Camila Zepeda and Mina Chacon combine for four home runs and 19 RBIs as Softball sweeps Yavapai College
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).
The offense was led by freshmen Camila Zepeda (Tucson Magnet HS) and Mina Chacon (Tucson Magnet HS). Zepeda finished the day 4 for 8 with 11 RBIs and five runs scored while Chacon closed it out going 5 for 8 with eight RBIs and three runs scored. Sophomore Wendy Castro (Canyon del Oro HS) picked up two wins on the mound. The Aztecs scored 35 runs on the day.
Game 1: Pima CC Aztecs 10, Yavapai College Roughriders 1 (6 innings): The Aztecs took an early lead and held off any timely hitting for Yavapai. Zepeda drove in seven of Pima's 10 runs in the game.
Zepeda put the Aztecs up 4-0 with a two-run homer, driving in sophomore Elise Munoz (Salpointe Catholic HS), who led off with a double. Zepeda added to the lead with a two-run RBI single in the 4th bringing around sophomores Stephanie Tapia (Cibola HS) and Mia Casadei (Tanque Verde HS) to make it 7-0. She had another two-run RBI hit in the 6th inning when she scored Munoz and sophomore Analisa Gomez (University HS) on a double to put it at 9-1. Zepeda scored on Chacon's RBI single to cap off the scoring.
Zepeda hit a ground-out that brought in Munoz in the 1st inning as she finished 3 for 4 with seven RBIs and two runs scored. Munoz went 2 for 2 with three runs scored while Gomez was 2 for 4 with an RBI double in the 1st inning and two runs scored. Chacon finished 2 for 4 with an RBI.
Wendy Castro picked up the win (9-5) after she pitched all six innings, giving up one run (one earned) on 10 hits with four strikeouts and three walks on 95 pitches.
PCC 2 0 2 3 0 3 10 10 1
YC 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 3
W – W. Castro (9-5). 2B: Gomez, Munoz, Zepeda. HR: Zepeda.
Game 2: Pima CC Aztecs 25, Yavapai College Roughriders 15 (6 innings): The Aztecs scored in every inning and capped it off with a nine-run 6th inning to complete the sweep. The Aztecs also finished with 14 walks.
Chacon had a big game as she got things going with a two-run RBI double in the 1st inning as part of a three-run inning. Up 4-2 in the 3rd inning, the Aztecs scored five runs as freshman Madison Fillman-Moreno (Sabino HS) drew a bases loaded walk and two batters later, Munoz hit a two-run RBI single. Gomez ground-out but scored Casadei to make it 9-2.
The Roughriders rallied with six runs in the bottom half of the 3rd to cut it to 9-8. The Aztecs quickly responded in the 4th as sophomore Alejandra Castro hit a leadoff single. Chacon sent one over the fence for the two-run jack. Freshman Mallory Zylinski-Wrobel (Sahuarita HS) followed with solo homer to make it 12-8.
Chacon hit her second 2-run homer in the 5th inning scoring Alejandra Castro again to make it 15-10.
In the 6th inning, Fillman-Moreno hit a three-run shot while Zepeda capped off Pima's scoring with a grand-slam to make it 25-10.
Chacon finished the game 3 for 4 with seven RBIs and three runs scored while Zepeda was 1 for 4 with four RBIs, three runs and two walks. Fillman-Moreno closed it out going 3 for 4 with four RBIs and three runs. Munoz went 3 for 5 with three RBIs and two runs and Zylinski-Wrobel finished 2 for 3 with two RBIs and three runs. Alejandra Castro was 3 for 4 with four runs and Tapia drew four walks and scored three runs.
Wendy Castro picked up her 10th win of the season (10-5) as she pitched the final four innings in relief, giving up 10 runs (10 earned) on 11 hits with three strikeouts and one walk.
PCC 3 1 5 4 3 9 25 16 0
YC 2 0 6 2 0 5 15 16 2
W – W. Castro (10-5). 2B: A. Castro 2, Munoz, Chacon. HR: Chacon 2, Zylinski-Wrobel, Fillman-Moreno. GS: Zepeda.
The Aztecs will hit the road on Saturday for an ACCAC doubleheader at Arizona Western College. First game begins at 12:00 p.m.
