ACCAC Again
Sports Two Softball National Champions
If there was any question remaining,
which there should not have been, the top softball
programs in the NJCAA reside in Arizona. For the third
year in a row, the NJCAA Division I and Division II
Ntional Champions are programs in the ACCAC. Pima
captured its second Division I crown in three years
while Phoenix College won its third straight Division
II Championship and fifth in the last seven years.
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on Division I | More
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Pima Captures
Region Championship in Final Day Thriller
#3 seed Pima lost to #1 seed Central
Arizona on day one to fall into
the consolation bracket. The Pumas responded with
a victory over Arizona Western to move into the title
round and then defeated Central Arizona, the defending
National Champions, twice to take the Region I Division
I title and advance to the NJCAA National Championships..
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PC Wins Region
Title, Set to Go for Third Straight National Title
The NJCAA's #1
ranked and two-time defending National Champion Bears
of Phoenix College swept through the Region I Division
II Tournament to advance to their seventh straight
National tourney. | More
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Central Arizona
Garners Region Player, Coach of the Year
Central Arizona's Jessica Defreitas
is the NJCAA Region I Player of the Year while Central
Head Coach Craig Nicholson has been selected the NJCAA
Region I Coach of the Year. Central Arizona lended
four players onm the All-Region I Division I Team
while POhoenix College placed five players on the
All-Region I Division II Team. Both programs, each
the defending National Champions in their respective
divisions, were also highly decorated by the ACCAC.
| All-NJCAA
Region I Honors | All-ACCAC
Honors |
Central Arizona,
Phoenix Set to Host Region Championships
The two defending Region and National
Champions are set to host the 2006 Region I Championships.
Central Arizona will host the Division I Championships
while Phoenix College will host the Division II Championship
tourney. Both events will be played May 5th and 6th.
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on the Division I Event | More
on the Division II Event |
Three ACCAC
Players Earn National Player of the Week Honors
The NJCAA has selected Pima's Kelly
Nielson as the Division I Softball
Player of the Week while choosing Glendale's Kiko
Tamashiro and Phoenix' Roxanne Bejarano as the Division
II Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. |
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SCC Softball
Forfeits Six Games, ACCAC Standings Updated
Due to Scottdale's softball program
having to forfeit six games, here are the updated
ACCAC standings. | More
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Bejarano &
Alcocer Share Pitching Honor, Nielson Pounds Way to
Hitter of te Week Phoenix
College's Roxanne Bejarano kept the ACCAC honors from
being a sweep for the second straight week as she
and Pima's Dana Alcocer shared the Pitcher of the
Week Award. For Alcocer, it marks the second straight
week that she has won the award. Pima's Kelly Nielson
hit four homeruns on the week to be selected the ACCAC's
Hitter of the Week. | More
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NJCAA Honors
Pima Duo with National Honors In
leading Pima to a perfect 4-0 record this past week,
Dana Alcocer and Amanda Duran have been named the
Division I National Pitcher and Player of the Week,
respectively. | More
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Pima Pair Sweeps
ACCAC Weekly Honors Pima
went 4-0 this past week and its two leaders were named
te ACCAC's Pitcher and Hitter of the Week. Dana Alcocer
allowed just six hits and struck out five in hurling
a pair of shutout victories. At the plate, Amanda
Duran homered in three of the four games, including
a game winning shot in the seventh inning against
Mesa. | More
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Phoenix #1,
Central Arizona #2 in NJCAA Rankings
In the first national rankings since
the start of the 2006 season, Phoenix College leads
three ACCAC teams in the Division II rankings while
Central Arizona leads three ACCAC programs in the
Division I rankings. | NJCAA
Division I Softball Rankings | NJCAA
Division II Softball Rankings |
Central Arizona,
Phoenix Again Lead the Pack Central
Arizona and Phoenix College are not only the defending
National Champions, in Division I and Division II
respectively, but they are also leading the way in
Division A and B of the ACCAC in 2006. | Current
ACCAC Standings | Current
ACCAC Statistics |