The South Mountain Community College baseball team (36-25) won the NJCAA Region I Division I Championship by defeating Pima CC twice in a best-of-three game series May 9-11 in Tucson, Ariz. SMCC posted a 3-1 victory in game one of the series on May 9 as sophomores Nikolas Miller, Kaden Gray, and Alex Urias-Calvillo combined to limit the Aztecs to four hits and one run. In game two on May 10, Pima CC recorded an 8-2 victory as sophomore Dominic Chacon blasted a two-run home run in defeat. In the finale on May 11, SMCC overcame an early 1-0 deficit with runs in the third-sixth and put the game away with a five-run ninth en route to an 11-1 victory.
Now SMCC will host the West District Championship, May 16-18!
NJCAA Division I Baseball West District Championships May 16-18, 2024 at SMCC - Tournament Schedule
Thursday, May 16
(1) Pima CC vs. Southern Nevada Noon
(2) Southeast CC (NE) at South Mountain 3 p.m.
Friday May 17
(3) Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 9 a.m.
(4) Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 Noon
(5) Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 3 p.m.
Saturday May 18
(6) Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 noon
***** If the Game 5 winner wins Game 6, then they play Game 7 of the District Championship at 3 p.m.
(7) If Necessary Game 3 p.m.