Rivera has six hits, Camacho gets a win and save as Softball wins opening games at College of Southern Nevada Classic

The Pima Community College softball team (2-0) opened the 2025 season on Friday in the first day of the College of Southern Nevada Kickoff Classic.
Sophomore Natalya Rivera (Sunnyside HS) finished the day 6 for 7 at the plate with four RBIs and four runs scored. Freshman Amerika Lopez-Bedoy (Sunnyside HS) was 4 for 7 with five RBIs and two runs scored while sophomore Alyssa Noriega (Pueblo HS) went 4 for 6 with an RBI and four runs scored.
Freshman Belen Camacho (Pueblo HS) picked up a win and a save on the day. Sophomore Nevaeh Bracamonte got the win in the second game.
- Game 1: (15) Pima CC Aztecs 9, Utah State-Eastern Eagles 7: The Aztecs rallied with a six-run 5th inning to take the lead for good.
The Aztecs trailed 6-3 going into the bottom-half of the 5th inning. They drew two straight walks and got a single to load the bases with no outs. Freshman Julissa Lopez (Tucson Magnet HS) hit a two-run RBI double to score sophomore Aubrey Marx (Cienega HS) and Camacho. Rivera followed with an RBI double to bring around Noriega and tie the game at 6-6.
Sophomore Cheyanne Ortiz (Tucson Magnet HS) drew a bases loaded walk to score Lopez to put the Aztecs ahead for good. Freshman Clarissa Figueroa (Mountain View HS) added some insurance with a two-run RBI double to bring in Rivera and Lopez-Bedoy as the Aztecs went up 9-6.
Lopez finished the game 3 for 4 with two RBIs and three runs scored while Rivera was 3 for 4 with two RBIs and a run. Ortiz hit an RBI single in the 2nd inning and went 1 for 2 with two RBIs. Figueroa was also 1 for 2 with two RBIs. Noriega finished 2 for 2 with two runs and two walks.
Camacho picked up the win in a relief appearance as she pitched five innings, giving up four runs (four earned) on four hits with seven strikeouts and five walks on 110 pitches.
USU 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 7 8 0
PCC 0 1 0 2 6 0 x 9 11 0
W – Camacho (1-0). 2B: Rivera 2, Figueroa, Lopez
- Game 2: (15, Div. II) Pima CC Aztecs 12, (8, Div. I) College of Southern Idaho Golden Eagles 9: The Aztecs took an early lead but were forced to rally for the second straight game as they beat an NJCAA Division I national ranked opponent.
The Aztecs got their offense clicking in the 1st inning as freshman Jiselle Nunez (Tucson Magnet HS) and Lopez each hit RBI doubles in the inning. Lopez-Bedoy drove a two-run RBI triple to score Lopez and Rivera that capped off the four-run inning.
Lopez-Bedoy came through again in the 3rd inning with a two-run RBI double to plate Noriega and Rivera to put the Aztecs ahead 6-0.
The 4th inning belonged to the Golden Eagles as they scored eight runs to take the lead.
The Aztecs went off in the 5th inning to retake at 11-8. Rivera hit a two-run homerun on the first pitch she saw to tie the game at 8-8. Figueroa put Pima ahead for good with an RBI double to around Lopez-Bedoy at 9-8. Marx capped off the scoring with a two-run RBI double to score Ortiz and Figueroa.
Rivera went 3 for 3 with two RBIs and three runs scored while Lopez-Bedoy was 3 for 4 with four RBIs and a run scored. Noriega finished 2 for 4 with an RBI and two runs while Marx was 2 for 5 with two RBIs and a run. Nunez, Lopez and Figueroa each had an RBI and a run scored.
Bracamonte got the win and Camacho picked up the save.
PCC 4 0 2 0 5 0 1 12 15 1
CSI 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 9 7 0
W – Bracamonte (1-0). S – Camacho (1). 2B: Lopez-Bedoy 2, Marx 2, Noriega 2, Figueroa 2, Rivera 2, Lopez, Nunez. 3B: Lopez-Bedoy. HR: Rivera.
The Aztecs will play another two games on Saturday as part of the College of Southern Nevada Kickoff Classic. They face off against Snow College at 10:30 a.m. and Arizona Western College at 3:30 p.m.