Keeps Community College athletic staff at total of 16 full-time employees on West side of County; no home athletic games scheduled for the east side of Yavapai County; 11 of 14 players on softball team from outside Arizona
The Yavapai Community College softball team has announced the hiring of Erika Bennett as the new pitching coach/recruiting coordinator. Bennett replaces former pitching coach, Jennifer Stalter.
In 2010, Bennett pitched for the National Champion Miami -Dade Community College and beat the Community College, 11-1 in the 2010 NJCAA National Tournament winner’s bracket. She was named the NJCAA Tournament MVP with a 4-0 record and a 0.54 earned-run average, striking out 32 batters in 26 innings.
Bennett is a standing member of the Mexican National Softball team. Bennett has coached at Lake Erie College, Dodge City Community College, Florida Gulf Coast University and the University of Texas at El Paso.
The Blog notes that the softball team only plays its home games on the west side of the County. It also notes that eleven of the 14 players on the 2018 roster are from outside Arizona. There are no players from Yavapai County listed. You may view the 2018 softball team roster by clicking here.