Posted: Feb 19, 2026
No. 6 SMCC Baseball Falls Twice in One-Run Games to Glendale CC
#6 South Mountain Community College
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Glendale Community College
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| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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#6 South Mountain Community College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
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Glendale Community College | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Glendale Community 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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Glendale Community College | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
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#6 South Mountain Community College | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
PHOENIX ---
The No. 6 South Mountain Community College baseball team (10-8, 3-3 ACCAC Division II) lost a pair of one-run ACCAC Division II games to Glendale CC, falling 5-4 on the road on Tuesday, Feb. 17, before falling 6-5 at home on Wednesday, Feb. 18. The Cougars held a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the eighth, but the Gauchos scored four in the frame and SMCC could not push the tying run across in the ninth. The next day, SMCC led 5-4 into the seventh only for GCC to get two runs and fend off a Cougar comeback.
Feb. 17 Recap
The Cougars scored four runs in the top of the seventh to take a 4-1 lead, but the Gauchos put up their own four-spot in the eighth to post the 5-4 victory.
Sophomore Luke Hewes and freshman Will Strand drew walks to start the seventh, and with two outs, sophomore Bobby Pierce Jr. drew a walk to load the bases. Freshman Brandon Ornelas delivered a two-out, two-run single that scored Strand and Alvarez, and sophomore Bryan Lorenz singled up the middle to score Pierce Jr. and Ornelas to give SMCC a 4-1 lead.
Lorenz was 2 for 4 with two RBIs, Hewes drew a pair of walks, and Ornelas and Lorenz recorded stolen bases.
Freshman Denzel Montijo started the game and went four innings with five hits, one earned run, two walks, and four strikeouts. Sophomore Sam Yeager tossed 3.1 innings of relief with three hits and two runs, and freshman Sergio Garcia (0-1) took the loss.
Feb. 18 Recap
The Gauchos posted another comeback victory, scoring twice in the seventh to post a 6-5 victory.
SMCC scored three runs in the first, as freshman Jack Meissner hit a sac fly to score Pierce Jr., Ornelas scored on a passed ball, and Hewes plated Lorenz with another sac fly.
After the Gauchos tied the game in the top of the second, the Cougars quickly responded with two runs in their half to re-establish their lead. Ornelas came through with another two-out, two-run single that scored Strand and sophomore Nuri Todd.
However, GCC scored twice in the top of the third, but the Cougars cut down the tying run at the plate.
The score remained 5-4 until the seventh, when the Gauchos got an RBI single and a sac fly to take a 6-5 advantage.
Todd delivered a two-out double in the seventh, but he was left on base at the inning's end. SMCC went down in order in the eighth, but nearly mounted a rally in the ninth.
Hewes singled to start the frame and moved to second on a sac bunt from sophomore Jaden Leon. The next batter grounded out to push Hewes to third, and a pitch hit Alvarez to put runners on the corners. Unfortunately, the next batter grounded out to end the game.
Ornelas finished 2 for 4 with two RBIs and a run. Todd added a run, a walk, and two stolen bases to his two hits, and Lorenz also had a stolen base.
Sophomore Braeden McCarroll started the game for SMCC and went six innings with seven hits, four runs, three walks, and six strikeouts. Sophomore Quinn Robertson (1-1) took the loss with two innings of relief, and sophomore Grant Young and freshman Caden Robinett also saw time in relief.
