SMCC Softball Drops Doubleheader at Central Arizona
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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South Mountain Community College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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Central Arizona College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E | |
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South Mountain Community College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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Central Arizona College | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
The South Mountain Community College softball team lost 2-1 and 8-0 to Central Arizona on Saturday, Feb. 8, in an Arizona Community College Athletic Conference doubleheader. In the first game, the Cougars tied the contest in the top of the fifth only to see Central Arizona push the winning run across in the bottom of the sixth. The second game was a much different affair, with SMCC managing one hit in a six-inning defeat.
Game one was a tight contest that decided by a single run late in the game. Destiny Apodaca went 2 for 3 and scored the team's only run. Adrinalay Moralez, Ali Ashner and Vanessa Gutierrez all had base hits for SMCC, and Rebecca Goodwin picked up a stolen base.
Guiterrez tossed all six innings in the circle for South Mountain Community College. She worked around five hits and six walks to limit Central Arizona to one earned run. She also got help from her defense as she combined with Ashner and Julia Ruble to turn the game's only double play.
In game two, Central Arizona scored a run in the bottom of the second and then pushed six across in the third to take a commanding 7-0. The Vaqueras would end the game in the bottom of the sixth with a single run.
Adrianaly Morales had the Cougars' only hit on the day, while Ali Ashner drew a walk.
Ruble started in the circle for SMCC, allowing eight hits and six earned runs in 2.1 innings of work. Christian Smith tossed the final 2.2 innings for the Cougars, allowing five hits and one earned run with a strikeout.
Schedule Change
The Cougars' doubleheader against Arizona Western has been moved to Feb. 13 due to weather. The team's home game against Benedictine University Mesa will now be on Mar. 4 at 2 p.m.