 in ACCAC) had its eight-game winning streak snapped on Saturday but bounced back to earn the split against Chandler-Gilbert Community College (17-30, 16-26) at the West Campus Aztec Softball Field.

Sophomore Stephanie Tapia hit two home runs and finished with five RBIs and two runs scored while freshman Maidosn Fillman-Moreno closed out the day going 3 for 6 with fur RBIs and a run in Pima's sweep at Mesa Community College. The Aztecs have won eight straight and are now 31-16 overall and 27-11 in ACCAC conference play. Photos by Stephanie van Latum and Steve Escobar
Aztecs Softball wins 8th straight (all on the road) in sweep at Mesa Community College

April 20, 2023

The Pima Community College softball team (31-16, 27-11 in ACCAC) continues to roll as it earned an ACCAC conference sweep at Mesa Community College (23-23, 17-23) for its eighth straight win.

The Aztecs softball team picked up their sixth straight win after sweeping GateWay Community College 5-2 and 10-2. The Aztecs celebrated head coach Rebekah Quiroz gaining her 100th career win. she had 606 wins as an assistant coach with the program. Photo courtesy of Mia Casadei
Rebekah Quiroz gets 100-win milestone as Aztecs softball sweeps GateWay CC

April 18, 2023

The Pima Community College softball team (29-16, 25-11 in ACCAC) won its sixth in a row and head coach Rebekah Quiroz reached a milestone on Tuesday in its sweep over GateWay Community College (8-30, 8-30) at the Papago Sports Complex in Phoenix.

Sophomore Mia Casadei (Tanque Verde HS) finished the day 5 for 8 with seven RBIs and a run scored while sophomore Alissandra Montiel (Cholla HS) pitched an 8-inning complete game as the Aztecs softball team swept Arizona Western College 16-4 (five innings) and 6-5 (eight innings). The Aztecs are 27-16 overall and 23-11 in ACCAC conference play. Photos by Stephanie van Latum
Mia Casadei knocks in seven runs as Aztecs Softball sweeps Arizona Western College

April 15, 2023

The Pima Community College softball team (27-16, 23-11 in ACCAC) picked up its second straight road sweep over an ACCAC Division I opponent after it claimed two victories at Arizona Western College (22-26, 21-15) on Saturday in Yuma.

Freshmen Camila Zepeda (#4) and Mina Chacon (#5) led the Pima offensive attack as the Aztecs swept Yavapai College winning 10-1 and 25-15. Both games ended after six innings. Zepeda went 4 for 8 with 11 RBIs and five runs scored while Chacon was 5 for 8 with eight RBIs and three runs scored. The Aztecs improved to 25-16 overall and 21-11 in ACCAC conference play. Photo by Stephanie van Latum
Camila Zepeda and Mina Chacon combine for four home runs and 19 RBIs as Softball sweeps Yavapai College

April 13, 2023

The Pima Community College softball team (25-16, 21-11 in ACCAC) got back in the win column on Thursday as it earned two run-rule victories at Yavapai College (4-32, 4-32).