Mountain View graduate Talia Martin’s run-scoring double in the bottom of the eighth inning gave No. 2 Pima Community College a 3-2 victory Saturday over No. 3 South Mountain in the NJCAA Region I, Division II championship game at Phoenix College.
The Aztecs (50-7) advance to the NJCAA Division II World Series from May 19-24 at Oxford, Ala. It is their second consecutive trip to the World Series after winning the regional title last year.
The 50 wins are the most in Rebekah Quiroz’s seven years as head coach. It is the first time the Aztecs have reached 50 wins since Quiroz’s father, Armando, coached the program to a 50-19 record in 2013.
Pima rallied to take a 2-1 lead Saturday with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning on a two-run double by Tanque Verde graduate Jessica Thompson.
A passed ball with two outs in the top of the seventh allowed South Mountain (33-26) to tie the game at 2.
Aztecs Softball is BACK TO BACK REGION I CHAMPIONS!!!! Talia Martin with the game-winning RBI hit in the 8th scoring Belen Camacho.
History made winning Region I, Division I last year and Region I, Division II this year.#PimaSoftball #AztecTOUGH pic.twitter.com/yZIZRnF70Y
— PimaAthletics (@PimaAthletics) May 10, 2025
Pima loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh but could not force in a run.
Pima starter Arianna Flores (Salpointe) struck out the side in the top of the eighth to complete her effective performance.
Flores (21-3) won all three of Pima’s games in the regional tournament. She scattered six hits with two runs (one earned) against South Mountain. She struck out eight and walked five.
Pima’s game-winning rally in the eighth inning started when Amerika Lopez–Bedoy (Sunnyside) singled with one out. A fielder’s choice grounder by Belen Camacho (Pueblo) allowed her to reach base but Lopez -Bedoy was thrown out at second.
Clarissa Figueroa (Mountain View) followed with a walk, advancing Camacho to second.
Martin then hit her double on a 1-1 pitch to center field, allowing Camacho to sprint home for the winning run.
Aubrey Marx (Cienega) and Alyssa Noriega (Pueblo) each collected two hits. Marx was 2 for 4 with a stolen base. Noriega was 2 for 3 with a walk.
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