The world of Yavapai Athletics just got a whole lot busier! Starting this Friday, Yavapai Baseball returns, meaning that there will be 4 Yavapai sports going on all at the same time!

Along with Baseball, Softball is heading into its second week of this young season, and Men's and Women's Basketball are aiming to shake up the ACCAC with some more conference play.

Unity Day

This Saturday, January 31st is Yavapai College's 4th Annual Unity Day! The day will begin with a walk, and participants can register either online or at the Registration Table in front of Building 2.

Following the walk, there will be food provided by The Eatery in a food truck in Roughrider Circle.

At 2 PM, the day will continue at both Basketball games against Southern Nevada, including games, trivia, and a 50/50 raffle!

Women's Basketball

Yavapai Women's Basketball is finally returning home for a stretch of home games!

On Wednesday, January 28th, YC will face off against #2 Eastern Arizona. That game will tip off at 5:30 PM.

Then, on Saturday, January 31st, YC will have a rematch against Southern Nevada. In their last meeting, the Roughriders lost by just 3 points on the road and hope to win their first conference game this season against the Coyotes. This game tips off at 2 PM, shortly following the Unity Day walk!

Men's Basketball

The Men's Basketball team will have a stretch of three home conference games, with 2 of them taking place this week.

On Wednesday, January 28th, YC will rematch against Eastern Arizona, whom the Roughriders lost by just 2 points against on the road on January 10th. That game will tip off at 7:30 PM.

Then, on Saturday, January 31st, the Unity Day MBB game will be against Southern Nevada. This game tips off at 4 PM.

Both of the games this week will be sponsored by Findlay Hyundai Prescott.

Softball

The Softball season is back and in full swing! Last week, the Roughriders made their way down to Tucson to participate in the Pima Softball Invitational, and due to weather, they played only 4 games, including a 13-8 win over Chandler-Gilbert CC.

This weekend, the team will head up to Henderson to play 5 games in the CSN Kickoff Classic.

Friday, January 30th will feature 3 games: 8:30 AM vs. Spoon River, 11 AM vs. North Idaho, and 1:30 PM vs. Salt Lake.

Saturday, January 31st will have 2 more games: 9 AM vs. North Idaho, and 11:30 AM vs. Snow.

Baseball

Yavapai Baseball is back! YCBB is returning to the picture after their 33-22 season in 2025, where they would fall in 3 games in the playoffs against Southern Nevada.

New Head Coach Marc MacMillan and Assistant Coach Chris Jimenez aim to take their guys to new heights this year and believe they have the roster to succeed!

This weekend, Yavapai Baseball begins on the road at Pima CC in Tucson, and the Aztecs were ranked as the #21 team in the NJCAA DII Preseason poll. 

The three-game series begins on Friday, January 30th, with the first game happening on that day at 1:30 PM.

Then on Saturday, January 31st, YC will face off in 2 games at the Aztecs beginning at 11 AM & 1 PM.