Information provided by Ray Suarez, Pima Media Relations Director:
Five members of the Pima Community College baseball program will play for NCAA Division I teams and advance to the next level in fall 2024.
P/1B Nate Gray – arizona (Enrolled at Queen Creek High School in 2023: 34 games, batting average .345, 39 hits, 24 RBIs, 11 doubles, 9 home runs, 45 RBIs, 12 walks, 59 IP, 5 wins, 0 losses, ERA 1.31, 54 K).
P Diego Alvarez (Sahuarita) – New Mexico (While in Sahuarita in 2023: 9 games played, batting average .452, 33 hits, 27 RBIs, 18 RBIs, fielding percentage .954, 6 wins, 2 losses, ERA 1.91).
C Caleb Hurd (Cienega) – return to new mexico (2023 with Lobos: 9 games, batting average .429, 7 AB, 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 double, 1 RBI).
OF/P Antonio Avila – Nevada (2023 with Pima: 52 games, batting average .272, 32 points, 22 RBIs, 24 walks)
P JT Drake – Texas Tech University (2023 with Pima: 47.2 IP, 5-0, 2.08 ERA, 15 saves (NJCAA led), 58K in 25 games).
The Aztecs will play a nonconference doubleheader Friday at Paradise Valley Community College to begin the 2024 regular season.
The first game starts at 11am
The Aztecs will play two more games against the Pumas on Saturday for their 2024 home opener.
The first game of the doubleheader starts at 11 a.m.
