Baseball 2010 News & Notes

2010 ACCAC BASEBALL NEWS

Paradise Valley Opens NJCAA D2 Tourney May 29th —Paradise Valley will open play at the 2010 NJCAA Division II National Championships on Saturday, May 29th, at 7:30 p.m. against Lenoir (NC) CC. The D2 Championships are being played at David Allen Memorial Ballpark in Enid, OK. | Tournament Website |

Central Forces Game 7, Falls in Western District Title Game — Central fell to Lamar College 8-5 in the opener of the Western District Tournament before battling back to make the championship game out of the consolation bracket. Central defeated Western Nebraska 17-4 and Lamar 17-8. In the first championship game, Central kept from being eliminated with a 21-14 victory over Southern Nevada. The Region 18 Champion Southern Nevada then won 25-11 in the finals to advance to the NJCAA Division I National Championships.

Central Arizona Advances to Western District Tournament — By capturing the Region I Division 1 title, Central Arizona has advanced to the Western District Tournament. The tourney will be played May 20-22 and Central opens against Lamar CC at 12:00 p.m. | Western District Bracket |

Paradise Valley Wins Region I Division 2 Title — #2 Paradise Valley dropped game one 6-0 before winning the next two games 10-2 and 3-0 over #4 seed Chandler-Gilbert to capture the NJCAA Region I Division 2 Baseball Championship.. | Division 2 Tournament |

Central Arizona Crowned Region I D1 Champs— After falling 11-7 in game one of the best of three series, #2 seed Central Arizona earned the 2010 NJCAA Region I Division 1 Baseball Championship by winning games two and three 15-11 and 4-2. | Division 1 Tournament |

Paradise Valley & Chandler-Gilbert to Meet for D2 Crown — #2 seed Paradise Valley and #4 seed Chandler-Gilbert will meet for the NJCAA Region I Division 2 Baseball Championship aftre winning their opening round series. Paradise Valley swept Mase while Chandler-Gilbert defeated top-seed GateWay 9-8 in game three of their best-of-three series. | Division 2 Tournament |

Top Seeds Yavapai, Central Arizona to Meet for R1D1 Title — Top-seed Yavapai escaped an upset by #4 seed Cochise to move into the finals of the 2010 NJCAA Region I Division 1 Baseball Championships. Yavapai will host #2 seed Central Arizona, which swept the best of three game series with South Mountain in the opening round. | Division 1 Tournament |

#4 Cochise Shocks Top Seed Yavapai — #4 seed Cochise scored a 7-5 victory over top-seed and host Yavapiai to take a 1-0 lead in the best of three series in the openiung round of the 2010 NJCAA Region I Division 1 Baseball Championships. Game two is set for Friday at 2:00 p.m. | Division 1 Tournament |

Paradise Valley, Chandler-Gilbert Takes Leads in Division 2 Playoff Series — #2 seed Paradise Valley defeated #3 Mesa 3-2 while #4 seed Chandler-Gilbert upset #1 seed GateWay 9-8 in the opening game of the NJCAA Region I Division 2 Baseball Championships. The four teams will meet again Friday at 3:00 p.m. in game two of the best of three series. | Division 2 Tournament |

Yavapai, GateWay Enter Postseason as Top Seeds — The NJCAA Region I Division 1 and Division 2 Baseball Championships open May 7th with Yavapai and GateWay holding down the #1 seeds, respectively. | Division 1 Tournament | Division 2 Tournament |

Haase & Lind Tabbed Players of the Year, Shabansky Tabbed Coach of the Year — The NJCAA Region I coaches have selected Cochise's Anthony Haase and Central Arizona's Sam Lind the 2010 Co-Players of the Year. Haase posted a 12-2 recorn on the mound with a 1.30 ERA and 90 strikeouts. Lind batted .404 with 57 RBI, six homeruns and nine triples. Head Coach Bob Shabansky led GateWay to the top spot in Region I Division 2 with a 23-15 record to earn the Coach of the Year award. | 2010 All-Region Honors | 2010 All-ACCAC Honors |

Region 1 Honors for Week Ending April 25th — Division 1 Co-Batters of the Week: Wade Hinkle (Cochise) and Bryan Karraker (Central Arizona); Division 1 Pitcher of the Week: Tim Keller (Arizona Western); Division 2 C0-Batters of the Week: Clay Hathaway (Mesa) and Justin Klett (GateWay); Division 2 Co-Pitchers of the Week: Zac Livingston (Glendale) and Alex Murrieta (GateWay). | more |

Region 1 Honors for Week Ending April 18th — Division 1 Batter of the Week: DeMarcus Tidwell (Yavapai); Division 1 Pitcher of the Week: Dustin Hobbs (Yavapai); Division 2 Batter of the Week: Derrick McCawley (Mesa); Division 2 Pitcher of the Week: No Nominees. | more |

Region 1 Honors for Week Ending April 11th — Division 1 Batter of the Week: Ryan Retz (Pima); Division 1 Pitcher of the Week: Alex Miranda (Yavapai); Division 2 Batter of the Week: Derrick McCawley (Mesa); Division 2 Pitcher of the Week: Nate Prokuski (Glendale). | more |

Region 1 Honors for Week Ending April 4th — Division 1 Batter of the Week: James Brooks (Cochise); Division 1 Pitcher of the Week: Tyler Bremer (Yavapai); Division 2 Batter of the Week: Darian Johnson (Mesa); Division 2 Pitcher of the Week: Darian Johnson (Mesa). | more |

Region 1 Honors for Week Ending March 28th — Division 1 Batter of the Week: James Dykstra (Yavapai); Division 1 Co-Pitchers of the Week: Joseph Lopez (South Mountain) and Tim Keller (Arizona Western); Division 2 Batter of the Week: Jamie Garrido (Chandler-Gilbert); Division 2 Pitcher of the Week: Matt Shannon (Chandler-Gilbert). | more |

Region 1 Honors for Week Ending March 21st — Division 1 Batter of the Week: Shaun Cooper (Pima); Division 1 Pitcher of the Week: Anthony Haase (Cochise); Division 2 Batter of the Week: Doug Snover (GateWay); Division 2 Pitcher of the Week: Mario Carrasco (Paradise Valley). | more |

Region 1 Honors for Week Ending March 14th — Division 1 Batter of the Week: Leo Durazo (Pima); Division 1 Pitcher of the Week: Juan Espiricueta (Cochise); Division 2 Batter of the Week: Darian Johnson (Mesa); Division 2 Pitcher of the Week: Alex Murrieta (GateWay). | more |

Region 1 Honors for Week Ending March 7th — Division 1 Batter of the Week: Sam Lind (Central Arizona); Division 1 Co-Pitchers of the Week: Chris Joyce (Central Arizona) and Casey Upperman (Yavapai); Division 2 Batter of the Week: Alex Grunenwald (Chandler-Gilbert); Division 2 Pitcher of the Week: Devyn Rivera (Chandler-Gilbert). | more |

Region 1 Hands Out First Awards of 2010 Season — Cam Brown (Yavapai) and Chris Joyce (Central Arizona) have been selected the NJCAA Region 1 Division I Batter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. GateWay's Casey Maloney and Mesa's Justin Walker earned the Division 2 Batter and Pitcher honors, respectively. | more |

ACCAC Releases 2010 Master Schedule — The 2010 master schedule for the ACCAC baseball teams has been released. First pitch for most of the ACCAC squads will be hurled on January 29th. | View Full Schedule |