PRESCOTT, Ariz. – Over this weekend, the Yavapai Softball team went head to head in a 4-game series at home against the Gila Monsters of Eastern Arizona. The visitors would take the first 3 games, but Yvapai would rally back and win game 4, 4-3!

Game 1

The first game would result in a Roughrider loss, as they would score 3 runs to the Monsters' 9.

Runs would be scored by Brianna Baca, Olivia Boswell, and Gracie Firth, with those runs being batted in by Firth, Boswell, and Kylie Sam. Baca would steal a base in this game as well.

Pitcher Breanna Petty had 2 strikeouts, while Daisy Smith had one.

Boswell and Tamryn Tucker had 4 putouts each, and Hayden McGuire had 4 assists.

Game 2

The second game of the first day was pretty similar to the first game, as Yavapai would fall to the Gila Monsters 8-2.

The two runs came from Natalie Ojeda and Charley Pitrat, with those runs being batted in by Emmersyn Villa and Angelica Carrillo. Olivia Boswell stole a base in this game, and Tamryn Tucker had a triple.

In 7 innings, Mackenzie Durr had 6 strikeouts!

Natalie Ojeda had 8 putouts at catcher, and Emmersyn Villa had 4 at left field. Durr had 2 assists. 

Game 3

The first game of the Saturday Double-Header resulted in a close game, but ultimately a Roughrider loss, as they would fall 4-2.

The two runs came from Brianna Baca and Hayden McGuire, with Baca batting in one of those runs off of a triple  and reaching for home off a catcher's error. Baca also stole a base in this game, and doubles came from Gracie Firth and Emmersyn Villa.

Mackenzie Durr had 5 strikeouts in 7 innings.

Emmersyn Villa had 5 putouts, with Kylie Sam, Natalie Ojeda, and Hayden McGuire all having 4. Ojeda caught a runner stealing.

Game 4

Yavapai would go on to win this game 4-3, with a big One Run Home Run in the first inning from Tamryn Tucker!

The other runs came from Brianna Baca, Angelica Carrillo, and Yeluanmy Alvarado. Baca and Kylie Sam batted in a runner each as well. 

Mackenzie Durr and Breanne Petty each had a strikeout.

Hayden McGuire and Tamryn Tucker each had 5 putouts, and Brianna Baca had 4 assists on the field. McGuire and Tucker each had a double play.

UP NEXT

The Yavapai Softball team does not play until the week of April 21st. They will play in a 4-game series at home vs. Central Arizona, with Games 1 & 2 on Monday, April 21st at Noon and 2 PM; Games 3 and 4 are at 11 AM and 1 PM on Tuesday, April 22nd.