The #9 ranked Roughrider baseball team swept a conference doubleheader Thursday afternoon over second place South Mountain Community College (15-7, 8-4) in Phoenix, 6-4 and 10-5. The Roughriders improve to 17-7 overall and 11-1 in the ACCAC. YC has now won 16 of their last 17 games.

In both

For his efforts last week, freshman Casey Upperman earned the ACCAC Division I Pitcher of the Week Award. In a 7-0 shutout victory over Cochise College, Upperman struck out 11 opponent batters while surrendering 2 walks and 9 hits. The Scottsdale native is 2-1 on the season with one save, 31 strikeouts

The #9 ranked Roughrider baseball team split a doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Roughrider Park against #15 ranked Cochise College. YC dropped the first game 4-2 after relinquishing the lead in the seventh inning and bounced back in the nightcap blanking the Apaches 7-0.

Pulama Silva took

Yavapai baseball improved to 14-6 overall and 8-0 in the ACCAC standings with a twinbill sweep over Eastern Arizona College Tuesday afternoon in Thatcher, 4-2 and 6-1.

Dustin Hobbs pitched 5 innings of three-hit ball to get his fifth win of the season. Pulama Silva pitched the final 2 innings

For his efforts last week, Yavapai’s Cam Brown was named the ACCAC Division 1 Batter of the Week. Brown went 7-15 for the week, including 2 home runs, 2 stolen bases and 2runs scored to help the Roughriders to 4 wins on the week. The Roughriders return to the diamond Tuesday, March 2nd at

The Roughrider baseball team swept an afternoon doubleheader Friday over the visiting Geckos from Gateway Community College. Yavapai took the first game 4-2 and the nightcap 2-1 in 11 innings. Yavapai improves to 12-6 overall and 6-0 in the conference standings.

Tyler Bremer won his third game

The Roughrider baseball team swept a doubleheader to get their 9th consecutive victory Thursday afternoon at Roughrider Park over the visiting Aztecs from Pima Community College, 5-1 and 7-3. Yavapai improves to 10-6 overall and 4-0 in the ACCAC race.

Dustin Hobbs got his team leading 4th victory

The Roughrider baseball and softball games scheduled for Tuesday, February 23rd have been rescheduled due to inclement weather. Softball has yet to determine a makeup date and baseball will play on Thursday, February 25th against Pima Community College at Roughrider Park.

Both teams will host

The Roughrider baseball team swept a Saturday doubleheader in Yuma against Arizona Western College 1-0 and 9-1. Yavapai improves to 8-6 overall and 2-0 in ACCAC play. Western falls to 4-10 overall and 0-2 in conference action.

In the first game, Tyler Bremer got his second victory of the season

The Roughrider baseball squad swept a home doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon over Thompson Rivers University, Canada 3-1 and 11-3. Yavapai improves their overall record to 6-6 and have won five in a row.

Dustin Hobbs got his team-leading third win on the season throwing 4 innings and allowin

The Roughrider baseball team swept a 3-game series against College of Eastern Utah Thursday and Friday to improve their overall record to 4-6. Yavapai beat the Eagles on Thursday evening at the Bradshaw Mountain High School field 14-4 and finished the sweep on Friday afternoon at Roughriders Park

Inclement weather has caused havoc on the Yavapai College softball and baseball teams home schedule.

The softball doubleheader between Chandler/Gilbert Community College and Yavapai College scheduled for Saturday, February 13th at Roughrider Park in Prescott has been moved to Chandler/Gilbert

The Roughrider baseball team dropped a twinbill Friday afternoon in Las Vegas against #1 ranked Community College of Southern Nevada, 6-3 and 5-0. YC falls to 1-6 on the young season and Southern Nevada improves to 5-0.

In the opener, Alex Miranda took the loss. The lefthander gave up 4 earned

The Roughrider baseball team dropped their third straight game to the #1 ranked team in the NJCAA, Community College of Southern Nevada (3-0) Thursday afternoon in Las Vegas, 6-3. YC falls to 1-4 overall.

Dustin Hobbs took the loss to fall to 1-1 on the season. The Las Vegas native went 4.6

The Roughrider baseball team has been the subject of numerous pre-season polls. The NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) has Yavapai at #11. Perfect Game Croschecker has placed the Riders at #14. Collegiate Baseball ranks YC at #19.

Additionally, PG Crosschecker, a national

The Roughrider baseball team was swept by the #1 ranked team in the nation, Community College of Southern Nevada, Saturday in Las Vegas, 7-1 and 5-1. YC falls to 1-3 on the young season.

In the first game, Tyler Bremer took the loss pitching 4 1/3 innings. The California native surrendered

The Roughrider baseball team checks in at #11 in the NJCAA Division I Baseball Pre-Season Poll. Last season’s NJCAA Region I Champion, Central Arizona College is #6. Fellow ACCAC member South Mountain Community College is #23.

1. College of Southern Nevada (35-20)
2. San Jacinto

The Roughrider baseball team opened up the 2010 season against Salt Lake City Community College Friday afternoon in Las Vegas. YC split the doubleheader winning the first game 10-3 and dropping the second game 14-4.

In the opener, Dustin Hobbs got the ball and pitched a gem to record the first

Current Roughrider baseball player Ty Forney has signed an NCAA National Letter of Intent with New Mexico State University. The Gilbert, Arizona native becomes the the fifth current Roughrider to ink an NLI and the 54th Sky Smeltzer coached player to move on to a Division I program in the last eight

Five current Roughrider baseball players have signed National Letters of Intent at NCAA Division I programs bringing the total to 53 players in the last eight years.

Right-handed sophomore pitcher Tyler Bremer (Berkely, California) has signed with Baylor University joining former Roughrider

Former Roughrider and current Orem Owlz baseball player Dillon Baird was selected to the Pioneer League 2009 all-star team. Baird was named as the first baseman of the rookie league all-stars.

The Prescott native is in the top five in the league in many categories including batting average

Former Roughrider and current Arizona State University baseball player Kole Calhoun capped off a great individual run at the NCAA College World Series by being named to the World Series All-Tournament Team.

Former YC baseball players Kyle Blanks and Dusty Brown find themselves on Major League rosters after being called up from Triple A ball this past week.

Former Roughrider baseball player Kole Calhoun (2006-08), continued his torrid hitting in the NCAA College World Series driving in six runs with a grand slam and double in #5 Arizona State University’s 12-5 win over #4 University of North Carolina Thursday afternoon in Omaha, Nebraska.

Former YC and current Arizona State University outfielder Kole Calhoun (2006-08) was 3 for 4 with a home run, double and an RBI in Tuesday night’s 10-6 loss to #1 ranked University of Texas at the NCAA College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. The Buckeye, AZ native is now 4 for 9 with two home runs,

Former Roughrider baseball player Kole Calhoun hit a three-run home run in the 10th inning to lift #5 seed Arizona State University to a 5-2 win over the #4 seed University of North Carolina in a College World Series opener Sunday afternoon. Calhoun played at Yavapai from 2006 to 2008. ASU will next

List of former, current and future Roughriders drafted.

Yavapai baseball pitcher Merrill Kelly has been named Third Team All-American for his efforts this season. The sophomore finished 5th nationally in ERA (1.48) after holding the top spot for the majority of the season.

The Roughrider baseball team saw their season come to an abrupt halt Friday afternoon in the NJCAA Region I Division I Championship Series to Central Arizona College, 8-5. YC finishes the year with an impressive 47-12 overall record and their fourth ACCAC title in five years. The Vaqueros move on

The Roughrider baseball team dropped the first game of the NJCAA Region I Championship Series Thursday afternoon at the hands of Central Arizona College, 21-1. YC now faces elimination in Friday’s game, but could force a game three with a victory.

The Roughrider baseball team advances to the NJCAA Region I Division title series after sweeping Cochise College with a 6-3 victory Friday afternoon at Roughrider Park. YC beat these same Apaches Thursday afternoon, 5-4. For Yavapai, it is their 47th victory on the year.

The #2 ranked Roughrider baseball team won the first game of a three-game series with Cochise College Thursday afternoon, 5-4. Rick Anton got the victory in 7 innings pitched scattering nine hits and striking out seven.

Heading into the NJCAA Region I Division Play-offs, the Roughrider baseball team keeps their #2 ranking despite going 2-2 in the final week of the season.

After finishing the regular season as ACCAC champions for the fourth time in five years, members of the #2 ranked Roughrider baseball team were honored with post-season conference awards Saturday as voted on by the league coaches.

For the fourth time in five years, Yavapai College baseball has won the ACCAC regular season title. With a doubleheader sweep over Phoenix College Saturday afternoon, YC secures the #1 seed in the NJCAA Region I Division Play-offs. In order to win the crown outright, the Roughriders needed to one

In the latest NJCAA Division I polls, the YC baseball team finds themselves up two spots to #2. Currently, Yavapai boasts a record of 43-10 and have clinched a home playoff berth.

The Roughrider baseball team was swept Tuesday afternoon for the first time this season and has lost three of their last four games. South Mountain Community College blanked Yavapai in the first game 1-0 and outlasted the Roughriders in the nightcap 6-5. Yavapai falls to 28-7 in ACCAC play and 43-10

The Roughrider baseball team went into Saturday afternoon’s doubleheader three games up on second place Central Arizona College and at the end of the day the lead remains the same with five games left in the regular season.

The #4 ranked Roughrider baseball team erupted for 31 runs Tuesday afternoon in a doubleheader sweep of Eastern Arizona College (4-28, 11-39), 11-1 and 20-0 to improve their league leading record to 27-4 and 42-7 overall. In the past four games, Yavapai has outscored their opponents 53-2.

Yavapai’s Brett Sowers was the hottest hitter in the ACCAC this past week and has been awarded Division 1 Batter of the Week.

In a rain shortened game, the Roughrider baseball team pounded out 13 hits in four innings of play to get a win over Cochise College Saturday afternoon, 10-0. The second game of the doubleheader was postponed to a later date if necessary. YC improves their conference leading record to 25-4 and reach

The Roughrider baseball team is ranked #4 in the latest NJCAA Division I poll. Fellow conference foe, Central Arizona College is ranked #4. Yavapai and CAC will square off with each other on Saturday, April 18th at Roughrider Park. On Saturday April 11th, YC entertains Cochise College.

The Roughrider baseball team swept a critical doubleheader Tuesday afternoon at Roughrider Park against Pima Community College, 11-6 and 12-1. Second place Central Arizona College split a doubleheader with Scottsdale Community College pushing the Roughriders lead to 2 games in the ACCAC. Yavapai improves

The #1 ranked Roughrider baseball team split a home doubleheader with Arizona Western College Saturday afternoon to stay atop the ACCAC standings. Second place Central Arizona College (21-5) also split a twinbill to remain one game behind Yavapai. This afternoon, YC won the first game 7-1 and fell

The #2 ranked Roughrider baseball team swept a road doubleheader Tuesday afternoon over Glendale Community College (9-15, 19-22) to remain in first place of the ACCAC and in the process head coach Sky Smeltzer collected his 500th career victory. Smeltzer boasts an overall record of 500-239-4 (.673).

YC remains one game up on second place CAC. The #2 ranked Roughrider baseball team swept a home doubleheader Saturday afternoon over the visiting Artichokes from Scottsdale Community College, 7-3 and 2-1. Yavapai remains in first place with a 19-3 record and improves to 34-6 overall. Scottsdale falls

The #2 ranked Roughrider baseball team split a home doubleheader Tuesday afternoon against Paradise Valley Community College (20-14, 10-10). YC dropped the first game 4-3 and bounced back in the nightcap 12-2. Yavapai remains in first place of the ACCAC with a 17-3 conference mark and 32-6 overall.

Yavapai baseball got two conference victories Saturday afternoon over the visiting Chandler/Gilbert Community College Coyotes, 8-6 and 9-8. The Roughriders are now 29-5 overall and 16-2 in conference play sitting atop the ACCAC standings.

The #2 ranked Roughrider baseball team split a non-conference doubleheader today with Seminole State College, 11-10 and 1-6. Yavapai’s overall record is 25-5.

The Roughrider baseball team received a #2 ranking in the first NJCAA Division I baseball poll. Yavapai was ranked #18 in NJCAA Pre-season poll. Sky Smeltzer’s squad is currently 24-4 overall and head the ACCAC standings.

The #4 ranked Roughrider baseball team swept a non-conference doubleheader Monday afternoon against Colorado State University – Club Team, 6-1 and 7-1. The opponent has won four of the last five university club championships. Yavapai improves their record to 26-4 overall and 12-2 in ACCAC action.

The #4 ranked Roughrider baseball team resumed conference play Tuesday afternoon with a road sweep of Mesa Community College, 3-1 (10 innings) and 4-1. Yavapai is now 28-4 overall and 14-2 in the conference standings.

The #4 ranked Roughrider baseball team swept a non-conference doubleheader over Illinois Central College Sunday afternoon at Roughrider Park, 15-0 and 18-7. Yavapai is now 24-4 overall with a 12-2 league record.

For their efforts last week, Yavapai baseball players Bobby Rinard and Merrill Kelly were named ACCAC Division 1 Batter of the Week and ACCAC Division 1 Pitcher of the Week respectively. Kelly shares the honor with Todd Sepulveda from Arizona Western College. The Roughriders are at the top of the

Yavapai College Roughriders move up in the PC Crosschecker.com Top 25

The Roughrider baseball team swept a doubleheader Saturday afternoon at the hands of #4 ranked Central Arizona College, 1-0 and 3-0. The victories put Yavapai in sole possession of first place in the ACCAC with a 12-2 record. CAC falls to 10-4 in the conference standing.

The Roughrider baseball team swept a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon at Roughrider Park against South Mountain Community College, 10-9 and 15-7. That marks the 11th consecutive victory for YC and the fifth straight twinbill sweep. Yavapai’s record is now 20-4 overall and 10-2 in ACCAC play.

A doubleheader sweep made the long bus ride worth it for the Roughrider baseball team on Saturday. YC took two from the host team Cochise College, 5-1 and 6-0 to improve to 18-4 overall and 8-2 in ACCAC action.

The Roughrider baseball team won the first game of a conference doubleheader in dramatic fashion and pitched a shutout in the second game to earn a sweep of Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher Tuesday afternoon, 6-5 and 5-0. Yavapai is now 16-4 and 6-2 in conference games.

The Roughrider baseball team got a doubleheader sweep today in Phoenix against Gateway Community College, 3-1 and 9-0. Yavapai improves to 14-4 overall and 4-2 in ACCAC action.

The nationally ranked Roughrider baseball team swept an afternoon doubleheader Wednesday against Thompson Rivers College, Canada, 9-2 and 2-0. YC improves to 12-4 overall and remain at 2-2 in conference play.

The Roughrider baseball team split a doubleheader in Tucson Tuesday afternoon against Pima Community College. YC is now 10-4 overall and 2-2 in ACCAC action.

After being indoors for seven days due to the weather, the #18 ranked Roughrider baseball team took to the field in Yuma to face conference foe Arizona Western College.

Yavapai baseball got two victories on Thursday at Roughrider Park in Prescott over College of Eastern Utah, 8-3 and Lamar College, CO, 18-10. In a rematch on Friday morning against Eastern Utah, the Golden Eagles prevailed 8-6 in extra innings. In the nightcap, Yavapai blanked Lamar 3-0 to run their

Thursday’s baseball’s doubleheader against College of Eastern Utah and Saturday’s doubleheader against Lamar Community College has been changed to the following schedule:

Sophomore pitcher Rick Anton was named to the 2009 NJCAA Division I Pre-Season All-American team this past week. Last season, the Prescott native compiled a record of 13-4 with a school record of 1.364 ERA. Anton also had a team leading 99 innings pitched and 84 strikeouts. A year ago, the Roughriders

The #18 ranked Roughrider baseball team posted two victories over Salt Lake City Community College Friday in the opening games of the Community College of Southern Nevada Tournament, 18-1 and 9-5. Rick Anton and Kirby Yates pitched the victories.

The Yavapai College baseball team added two more wins Saturday at the Community College of Southern Nevada Tournament to improve to 4-0 on the young season.

In the first game of the day, YC beat Colorado Northwestern College, 12-0. Russell Havens got win. In the second game, Yavapai beat the

2009 Pre-season poll compiled by Allan Simpson / PG Crosschecker

Former Roughrider pitcher Bob Howry signed a one-year contract this past week with the San Francisco Giants. Howry, who pitched for the Chicago Cubs last season, pitched for Dave Dangler at Yavapai College from 1991-1993.

Five Roughrider baseball players have signed national letters of intent to play at NCAA Division I institutions.

Assistant Baseball Coach Trevor Mote has accepted an assistant coaching position at his alma mater Baylor University.

Wednesday morning, Head Baseball Coach Sky Smeltzer announced the hiring of Brandon Bailey and Ryan Cougill to the baseball coaching staff replacing the departing Trevor Mote (Baylor University) and Mike Crawford (University of Utah).

Roughrider baseball assistant coach Mike Crawford has accepted the same position at the University of Utah.

Update on former Roughrider baseball players in the major and minor leagues:

Head softball coach Stacy Iveson was named KYCA Tri-City Sports Round-Up Coach of the Year as lead the Roughrider softball team to an NJCAA Region I title and NJCAA World Series berth.

Five Roughrider baseball players were drafted in the recent Major League Baseball (MLB) amateur draft.

This past weekend, pitcher Rick Anton and outfielder Kole Calhoun were named NJCAA Honorable Mention All-Americans.

Current Roughrider pitcher Rick Anton has been chosen to an NJCAA Baseball All-Star team that will compete against the Taiwanese Junior National Team in a three-game series this summer.

The Roughrider baseball season came to an abrupt halt on Friday afternoon with an 8-6 loss to Central Arizona College in the NJCAA Region I Division I Championship Series.

The Roughrider baseball team dropped the first game of a three-game series to Central Arizona College this afternooon at Roughrider Park, 12-2.

The #11 ranked Roughrider baseball team plays host to the Central Arizona College Vaqueros Thursday, Friday and, if necessary, Saturday in the NJCAA Region I Division I Championship Series.

Will face Central Arizona College for Region I title

Chance to clinch series tomorrow. Yates on the mound.

Five Roughriders named all-conference

YC seeking 2nd trip to World Series in three years

Winners of three of the last four conference titles

YC can sew up the league title on Tuesday

Cochise and South Mountain split their doubleheaders

YC remains in first place

Over the weekend, Sophomore Kole Calhoun was named the NJCAA Region 1 Division 1 Player of the Week.

Cochise College falls from top 20

YC scores 27 runs on 30 hits

View the ACCAC Baseball Standings for April 6, 2008

YC owns tiebreaker over SMCC

View the NJCAA Division I Baseball Poll for April 2, 2008

Conference lead remains the same for the Roughriders

View the 2008 ACCAC Baseball Standings for March 31, 2008

YC plays entertains #14 Cochise College on Tuesday

Yavapai holds the #13 spot in the NJCAA rankings