Posted: Jan 30, 2026
SMCC Baseball Sweeps Phoenix College in Non-Conference Series
#6 South Mountain Community College
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Phoenix College
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| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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#6 South Mountain Community College | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
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Phoenix College | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Phoenix College
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#6 South Mountain Community College
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| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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Phoenix College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
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#6 South Mountain Community College | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 8 | 0 |
PHOENIX ---
The No. 6 South Mountain Community College baseball team (5-3) defeated Phoenix College 12-1 (7 innings) on Jan. 30 and 7-3 on Jan. 31 in a pair of non-conference contests. In the Jan. 30 road victory, four Cougars had two hits apiece, and SMCC pushed nine runs across in the top of the first to post the victory. The next day, SMCC got two more runs in the first, added five in the fifth, and held off a Bear rally in the seventh to secure the win.
Jan. 30 Recap
The Cougars jumped all over the Bears, scoring nine runs in the first inning en route to a 12-1, seven-inning road victory. Four Cougars had two hits in the victory: Bobby Pierce Jr., Brandon Ornelas, Jack Meissner, and Ernie Alvarez. The Cougars totaled six doubles, a triple, and three stolen bases.
Pierce Jr. started the game with a double into right, and Ornelas moved him to third with another two-bagger. Sophomore Bryan Lorenz drew a walk to load the bases, and Pierce Jr. scored on a passed ball in the next at-bat to give SMCC their first run. That batter, Jaden Leon, cleared the bases with a two-run double, and after Meissner reached on an error, sophomore Gavin Short brought in Leon with an RBI single.
A pitch hit sophomore Nuri Todd to re-load the baes and freshman Will Strand promptly delivered a two-run single up the middle to make it 6-0. Todd and Strand executed a double steal to move into scoring position, and Todd scored on an error on the play. Batting for the second time in the frame, Pierce Jr. tripled to center to score Strand, and he later scored on an RBI single from Lorenz to conclude the scoring.
The Bears scored a two-out, unearned run in their half of the first, but SMCC pitching kept their bats quiet overall.
Freshman Kasen Landry started the game for the Cougars and went three innings with three hits and three strikeouts. Freshman Caden Robinett tossed an inning of relief with one strikeout, and freshman Cody Stoller went two innings with three K's and four hits. Freshman Gennaro Brito threw the seventh and allowed one hit and one walk.
SMCC made it 10-1 in the top of the fourth when Leon scored on a passed ball, and the seventh saw Alvarez double home Strand and Ornelas bring in Alvarez with his second double of the day.
Jan. 31 Recap
The Cougars recorded a 7-3 victory in their 2026 home opener, totaling eight hits that included three doubles. Freshman Aidan Murphy paced the SMCC offense with two hits and two RBIs, while Ornelas, Pierce Jr., and Liu Rodriguez Jr. collected doubles.
Pierce Jr. led off the game with a double for the second-straight day and scored on a double from Ornelas. He later came in on a sac fly from Meissner.
In the fifth, Alvarez started the frame with a single and moved to second when a pitch hit Pierce Jr. After Ornelas executed a sac bunt to move them up 90 feet, Lorenz plated both with a two-run single to center. A pitch hit Leon, and Meissner singled to right to load the bases before
Lorenz scored on a passed ball, and Murphy brought in the other two with a two-run single.
Murphy and Rodriguez Jr. added stolen bases in the victory.
Sophomore Lukas Geisler (1-0) earned the win with two innings of relief work. He allowed two hits and fanned two. Sophomore Grant Young started the game for SMCC and allowed one hit and one walk to go with two strikeouts.
Sophomore Quinn Robertson threw 2.1 innings of relief with six hits, three runs, and a walk, and sophomore Diego Rodriguez fanned three over 1.2 frames. Finally, sophomore Sam Yeager tossed a hitless ninth inning with a strikeout.
