Zepeda, Munoz and Casadei help lead offense as Aztecs Softball sweeps Mesa CC
The Pima Community College softball team (23-14, 19-9 in ACCAC) put on a hitting display on Saturday as it earned an ACCAC doubleheader sweep against Mesa Community College (21-17, 15-17).
The Aztecs had plenty of offensive firepower as it scored 28 runs on the day. Freshman Camila Zepeda (Tucson Magnet HS) closed out the day going 4 for 5 with five RBIs, three runs scored and three walks. Sophomore Elise Munoz (Salpointe Catholic HS) closed out the day finishing 3 for 5 with four RBIs, four runs and two walks. Fellow sophomore Mia Casadei (Tanque Verde HS) was 3 for 6 with four RBIs and three runs. Sophomore Wendy Castro (Canyon del Oro HS) and freshman Alexis Tsosie-Hood picked up the wins in the circle.
Game 1: Pima CC Aztecs 9, Mesa CC Thunderbirds 4: The Aztecs fell behind 4-0 heading to the bottom of the 2nd inning but rallied off nine unanswered runs to take the first game.
Munoz drove in freshman Mallory Zylinski-Wrobel (Sahuarita HS) and sophomore Stephanie Tapia (Cibola HS) on an RBI double to cut Mesa's lead in half at 4-2.
The Aztecs scored four runs in the 3rd inning to take the lead. Wendy Castro tied the game with a two-run RBI double to bring around sophomore Alejandra Castro and freshman Mina Chacon (Tucson Magnet HS). Two batters later, Casadei was clutch with a two-run RBI single to score Zylinski-Wrobel and Wendy Castro as the Aztecs took a 6-4 lead.
Zepeda added insurance in the 6th inning with a two-run RBI double to plate Munoz and sophomore Analisa Gomez (University HS) Zepeda scored the final run of the game off of Alejandra Castro's RBI single.
Zepeda went 1 for 2 with two RBIs, a run scored and two walks. Munoz finished 2 for 3 with two RBIs, a run and a walk. Wendy Castro was 1 for 4 with two RBIs and a run while Casadei went 1 for 3 with two RBIs. Zylinski-Wrobel drew two walks and scored two runs.
Wendy Castro picked up the win (8-4) as she pitched a complete-game, giving up four runs (four earned) on seven hits with two walks on 89 pitches.
MCC 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 2
PCC 0 2 4 0 0 3 x 9 10 1
W – W. Castro (8-4). 2B: W. Castro, Zepeda, Munoz. SB: Gomez, Munoz.
Game 2: Pima CC Aztecs 19, Mesa CC Thunderbirds 0 (5 innings): The Aztecs left no doubt from the get-go as they scored nine runs in the 1st inning and 10 runs in the 3rd inning to seal the run-rule win and doubleheader sweep.
Zepeda drove in the first run of the game in the 1st inning with an RBI single to score Munoz. She capped off the barrage with an RBI double to plate Munoz again and make it 9-0. She drew a bases loaded walk in the 3rd inning and made it 13-0 when she scored off Chacon's two-run RBI single.
Freshman Madison Fillman-Moreno (Sabino HS) hit a two-run RBI single in the 1st inning and later scored on an error to make it 7-0. She also hit an RBI single in the 3rd inning.
Casadei hit a single in the 1st inning and stole home to make it 8-0. She hit a two-run RBI single in the 3rd inning, and also scored two runs.
Zepeda was a flawless 3 for 3 with three RBIs and two runs scored while Chacon went 2 for 2 with three RBIs and a run. Fillman-Moreno closed out the game going 2 for 3 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Munoz hit a two-run RBI double in the 3rd and along with Casadei, they each finished with two RBIs and three runs scored. Alejandra Castro was 2 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs. Zylinski-Wrobel, for the second straight game, scored two runs and drew two walks.
Tsosie-Hood got the win (5-2) after she pitched a five-inning shutout, giving up five hits with four strikeouts on 53 pitches.
MCC 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
PCC 9 0 (10) 0 x 19 15 0
W – Tsosie-Hood (5-2). 2B: Munoz, Zepeda. SB: Casadei, Munoz.
The Aztecs are back at the West Campus Aztec Field on Tuesday when they host No. 7 ranked Phoenix College (Division II). First game starts at 1:00 p.m.
