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Prescott, Arizona - Arizona Western College Matador Baseball team (21-23) was swept by 17^th ranked Yavapai Community College (33-12-1)) by the scores of 10-4 and 17-6 in the doubleheader.

Winning Pitcher: Rick Anton (10-3) (6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 5 K)

Losing Pitcher: Derek Benham (3-3) (3 2/3 IP, 8 H, 10 R, 9 ER, 5 BB, 4 K)

Top Hitters:

AWC: P.J. Jimenez: 2-3, 2B, R, RBI; Andrew Tejeda: 2-3, RBI; Art Flores: 2-4, 2B, R

YCC: Louie Templeton: 4-4, solo HR, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI; Deven Braden: 2-4, SB, 3 RBI

 

Winning Pitcher: Taylor Lewis (5-2) (6 1/3 IP, 12 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 7 K)

Losing Pitcher: Ian Waldron (4-5) (3 1/3 IP, 12 H, 9 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K)

Top Hitters:

AWC: Giovanni Garcia: 3-5, 2B, 2 R; Stephen Barbosa: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI

YCC: Deven Braden: 4-4, 2 2B, 4 R, 2 RBI; Kole Calhoun: 3-5, 3 HR, 4 R, 6 RBI

 

AWC Head Baseball coach John Stratton stated, “It was the first conference doubleheader all year where we didn’t pitch or play defense well all day. Give Yavapai credit for their hitters’ power. They did the job, and we just had no consistency on the mound or in the field.”

 

Records:

AWC: 21-23

YCC: 33-12-1