DOUGLAS, Ariz. – The Yavapai Baseball team, after having their games delayed a few times, finally got to play against Cochise College, even if the games were changed to away games. In the 3-game series, Yavapai would take none of them, as Cochise would go on to win all 3.
Game 1
The first game began at Noon on Monday, and Yavapai fell in this battle 0-6.
The Yavapai batters only got one hit by
Matthew Peterson, and
Nathan Nichols and
Caleb Horsey each were able to steal a base.
Collin Adams pitched for 4 innings and got 5 strikeouts.
Brady Francisco had 6 putouts, while Peterson and
Kevin Ramos each had 3. Peterson also had a double play as well.
Game 2
The second game of the first day went to 12 innings, and unfortunately, Yavapai fell short in this game as well, losing 4-5.
The 4 runs were scored by
AJ Diaz,
Caleb Horsey, and
Liam Richards, with the fourth coming from a
Matthew Peterson 1-run Home Run!
Justin Cherrington batted in the other 3 runs.
Diaz and Richards each stole a base as well.
Traig Oughton pitched 6 innings and had 5 strikeouts.
Nick Garcia also had 2 K's facing 13 batters.
Brady Francisco had 10 putouts, and Diaz had 6, as well as a double play. Francisco caught a runner stealing a base in this game.
Game 3
The final game of the series came down to the wire, but Yavapai could not pull out the win. Cochise would win 6-4.
Runs in this game were scored by
Matthew Peterson,
Carson Feddema,
AJ Diaz, and
Justin Cherrington. Yavapai had 3 home runs in this game, scored by Peterson, Cherrington, and Diaz!
Liam Richards stole a base in this game as well.
Ty Thompson had 6 strikeouts in 5 innings, and
AJ Diaz and
Owen Fernandes each had 2 of their own.
Derek Kiepke had 11 putouts, while Peterson had 4. Diaz had a double play, and 2 of Kiepke's putouts were catching a runner stealing a base.
UP NEXT
The Roughriders will return home to play against Central Arizona this weekend. Games 1 & 2 will be on Friday, March 14th, at 12 & 2:30 PM. Game 3 will be on Saturday, March 15th, at 12 PM.
