Player of the Year – Estela Pinon – Yavapai
Coach of the Year- Kate McCluskey – Eastern Arizona

Division 1

#4 Arizona Western vs. #1 Yavapai- Best 2 out of 3 to be played at Yavapai 5/3 at 2PM, 5/4 at 2PM and 5/5 at 12. (Game 1: Yavapai 9-AWC 8, Game 2: Yavapai 6-AWC 3.)
#3 Pima vs. #2 Central Arizona- Best 2 out of 3 to be played at CAC 5/3 at 2PM, 5/4 at 2PM and 5/5 at 12. (Game 1: CAC 1-Pima 0, Game 2: CAC 4-Pima 3.)

#2 Central Arizona vs. #1 Yavapai. Games 5/10 at 2PM, 5/11 at 2PM, 5/12 at 12. (Game 1: CAC 9-Yav 6, Game 2: CAC 10-Yav 4)

Central Arizona advances to District 18 Championship.

Division 2

#4 Gateway vs. #1 Mesa- Best 2 out of 3 to be played at Mesa 5/3 at 3PM, 5/4 at 3PM and 5/5 at 12. (Game 1: MCC 6-GW 5, Game 2: GW 5-MCC 4, Game 3: GW 10-MCC 5.)
#3 Chandler-Gilbert vs. #2 Scottsdale- Best 2 out of 3 to be played at SCC 5/3 at 3PM, 5/4 at 3PM and 5/5 at 12 (Game 1: SCC 5-CG 2, Game 2: SCC 6-CG 5.)

#4 Gateway vs. #2 Scottsdale. Games 5/10 at 3PM, 5/11 at 3PM, 5/12 at 12. (Game 1: SCC 6-GW 5, Game 2: SCC 8-GW 1).

Scottsdale advances to NJCAA National Tournament.

Division 1

*All Games at Yavapai

Friday May 4th

Game 1- 10AM:  #3 Eastern Arizona 3 vs. #2 Pima 0
Game 2- 1230PM:  #4 Central Arizona 7 vs. #1 Yavapai 12
Game 3- 3PM:  Pima 6 vs. Central Arizona 0

Saturday May 5th

Game 4- 9AM:  Eastern Arizona 3 vs. Yavapai 12
Game 5- 11Am:  Pima 7 vs. Eastern Arizona 2
Game 6- 1PM:  Pima 9 vs. Yavapai 0
Game 7- Pima 9 vs. Yavapai 6
Champion: #2 Pima

Division 2

*All Games at Phoenix College

Friday May 4th

Game 1- 10AM:  #3 Chandler-Gilbert 0 vs. #2 South Mountain 5
Game 2- 1230PM:  #4 Glendale 1 vs. #1 Phoenix 9
Game 3- 3PM:  Chandler-Gilbert 2 vs. Glendale 5

Saturday May 5th

Game 4- 9AM:  South Mountain 1 vs. Phoenix 3
Game 5- 11Am:  Glendale 4 vs. South Mountain 1
Game 6- 1PM:  Glendale 1 vs. Phoenix 4
Champion: #1 Phoenix

Two players from Eastern and one from Western were selected in this weekend’s NFL draft…LINK.

D1 Player of the Week: Hannah Rost – Eastern Arizona

Rost went 6 for 12 at the plate last week including 2 doubles and 2 home runs. She had 6 RBIs, scored 5 times and stole 4 bases.

D1 Pitcher of the Week: Estela Pinon – Yavapai

Got wins versus Pima and Gateway. Pitched in 11 innings, struck out 15 batters, allowed just two hits and no earned runs.

D2 Player of the Week:

D2 Pitcher of the Week:

D1 Hitter:  Jon Rodriguez – Yavapai

Went 8 for 15 last week including a double, a triple and 2 home runs. Scored 6 runs, drove in 7 and stole 1 base.

D1 Pitcher: Ryan Petersen – Yavapai

Pitched 7 innings and got a win over EAC. Petersen struck out 5 batters, didn’t allow a run and gave up just 3 hits. 

D2 Pitcher: Will Abram – Paradise Valley

Abram pitched 7.1 innings allowing just 4 hits and no runs. Abram walked only 1 batter and struck out 8.

2012 NJCAA NATIONAL ALL-STAR GAME
EAST ROSTER
ORLEANS ARENA- LAS VEGAS, NV

 NAME                            SCHOOL                         HT   #      POS
#***Cleanthony Early     Sullivan Community College (NY)       6’9      11       F
**Markell Lotharp                       Sandhills Community College (NC)     6’7      42       F
***Maurice Hernandez  Central Lakes College (MN)                  6’4      22       F
** Taylor Smaller              Vermillion College (MN)                                    5’9      0          G
Rishaad Alexander           Milwaukee Area Tech (WI)                    6’0      1          G
@***John Taylor              Mott Community College (MI)             6’1      2          G
**Carlos Smith                  Baltimore City College (MD)                 6’8      22       F
*Kevin Thompson             Dakota County Tech (MN)                     6’1      22       G
*** Albert “AJ” Thomas Globe Institute (NY)                                6’1      11       G
Marvin Jean                                    Sullivan Community College (NY)       6’5      5         G

Head Coaches-  Steve Schmidt, Mott CC & Mike Apple, Sandhills CC

 #***First Team All-American/2011 & 2012 National Player of the Year
@***First Team All-American/2012 National Player of the Year
***First Team All-American
**Second Team All-American
*Third Team All-American
%Honorable Mention All-American

 2012 NJCAA NATIONAL ALL-STAR GAME
WEST ROSTER
ORLEANS ARENA- LAS VEGAS, NV

NAME                                   SCHOOL                                                        HT       #          POS
***Bakari Turner              Cedar Valley College (TX)                       6’3      15       G
***Michael Craig              South Mountain College            (AZ)                6’4      23       F
**Michael Weber             Kirkwood Community College (IA)      5’9      10       G
Derek Kaster                      Glendale College   (AZ)                            6’7      23       F
Stanton Kidd                       South Plains Community College (TX)           6’7      11       F
**Royal Crouch                 Brown Mackie (KS)                                   6’5      11       F
Ernesto Andrades             South Mountain College (AZ)               6’5      13       F
%Tyree Anderson             Miles Community College                     6’2      22       G
**Hunter Harris                Volunteer State CC                                   6’6      23       F
%Tommy Woolridge        North Dakota Science                             6’1      33       G

Head Coach-  Steve Green, South Plains College

***First Team All-American
**Second Team All-American
*Third Team All-American
%Honorable Mention All-American

D1 Pitcher of the Week: Estela Pinon – Yavapai

Got wins over South Mountain and AWC. Pinon pitched 14 innings, struck out 17 batters and allowed just 1 earned run.

D1 Co-Hitters of the Week: Tessa Fanning – Yavapai & Aubre Carpenter – Pima

Fanning went 7 for 15 last week including a double and a home run. She scored 4 times and drove in 5 runs.

Carpenter was a big part of Pima’s 4-0 record and batted .500 for the week. In her 14 at-bats she had seven hits and had a team-leading five RBIs while also scoring four runs.

D2 Pitcher of the Week: Cassandra Martinez – South Mountain

Cassandra struck out 8 with 2 walks.  She held Yavapai to a batting average of .181 and Mesa to an average of .230.  Her opponents this weekend were .230. Even though she took the two losses last week for the Cougars, her offense let her down and did not score runs to help her.

D2 Hitter of the Week: Lianna Zamora – South Mountain

Went 7 for 12 last week with a RBI, walk and a stolen base.