The Roughrider baseball team swept a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon over the visiting Pumas from Paradise Valley Community College, 5-4 and 14-9. YC is now 15-12 overall and 10-8 in conference play.
 
In the opener, CJ Valdez singled in Amari Bartee in the sixth inning to break a 4-4 tie. Starting pitcher Taisei Yahiro went the distance for the complete game victory. The sophomore lefthander scattered 8 hits and struck out 7. Offensively, Valdez and Bartee were each 2 for 3. In the nightcap, Noah Turley knocked a grand slam in the sixth inning to put the Roughriders up for the first time in the game, 9-8 YC added 5 more runs in the bottom of seventh inning to secure the sweep.
 
Turley was 4 for 5 with 5 runs batted in. Damone Hale was 3 for 6 with 2 runs scored. CJ Valdez was 2 for 3 with a home run and 3 RBI's. TJ Wheeler was 2 for 4 with 3 runs knocked in and 2 runs scored and a home run. The Roughriders used three pitchers. Matt Bachelier got the start throwing 4 innings striking out 6. Nathan Ward threw 1.2 innings and Tyler Davis threw the final 3.1 innings.
 
YC returns to the diamond on Saturday, April 3^rd hosting Glendale Community College. The doubleheader begins at 12:00 PM. Only two family members from the home team will be allowed entrance. Streaming available on www.goroughriders.com.