Despite a big day at the dish from Jackson Overlund, who finished 2-5, Cochise College Apaches lost 12-3 to Yavapai at Prescott, AZ on Tuesday.
Overlund had two extra-base hits for Cochise College Apaches. He homered in the third inning and tripled in the fifth inning.
Alex Tovalin couldn’t get it done on the mound for Cochise College Apaches, taking a loss. He allowed seven runs in 1 1/3 innings, walked one and struck out none.
The top of the first saw Cochise College Apaches take an early lead, 1-0. A single by Jamori Blash, plating Adam De La Cruz started the inning off.
Yavapai stayed on top until the final out after taking the lead in the first, scoring five runs on a two-run double by Romano, an error, a groundout by Dylan Enwiller, and an RBI single by Brock Ephan.
After pushing across one run in the top of the third, Cochise College Apaches faced just a 7-2 deficit. A solo home run by Overlund fueled Cochise College Apaches’ comeback. Beal ended the inning by getting Jorge Duarte to fly out.
One run in the top of the fifth helped Cochise College Apaches close its deficit to 7-3. A groundout by Taggart Baxter triggered Cochise College Apaches’ comeback. Finally, Beal got Luis Hidalgo to end the threat.
In their second game of the night, Cochise College Apaches beat Yavapai 7-0 in seven innings after a six-run explosion in the fifth inning.
Cochise College Apaches scored in the fifth on a two-run single by Taggart Baxter, an RBI single by Jorge Duarte, an RBI single by Luis Hidalgo, an RBI double by Jamori Blash, and a groundout by Julian Fernandez.
Cochise College Apaches’ Jordon West kept Yavapai off the scoreboard for all seven innings he was on the mound. He pitched a shutout, allowing no runs on five hits while striking out seven.
Avery Weems was the game’s losing pitcher. He lasted just four innings, walked three, struck out four, and allowed one run.
Cochise College Apaches never surrendered the lead after the first inning, scoring one run on.