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 |

 

This site created and updated by Wayne White of NMB WebGraphix.