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Pitching was the key to victory for the Yavapai College of Prescott softball team in its 2-0 victory over Snead State Community College in its first game of the 2022 NJCAA DI Softball Championship.
By Chris Henstra
The No. 2-seeded Roughriders move to 55-4 overall on the season and also move to the winner’s bracket in the tournament.
Postgame interview with Head Coach Doug Eastman 🎤#GoRiders pic.twitter.com/N8rt8wGHAu
— Yavapai College Softball (@YavSoftball) May 25, 2022
Freshman pitcher Emily Darwin registered the start inside the circle for YC and was brilliant. Darwin tossed five shutout innings, struck out five Parsons, and allowed just two hits and one walk.
Postgame interview with @EmilyDarwin14 🎤#GoRiders pic.twitter.com/x3m8Lh0Ufg
— Yavapai College Softball (@YavSoftball) May 25, 2022
Sophomore pitcher Emily Dix relieved Darwin and was just as dominant in her two shutout innings. Dix struck out five of the six hitters she faced and allowed no baserunners.
The scoring summary on the night was pretty simple: sophomore outfielder Kayla Rodgers launched a two-out two-run homer to right field in the bottom of the third inning. The game-winning hit from Rodgers was her 25th longball of the season.
Footage of the Kayla Rodgers home run 😤#GoRiders pic.twitter.com/YJYqHtgD7q
— Yavapai College Softball (@YavSoftball) May 25, 2022
The other two hits for YC came in the form of freshman outfielder Sierra Griego’s single in the bottom of the third and sophomore utility woman Alyssa Rosales’ double in the bottom of the fifth.
Rosales also made a nice diving play on a foul ball to her left in the top of the first inning to end the frame.
Final out! 😤#GoRiders pic.twitter.com/mu4bSZZSun
— Yavapai College Softball (@YavSoftball) May 25, 2022
Up Next
The Roughriders are back in action on Wednesday, May 25, at 4 p.m. on Field #6 of the Pacific Avenue Athletic Complex against the No. 7 seed: McLennan Community College. McLennan defeated Crowder Community College 6-0 to open its tournament. The game will have live stats and live streaming links available on GoRoughriders.com/Live.
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