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Photo by Maxwell Williamson
Photo by Maxwell Williamson

SMCC Softball Splits Twin Bill with No. 6 Pima CC

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The South Mountain Community College softball team (5-6, 5-5 ACCAC Division II) split an ACCAC Division II doublehedaer with No. 6 Pima CC on Saturday, Feb. 14 at the SMCC Softball Field. The Cougars fell 21-10 (five innings) in the first game, but rallied for a 10-2 (five innings) victory in game two to hand the nationally ranked Aztecs their first loss of the season.
 
Sophomore Sadie Su'a went a perfect 7 for 7 at the plate over the two games, hitting a grand slam and a double in game one. Freshman Alyssa Jemio also homered in game one, and she finished with five hits, two runs, and three RBIs over the two games. Freshman GG Moreno also had a big day offensively, posting a double, a home run, four runs, two RBIs, and a walk.
 
In the circle, Su'a tossed a complete game with two hits, two earned runs, and two strikeouts to hand the Aztecs their first loss of the season.
 
Game one featured offense from both teams early and often. SMCC scored twice in the first and five times in the second to lead 7-5. Su'a and Jemio went back-to-back in the second, with Su'a mashing her second grand slam of the week. She would finish the game 4 for 4 with six RBis, two runs, a stolen base, and a double. Jemio was 3 for 3 with two RBis, a walk, and a run.
 
Unfortunately, the Aztecs scored 14 runs in the top of the fourth and added two more in the fifth. Moreno provided a preview for game two by starting the bottom of the fifth with a double, and she and freshman Leah Alcala scored on a two-run single from Su'a. Sophomore Kaeliann Glass added a sac fly in the frame to conclude the scoring.
 
Jemio (3-1) took the loss in the circle. Sophomore Aryka Ortega saw time in relief for the Cougars.
 
In game two, the Cougars pounced for six runs in the first, added a run in the second, and posted three in the fourth to hand No. 6 Pima CC its first loss of the season.
 
Jemio had an RBI single in the first to score sophomore Jerzey Jarvis, and Moreno roped an RBI single that scored Jemio. With two outs, sophomore Eva Harrison lashed a two-run double that scored Moreno and sophomore Tazia Blake.
 
Sophomore Azlynn Madrid added an RBI single to bring in Alcala, and Harrison came home on a double-steal with Madrid before the inning ended. Jemio and Madrid each had a pair of hits.
 
After Pima CC scored twice in the second, SMCC got one back when Su'a singled and later scored on an Aztec error.
 
In the fourth, Glass hit an RBi single to score Su'a, Blake produced an RBI groundout that brought in Glass, and Moreno popped a solo home run to center to put SMCC ahead 10-2.
 
Moreno went 2 for 3 with two runs and two RBIs, while Su'a was 3 for 3 with two runs and a stolen base.
 
Su'a (2-1) earned the win with five innings in the circle. She worked around two hits and two runs, and added two strikeouts.