YUMA, Ariz. – Arizona Western Baseball (32-15, 25-13) clinched a Region I playoff spot by coming from behind twice to sweep Phoenix (22-30, 12-24) on Thursday afternoon at Walt Kammann Baseball Field, winning game one 7-6 in 11 innings before scoring four runs in the seventh inning to win game two 5-4.

Robert Miranda and Wesley Estrella combined for seven hits to help the Matadors come from behind in extra innings to beat the Bears 7-6 in 11 innings.

Phoenix jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, scoring three runs with two outs in the first inning before the Matadors grabbed a pair of runs in the bottom half of the inning on a Tyler Leroy RBI single and a Noah Roberts Sacrifice fly to cut the deficit to 3-2.

After Phoenix scored a run in the top of the second inning, the Matadors got that run back in the third innings on a Wesley Estrella single to center to cut the deficit to 4-3. The Matadors tied the game in the fifth inning on a bases-loaded walk worked by Ben Fierenzi.

The game remained tied at four runs until the 10^th inning when Phoenix took the lead in the top of the inning but Arizona Western extended the game thanks to Wesley Estrella who singled in a pair of runs to tie the game at 6-6.

The Matadors put together their second walk-off win of the week, this time with a bases-loaded walk drawn by Joe Zhu to drive in the winning run, giving the Matadors a 7-6 win.

Estrella finished the game 4-for-5 with two RBI in the win while Miranda went 3-for5 with three runs scored in the win.

Oskar Stark hit a game-tying three-run homer in the seventh inning before the Matadors scored the final run of the game on an error to come from behind and beat the Bears 5-4 in game two.

Arizona Western opened the scoring in the first inning when Jared Davis led off the frame with a double and then later scored on a wild pitch.

Chris Echevarria kept the Bears off the board until the seventh inning when Phoenix put up a four-spot to take a 4-1 lead. After Stark tied the game with a three-run homer in the bottom half, Zhu and Miranda worked walks before Estrella hit a groundball that turned into a fielder's choice and a throwing error on the relay to first base, scoring Zhu from second to win the game.

Davis finished the game 2-for-3 with two doubles and a run scored while Noah Roberts went 2-for-3 with a double. Echevarria struck out seven batters in seven innings of work, earning the win.