PRESCOTT, Ariz. — Today was a wild day for Yavapai Roughrider fans, as the Baseball team swept the visiting Thompson Rivers 2 games to none in very dramatic fashion! Kevin Ramos would score a Walk-Off 3-Run Home Run to send TRU back home!

Game 1

Yavapai would win the first game 12-1.

This game had a 10-run inning coming from the Bottom of the 2nd. Out of the 12 runs scored, 4 of them came from Nathan Nichols, who hit a Grand Slam! Justin Cherrington also hit a home run! Other runs were scored by Brady Francisco, Liam Richards, Matthew Peterson, Kevin Ramos, Caleb Horsey, and Jackson Schofield.

In 4 innings and facing only 14 batters, Ty Thompson had 4 stikeouts.

Matthew Peterson had 5 putouts, while Brady Francisco had 4. 

Game 2

This game came down to the very last inning. As Yavapai trailed 2-5, Matthew Peterson hit a single run homer to right field to make the game 3-5. After 2 outs, Caleb Horsey would step up to the plate, and would run in Brady Francisco and Liam Richards. With just once chance, Kevin Ramos hit a 3-run Home Run far into right field to end the game, running in himself, Justin Cherrington, and Caleb Horsey. Yavapai would win 8-5!

Ramos and Richards each had 2 runs in this game, while Peterson, Horsey, Francisco, and Cherrington would each have one. Hero of the game Ramos batted in 3 runners at the buzzer.

Shane Hooper had 5 strikeouts, while Nick Garcia had 3.

Cherrington had 6 putouts, Lucas Franz had 5, and Ramos and Francisco each had 3. Franz also caught a runner stealing a base.

UP NEXT

The Roughriders play at home this Friday the 21st vs. Arizona Christian University. The double header begins at 12 pm, and game 2 at 2:30 pm.