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Softball Sweeps Final Regular Season Games

5/9/2021 12:51:00 PM

In the final regular season doubleheader, the Roughrider softball team swept their eighth consecutive ACCAC doubleheader over the Eastern Arizona  College Gila Monsters, 9-4 and 15-1. YC finishes the regular season with a 31-5 overall record and 26-2 in conference play. The 2021 Roughrider team is the only Yavapai Softball team that went through the regular season undefeated against fellow Division I teams.
 
In the opener, YC scored 7 unanswered runs before EAC scored two runs in the fifth inning. YC put 2 more runs on in the final two innings to secure the victory.
 
Alyssa Carpio led the offensive charge going 4 for 4 with a triple and a double. Mia Weckel was 3 for 5 with a double and a triple. Jocelyn Ulrich was 2 for 4 with a home run and 3 runs batted in. Emily Dix  threw 4 innings  for the victory and Cassie Elliott threw the final 3 innings.
 
YC had 13 hits in the second game five for extra bases. Miki Berg, Isabella Porreco and Jocelyn Ulrich knocked home runs. Kamryn Makakaiwi got the victory throwing 3 innings and striking out four.
 
Yavapai hosts the NJCAA Region I Division I Tournament on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 13, 14 and 15. YC is the #1 seed; Arizona Western and Central Arizona is the #2 and #3 seed and Eastern Arizona is the #4 seed. Yavapai will begin play on Thursday, May 14th at 1 PM against Eastern Arizona College. The winner of the tournament advanced to the NJCAA Softball World Series in Yuma, AZ.
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