Cougars Sweep Scottsdale CC to Wrap up Regular Season
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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South Mountain Community College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
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Scottsdale Community College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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South Mountain Community College | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 1 |
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Scottsdale Community College | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
PHOENIX ---
The South Mountain Community College softball team (34-22, 25-19 ACCAC) defeated Scottsdale CC 7-1 and 12-7 in an Arizona Community College Athletic Conference road doubleheader on May 7 in the regular-season finale for both squads. Freshman Kate Hogan led SMCC with three extra-base hits and three RBIs in the game one victory. Fellow freshman Mariah Martinez and sophomore Tara Lorona hit home runs in game two as the Cougars clinched the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Division II Regional Tournament.
Game One Recap
SMCC broke a scoreless tie with a run in the fourth and added six runs over the fifth and sixth to post a 7-1 victory against the Artichokes.
Sophomore Rylie Atherton (10-7) threw a complete game to earn her 10th win of the year. She scattered three hits with one unearned run and six strikeouts.
Hogan finished 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles and her 14th home run. Freshman Carolina Olivas also had multiple hits with an RBI and a stolen base.
Sophomore Lauren Russell blasted her 10th home run of the season, a solo home run, and Martinez and sophomore Jaudrey Ah Quin added doubles.
Game Two Recap
The Cougars totaled six extra-base hits as the Cougars rolled to a 12-7 victory. Kayliana Sablan led SMCC with three base hits, including a double, two runs and a stolen base.
Martinez hit her 18th home run of the season, a solo shot, and Lorona finished 2-for-4 with three runs, three RBIs and her ninth home run.
Hogan and Olivas also had two hits in the victory. Hogan went 2-for-5 with a run, a stolen base, two RBIs and her team-leading 23rd double, while Olivas was 2-for-3 with a double, a run, a stolen base, two RBIs and two walks.
Freshman Lucero Vasquez Sanchez added a double, freshman Maria Carias picked up a sac fly, and sophomore Taylor Mount recorded a sac bunt.
Sophomore Christian Smith (17-8) tossed a complete game to record her 17th win of the year. She had a pair of strikeouts and allowed five earned runs in seven innings of work.