2023-24 Matadors Baseball News

Arizona Western Baseball sees season end with 4-0 loss to Pima
Arizona Western Baseball sees season end with 4-0 loss to Pima

May 03, 2024

The Arizona Western Baseball team saw its 2024 season come to an end on Friday afternoon, falling 4-0 to Pima in game two of the Region I semifinals best-of-three series at Aztec Baseball Field.

Matadors Baseball drops game one of Region I semifinals 7-6 to Pima
Matadors Baseball drops game one of Region I semifinals 7-6 to Pima

May 02, 2024

The Arizona Western Matadors Baseball team saw an early lead slip away in a 7-6 loss to Pima in game one of a best-of-three-game series in the Region I semifinals on Thursday afternoon at Aztec Baseball field on the campus of Pima Community College.

Former Arizona Western baseball coach Stratton to be inducted into NJCAA Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame
Former Arizona Western baseball coach Stratton to be inducted into NJCAA Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame

May 01, 2024

The National Junior College Athletic Association announced Wednesday the induction of former Arizona Western College Matadors Baseball coach John Stratton into the NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame as part of the 2024 class.

Four Matadors named to All-ACCAC and All-Region Baseball teams
Four Matadors named to All-ACCAC and All-Region Baseball teams

April 29, 2024

Arizona Western Matadors Baseball landed four players on the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference’s All-ACCAC Baseball teams and the All-Region Division 1 teams, the conference announced on Monday afternoon.

Arizona Western Baseball finishes regular season with split at Cochise
Arizona Western Baseball finishes regular season with split at Cochise

April 27, 2024

The Arizona Western Matadors Baseball team (37-15, 24-14) split a doubleheader to wrap up the regular season on Saturday afternoon, falling to Cochise (34-22, 21-17) 4-2 in game one before winning game two, 8-6.

Matadors' bats awaken in game two to earn split with Yavapai
Matadors' bats awaken in game two to earn split with Yavapai

April 20, 2024

The Arizona Western Matadors Baseball team (35-13, 22-12) played its final regular season home series, splitting a doubleheader with Yavapai (14-36, 8-26), losing game one 7-0 before taking the second game 14-2 on Saturday afternoon at Walt Kammann Baseball Field.

Arizona Western Baseball splits doubleheader with Pima
Arizona Western Baseball splits doubleheader with Pima

April 20, 2024

The Arizona Western Matadors Baseball team (36-14, 23-13) split a doubleheader with Pima (41-13, 25-11) on Tuesday afternoon at Aztec Baseball Field in Tucson, Ariz., losing 4-3 in game one before scoring 15 runs in a 15-9 win in the second game.

Arizona Western Baseball picks up road split with Central Arizona
Arizona Western Baseball picks up road split with Central Arizona

April 16, 2024

The Arizona Western College Matadors Baseball team’s (34-12, 21-11) bats stayed hot, scoring 18 runs on its way to a doubleheader split with Central Arizona (40-11, 27-7) on Tuesday afternoon, in Coolidge, Ariz., falling short in game one, losing 9-8 before winning game two 11-7.

Arizona Western Baseball slugs past Eastern in game two to earn a doubleheader split
Arizona Western Baseball slugs past Eastern in game two to earn a doubleheader split

April 13, 2024

The Arizona Western Matadors Baseball team (33-11, 20-10) split a doubleheader with Eastern Arizona (23-18, 15-17) on Saturday afternoon at Walt Kammann Baseball Field, falling 8-5 in game one before beating the Gila Monsters 14-2 in seven innings in game two.

Arizona Western Baseball swept by South Mountain
Arizona Western Baseball swept by South Mountain

April 09, 2024

The No. 15 ranked Arizona Western Matadors Baseball team (32-10, 19-9) dropped both games of an ACCAC doubleheader at South Mountain (26-19, 18-12) on Tuesday afternoon in Phoenix, losing game one 11-7 before falling 11-5 in the second game.

Robertson's gem helps Arizona Western Baseball split with Geckos
Robertson's gem helps Arizona Western Baseball split with Geckos

April 03, 2024

The No. 12 ranked Arizona Western Matadors Baseball team (32-8, 19-7) split a doubleheader with GateWay (15-25, 9-17) on Wednesday afternoon at Gene Autry Park in Mesa, losing game one 3-2 in extra innings before shutting out the Geckos in game two, winning 3-0.

Baseball scores 23 runs in doubleheader sweep of Gauchos
Baseball scores 23 runs in doubleheader sweep of Gauchos

March 30, 2024

The No. 15 ranked Arizona Western College Matadors Baseball team (31-7, 18-6) scored 23 runs in a doubleheader sweep of Glendale (28-14, 10-14) on Saturday afternoon at Walt Kammann Baseball Field, winning game one 9-5 and finishing the sweep with a 14-4 win in seven innings in game two.

Hoerger's big day helps Arizona Western Baseball to sweep of Thunderbirds
Hoerger's big day helps Arizona Western Baseball to sweep of Thunderbirds

March 26, 2024

The No. 15 ranked Arizona Western Matadors Baseball team (29-7, 16-6 ) extended its winning streak to four games with a doubleheader sweep of Mesa (22-14, 10-12) on Tuesday afternoon in Mesa, Ariz., scoring three unanswered runs to win game one 3-1 before taking care of the Thunderbirds 8-4 in game two.

Cordoba named Chapman Automotive Student-Athlete of the Week
Cordoba named Chapman Automotive Student-Athlete of the Week

March 25, 2024

Arizona Western Matadors Baseball freshman Ismael Cordoba was named the Chapman Automotive Student-Athlete of the Week after tossing seven shutout innings in the Matadors 7-0 win over Paradise Valley on Saturday, March 23.

Baseball hangs on to sweep Paradise Valley in return home
Baseball hangs on to sweep Paradise Valley in return home

March 23, 2024

The No. 13 ranked Arizona Western College Matadors Baseball team (27-7, 14-6) held on to sweep a doubleheader with Paradise Valley (18-16, 8-12) on Saturday afternoon at Walt Kammann Baseball Field, winning game one 7-0 before taking game two 10-8.

Matadors Baseball has win streak snapped in doubleheader split with Phoenix
Matadors Baseball has win streak snapped in doubleheader split with Phoenix

March 19, 2024

The No. 13 ranked Arizona Western College Matadors Baseball team (25-7, 12-6) split a pair of conference games on the road in Phoenix against the Phoenix College Bears (15-16, 8-10) on Tuesday afternoon, winning game one 3-0 before falling in game two 7-4.