The accolades continue to roll in for the National Champion Roughrider Softball Team as five players were named to the 2011 Louisville Slugger/NFCA (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) NJCAA Division I All-West Region First Team announced this past week. The award is comprised of two teams of

2nd Crown In 3 Years

The top ranked Roughrider softball team won their 2nd NJCAA National Championship in three years with a 7-0 victory over #2 ranked Salt Lake City Community College Saturday afternoon in St. George, Utah. YC concludes the season with unparalleled 67-4 overall record.

The

The top ranked Roughrider softball team advances to the NJCAA National Championship Game with a victory over #2 Salt Lake City Community College Friday night, 6-1. Salt Lake City drops to the loser’s bracket and plays Saturday against the winner of the Blinn College/Tallahassee Community College

On day two of the national tournament, the Roughrider softball team beat McLennan Community College, TX, 8-1 and Tallahassee Community College, 2-0 to advance to their third game of the day to face #2 Salt Lake City Community College.

In the first game, Yavapai trailed McLennan 1-0 in the fifth

The Roughrider baseball season came to a halt Friday morning with a loss to #1 ranked Central Arizona College, 6-0, in the NJCAA Western District Playoffs. YC concludes the season with a 36-27 overall record and 22-16 in ACCAC play.

Central Arizona struck first in the second inning with a one

The second game for the Roughrider softball team against McLennan Community College, TX has been postponed until Friday, May 20th due to rain. If YC continues to win, the delay will force the team to play three games on Friday.

Friday’s game will begin at 10:00 a.m. Arizona time and can

The #1 ranked Roughrider softball team beat #16 Pitt Community College, Thursday morning in the opening game of the NJCAA National Tournament, 3-1. YC advances to the next round to face #8 McLennan Community College, TX Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. Arizona time.

Estela Pinon got the victory

The Roughrider baseball team dropped their first game of the NJCAA Western District Playoffs Thursday afternoon to #21 Lamar Community College, CO, 8-5. For the seventh time this season, Yavapai will face fellow conference nemesis, #1 Central Arizona College, losers to #4 Salt Lake Community College,

The #25 Roughrider baseball team begins NJCAA Western District Playoffs on Thursday, May 19th at 11:00 AM against #21 Lamar Community College, CO in Coolidge. All of the action can be followed on Gamechanger found on the Baseball Website. The winner advances to the semi-final game on Friday against

The top ranked Roughrider softball team opens up National Tournament action on Thursday, May 19th against the NJCAA Region I Champion #16 Pitt Community College, N.C. (50-7). The Bulldogs beat Spartanburg Methodist College, SC in the regional championship game, 4-3.

Yavapai enters the tournament

On Sunday, the #25 ranked Roughrider baseball team found out their opponent for the first round of the NJCAA Western District Playoffs. YC will face the Region IX Champion #21 Lamar Community College. The Running ‘Lopes were winners over Otero Junior College in a three-game series 7-11, 8-2

The Roughrider baseball team only managed one run in two games against #1 ranked Central Arizona College in the NJCAA Region I Division I Playoffs, losing Friday 1-0 in Casa Grande. Despite the loss, Yavapai advances to the NJCAA Western District Division I Playoffs next weekend with the winner advancing

In the first game of the NJCAA Region I Division I Championship Series, the Roughriders fell to conference champion Central Arizona College Thursday afternoon, 12-1. The Vaqueros can wrap up the Region Title with a victory over YC on Friday.

Offensively, Yavapai could only muster a lone run

Saturday afternoon at Bill Vallely Field, the top ranked Roughrider softball team qualified for their fourth straight trip to the NJCAA Division I National Championship with a 12-3 victory over Pima Community College. YC goes into the tournament with a 62-4 record.

Yavapai began the day needing

The Roughrider baseball team came back from the brink of elimination to win the best of three series against South Mountain Community College Saturday afternoon with a 13-6 victory in Phoenix. YC is now 36-23 overall and moves to the NJCAA Region I Division I Finals on May 12-14, 2011.

In

Facing the brink of elimination, the Roughrider baseball team erased a 2-run deficit to force a deciding game three Friday afternoon with a 6-4 victory over #21 South Mountain Community College.

Things looked bleak for the Riders going into the eighth inning down 4-2. However, YC rallied to

Facing elimination on the first day, the top ranked Roughrider softball team used some late game heroics to avoid an early departure and remains alive in their hunt for a fourth consecutive berth to the NJCAA National Tournament.

In their first game of the day, Arizona Western College upset

The Roughrider baseball dropped the first game of a best of three series Thursday afternoon in the first round of the NJCAA Region I Division I Playoffs against South Mountain Community College, 6-3.

Yavapai jumped out to a 1-0 lead but in the bottom of the fifth inning South Mountain posted

Seven members from the top ranked Roughrider softball team were named to the ACCAC All-Conference Team Monday afternoon. Five were named to the first team and two on the second team. Additionally, head coach Stacy Iveson was voted ACCAC Coach of the Year, the fourth time in her career and first at

Roughrider softball and baseball teams begin NJCAA Region I Division I Playoffs this week.

The baseball team will be on the road for the first round traveling to #21 South Mountain Community College in Phoenix. The winner advances to the Region I Championship Series held at the site of the

On Sunday, the Roughrider baseball team learned who their opponent would be in the first round of the NJCAA Region I Division I Baseball Playoffs. YC will be at #21 ranked South Mountain Community College Cougars with the winner advancing to the Championship Series on May 12-14 at the site of the

In a final tune-up before playoffs, the top ranked Roughrider softball team swept a doubleheader from GateWay Community College, 10-0 and 11-1 to finish the regular season at 58-3 and 46-2 league play.

In the first game, Estela Pinon won her 24th game of the year and was 1 for 3 with a triple

The Roughrider baseball team finished 2010 regular season with a doubleheader split against Glendale Community College Saturday afternoon in Glendale. YC lost the first game 7-2 and won the nightcap in extra innings 11-10. Yavapai is now 34-22 on the year and 22-16 in the ACCAC.

In the opener,