The University of Hawaii softball team (49-14, 19-1 WAC) is headed to the Women’s College World Series for the first time in school history after defeating the University of Alabama, 5-4 on a three-run home run by former Roughrider softball player Jenna Rodriguez in the bottom of the seventh. Earlier

The Roughrider softball team finished third in the nation after falling to Wallace State Community College, AL Saturday afternoon 8-4 in the NJCAA Division I Fast Pitch Tournament. YC concludes the season with a 53-16 overall record. Wallace State advances to the third consecutive National Title Game

The Roughrider softball team stumbled on its way to the National Title Game Friday evening as they fell to the #3 seed Miami Dade College, 11-1. YC drops to an elimination game Saturday against the winner of the Wallace State Community College, AL and Seminole State College, OK.

Offensively,

The Roughrider softball team continued their run through the National Tournament with a 3-0 upset victory over the #1 seeded Bruins from Salt Lake City Community College Friday morning in St. George, UT. Yavapai advances to the next round to face #3 seed Miami Dade Community College, FL winners over

The Roughirder softball team advanced to Friday’s Championship Bracket with a 9-1 victory over John A. Logan College Thursday evening in the NJCAA Division I Fast Pitch National Tournament in St. George, UT.

Audrey Workman got her second win of the day and YC put five runs on the board

The defending national champion #5 seed Roughrider softball team opened the 2010 NJCAA Division I National Tournament Thursday morning with an 8-0 blanking of #12 seed Indian Hills Community College, IA. YC will play #13 seed John A. Logan College, IL upset winners over #4 seed Wallace State Community

Former Yavapai College softball player Jenna Rodriguez made a big impact at her current school, the University of Hawaii this past season. Recently, Rodriguez was named 1st Team All-WAC (Western Athletic Conference) and helped guide her team to their third WAC title (19-1) and a trip to the NCAA Stanford

Pairings for the NJCAA Division I Fast Pitch National Championships were released Sunday afternoon and the defending National Champion Roughrider Softball Team was named a #5 seed and will play #12 seed Indian Hills Community College (IA) on Thursday, May 20th at 10:00 AM Utah time, 9:00 AM Arizona

The season for the Roughrider baseball team came to an abrupt end on Saturday afternoon at Roughrider Park as they lost to Central Arizona College, 4-2, in the NJCAA Region I Division I Championship. YC concludes the season with a 40-21 record and their third consecutive ACCAC crown. Central Arizona

The Roughrider baseball team squandered a six run lead to fall to Central Arizona College Friday afternoon, 15-11 in the second game of the NJCAA Region I Division I Finals. The loss evens the best-of-three series at one game a piece with the third and final game scheduled for Saturday, May 15th.

Thursday afternoon, the Roughrider baseball team opened the NJCAA Region I Division I Championship Series with an 11-7 victory over Central Arizona College (41-18). YC takes a 1-0 lead in the best of three series with game two being played Friday afternoon at Roughrider Park.

After allowing

The Yavapai College soccer team announced their 2010 soccer schedule. After two pre-season matches in California, their season, conference and home opener will take place on Friday, Aug. 27 against Paradise Valley Community College at the Prescott Valley Amphitheater. The Prescott home opener,

Roughrider softball player Ashley Snedeker has committed to play for #5 ranked University of Florida Gators next season. A year ago the Gators were in the NCAA Division I Championship Series losing to the University of Washington. The Minnesota native joins former Roughrider, Caitlin Stangl in the

Roger Espinoza, a member of the 2005 and 2006 Yavapai College soccer teams, was named by Honduras National Team Coach Reinaldo Rueda to the FIFA World Cup Squad. Honduras have been drawn in Group H alongside Chile, Spain and Switzerland. The World Cup runs from June 11 through July 11.

Former Roughrider soccer standout Alan Gordon scored the game winner for the Los Angeles Galaxy Wednesday evening in a 1-0 win over the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Colorado.

Gordon, who played at Yavapai during the 2000 and 2001, has been with the Galaxy since 2004.

The defending NJCAA Division I National Champion Roughrider softball team has advanced to their third straight national tournament with their third consecutive NJCAA Region I Championship. YC is now 50-14 overall and now prepares for championship play. The National Tournament will be held Thursday,

The Roughrider baseball team came from behind to claim the first round victory over the visiting Apaches from Cochise College Saturday afternoon 9-7. With the victory, Yavapai moves into the championship series May 13-15 being played at Roughrider Park in Prescott.

Twice during the game, YC

Pitcher Tyler Bremer and the Roughrider baseball team shut down the visiting Apaches from Cochise College Friday afternoon, 17-3, to force a third and final game in the first round of the NJCAA Region I Division I playoffs. The deciding game will be played on Saturday, May 8th at Roughrider Park at

The Roughrider baseball team dropped the first game of a three-game NJCAA Region I Division I series Thursday afternoon to the visiting Apaches from Cochise College, 7-5. These same two teams will square off Friday afternoon in an elimination game for Yavapai or a chance to force a third and final

Future Roughrider softball player, Sierra Rodriguez, has been selected by the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America to attend the 2010 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team selection camp. The Basha High School (Chandler, AZ) product will be one of 42 players invited. The athletes, who

Former Roughrider Larry Owens has been named to the All-NBA D-League Third Team today. In his first season with the Tulsa 66er’s, Owens averaged 15.8 points, 5.5 rebound, 3.4 assists, and 1.5 steals. He helped lead hi team to the D-League Finals where they were beaten by the Rio Grande Valley

Six YC baseball players garnered All-ACCAC and All-NJCAA Region I Honors this past weekend as voted on by the league coaches.

1st Team All-ACCAC
DeMarcus Tidwell – Outfield
Cam Schiller – Infielder
Cam Brown – Infielder
Pulama Silva

The #15 ranked Roughrider baseball team will open up NJCAA Region I Division I Playoff action on Thursday, May 6th against Cochise College. YC goes into the tournament as the #1 seed and Cochise earned the #4 seed. #2 seed Central Arizona College will host #3 seed South Mountain Community College.

Six YC softball players were honored as All-ACCAC and All-NJCAA Region I players on Friday as voted on by the conference coaches.

1st Team All-ACCAC
Audrey Workman – Pitcher
Ashley Snedeker – Infielder
Brittany Keiser – Outfielder

2nd