Arias hits walk-off in the first game as Baseball picks up sweep against Mesa CC

The Pima Community College baseball team (20-6, 8-4 in ACCAC) picked up its 20^th win of the season after it swept Mesa Community College (16-9, 7-7) on Saturday at the West Campus Aztec Field.
Sophomore Nick Arias (Tucson Magnet HS) finished the day 4 for 9 with three RBIs, two runs scored and a walk-off hit. Sophomore Dom Felix (Canyon del Oro HS) went 3 for 6 with three RBIs and two runs scored while sophomore David Shackelford also closed out the day going 3 for 6 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Sophomore J.T. Drake and freshman Maclain Roberts, the starting pitchers for the day, combined to throw 11 innings giving up eight hits with eight strikeouts and no walks.

• Game 1: (15) Pima CC Aztecs 10, Mesa CC Thunderbirds 0 (5 innings): Arias hit a walk-off two-run RBI single to right field to score Felix and sophomore Caleb Herd (Cienega HS) as the Aztecs capped off the game with five runs in the 5^th inning for the run-rule victory.
  The Aztecs loaded the bases to begin the 5^th. Sophomore Jontae Hennesy (Horizon HS) drew a walk to score Shackelford to make it 6-0. Felix followed with an RBI single to bring in sophomore Brant Kragel and Herd walked to plate sophomore Ruben Castro (Tucson Magnet HS).
  The Aztecs got it going with three runs in the 1^st inning. Arias hit an RBI single that brought in sophomore Antonio Avila. Shackelford followed that with an RBI triple to score Arias. Shackelford made it 3-0 after he came in to score on a passed ball.
  Arias finished the game 3 for 4 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Felix was 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run while Shackelford and Kragel each went 1 for 2 with an RBI and a run. Avila finished 1 for 3 with an RBI and a run.
  Drake picked up the win after pitching all five innings, giving up two hits with six strikeouts on 60 pitches.

MCC   0 0 0 0 0    0    2   0
PCC    3 0 1 1 5   10   9   0

W – Drake (4-1). 2B: Arias 2. 3B: Shackelford. SB: Avila.

• Game 2: (15) Pima CC Aztecs 7, Mesa CC Thunderbirds 2: The Aztecs fell behind in the 6^th inning but rallied off six unanswered runs to complete the sweep.
  Down 2-1 in the bottom of the 6^th inning, Shackelford led off the inning with a home run to left field to tie it up at 2-2. The Aztecs loaded the bases, and with two outs, took the lead after sophomore Elijah Reeves (Marana HS) drew a bases loaded walk to score Hennesy.
  The Aztecs added insurance with four runs in the 7^th inning. They did their damage with two outs in the inning. After back-to-back walks from Hennesy and Castro, Felix brought them in to score after his two-run RBI single that made it 5-2. Reeves capped off the inning with his own two-run RBI single as it brought around Felix and sophomore Benji Cazares (Tucson Magnet HS).
  The Aztecs struck first with a run in the 2^nd inning but Mesa scored one in the 4^th and one in the 6^th inning to take the lead.
  Reeves finished the game 1 for 3 with three RBIs while Felix was 1 for 3 with two RBIs and a run scored. Shackelford went 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run. Freshman Ray Jesse hit an RBI single in the 2^nd inning and finished 1 for 2. Cazares went 2 for 4 with two runs and Hennesy drew two walks and scored two runs.
  Roberts got the win as he pitched six innings, giving up two runs (two earned) on six hits with two strikeouts on 82 pitches.

MCC   0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0   2    8   2
PCC    0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 x   7   10   1

W – Roberts (4-0). 2B: Cazares, Shackelford. HR: Shackelford. SB: Reeves.

The Aztecs are on their road for their next two doubleheaders as they play at Eastern Arizona College on Tuesday in Thatcher. The first game starts at 12:00 p.m.