Posted: Feb 09, 2026
SMCC Softball Splits ACCAC Doubleheader with Mesa CC
Mesa Community College
2
South Mountain Community College
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| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Mesa Community College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
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South Mountain Community College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Mesa Community College
0
South Mountain Community College
(3-4, 3-3)
8
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E | |
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Mesa Community College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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South Mountain Community College | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
PHOENIX ---
The South Mountain Community College softball team (3-4, 3-3 ACCAC Division II) split an ACCAC Division II doubleheader with Mesa CC on Saturday, Feb. 7, at the SMCC Softball Field. The Cougars lost a pitchers' duel in the first game, falling 2-1 despite a solid performance in the circle from sophomore Aryka Ortega. In game two, the SMCC offense erupted for an 8-0, six-inning victory over the Thunderbirds.
Game One Recap
The Cougars and Thunderbirds entered the seventh inning scoreless. MCC got a two-out, two-run single from Alyssa Antillon in the top of the frame to give SMCC three outs to find at least two runs.
With one out, sophomore Eva Harrison bunted and reached on an error. Sophomore Jerzey Jarvis also bunted in the next at-bat, and another error allowed Harrison to score on the play and put Jarvis in scoring position. However, the next two batters went down to deny the Cougar comeback.
Sophomores Kaeliann Glass and Sadie Su'a had singles, and freshman GG Moreno hit a double and drew a walk. Jarvis and sophomore Azlynn Madrid also earned free passes, and Jarvis stole a base.
In the circle, Ortega (0-3) tossed a complete game for the Cougars. She allowed eight hits, two earned runs, and four walks to go with five strikeouts.
Game Two Recap
SMCC's offense produced eight runs and 11 hits over five-plus innings to split the twin bill with an 8-0, six-inning victory.
The Cougars scored twice in the first as Su'a doubled, sophomore Alyssa Jemio reached on a fielder's choice, and sophomore Tazia Blake drove Su'a home with an RBI single. Jemio and Blake later executed a double steal that brought Jemio home to make it 2-0.
In the fourth, Glass had an RBI single to score Madrid, and she later scored on an error off the bat of Jemio. Blake doubled in Su'a to make it 5-0, and Harrison drew a bases-loaded walk to put SMCC ahead by six.
Freshman Gabby Rodriguez recorded her first career hit and RBI in the fifth, driving in Jarvis with a single. In the seventh, freshman Sophia Venegas singled to start the inning and scored on a passed ball to end the game.
Su'a and Blake had two hits apiece in the win, with Su'a scoring twice and Blake posting two RBIs. Jemio and Jarvis scored twice, and Glass extended her hitting streak to seven games with a single.
Su'a (1-1) earned her first win of the year in the circle with six innings of work. She allowed two hits and four walks to go with 10 strikeouts.