PRESCOTT, Ariz. – With only 2 weeks left in the Softball season, the Yavapai Softball team has big games ahead, including the series on Monday and Tuesday against conference-rivals Central Arizona! Yavapai would end up going 2-2 against the Vaqueras, improving their overall record to 18-16!

Game 1

Yavapai would start off strong, winning the first game 8-5!

The runs were scored by Gracie Firth (2) and Brianna Baca (2), with one run coming from each of these players: Olivia Boswell, Hayden McGuire, Eniyah Dominguez, and Yeluanmy Alvarado. The runs were batted in by Boswell, Kylie Sam, Tamryn Tucker, and Emmersyn Villa. 

Boswell would steal 2 bases in this game, with Firth and McGuire each stealing one as well!

Kylie Sam and Brianna Baca each had 5 putouts, while Tamryn Tucker had 4. Pitcher Breanne Petty and Outfielder Yeluanmy Alvarado each had one assist.

Game 2

The Riders hit a rough patch in the road as they would fall in the second game, 4-5.

Eniyah Dominguez ran in for 2, and the other 2 runs came from Olivia Boswell and Yeluanmy Alvarado. The runs were batted in by Boswell, Hayden McGuire, Emmersyn Villa, and Natalie Ojeda. Boswell would steal a base in this game as well.

Breanne Petty, starting at pitcher for the second game in a row, had 2 strikeouts!

McGuire, Boswell, and Brianna Baca all had 5 putouts in this game, and Baca even had a double play.

Game 3

The first game of the second day, the Riders got off to a rough start, losing 17-3.

The three runs scored came from Olivia Boswell, Lily Booth, and Kylie Sam. Those runs were batted in by Tamryn Tucker and Alexa Ramirez. 

Eniyah Dominguez had 4 putouts at right field, and Boswell, Emmersyn Villa, and Booth all had 2 putouts each.

Game 4

Yavapai would finish off the series with a win, winning 8-3, and splitting the series 2-2 against the visiting Vaqueras.

Brianna Baca and Olivia Boswell would each run in for 2, while the rest of the runs came from Kylie Sam, Natalie Ojeda, Emmersyn Villa, and Lily Booth. Sam, Gracie Firth, and Tamryn Tucker all batted in 2 runs each, while Booth batted in one. Sam and Firth each had a triple in this game, while Booth and Boswell each stole a base!

Mackenzie Durr started at pitcher and had 4 strikeouts in 5 innings!

Kylie Sam, Natalie Ojeda, and Brianna Baca all had 4 putouts, and Gracie Firth caught a runner stealing as catcher!

UP NEXT

The Riders will play again this weekend on Friday and Saturday against Southern Nevada. Games 1 and 2 will be on Friday, April 25th at Noon and 2 PM. On Saturday, April 26th, Games 3 and 4 will be the "Sophomore Night" of the Yavapai Softball team, recognizing the Sophomores of this season! Those games will be at 11 AM and 1 PM!