Yavapai College
- Location: Prescott, AZ
- Nickname: Roughriders
- Conference: Arizona Community College Athletic Conference
- Ballpark: Roughrider Park
Yavapai Community College won the NJCAA Division I Baseball World Series in 1993 & 2016 and was runner up in 2006.
Notable Alumni[edit]
- Chance Adams, pitcher
- Dillon Baird, minor league infielder
- Tim Ballard, minor league pitcher
- Kyle Blanks, outfielder
- Dusty Brown, catcher
- Jim Buckner, minor league outfielder
- John Butcher, pitcher
- Kole Calhoun, outfielder
- Willie Calhoun, outfielder
- Ryan Carter, college coach
- Mitch Coplon, minor league pitcher
- Chad Curtis, outfielder
- Andrew Darwin, drafted outfielder
- Eric Durante, minor league infielder
- Christian Encarnacion-Strand, infielder
- John Fulgham, pitcher
- Ken Giles, pitcher
- Kevin Gossage, minor league catcher
- Andrew Gross, minor league pitcher
- Billy Hatcher, outfielder
- Mike Heidemann, minor league infielder
- Tom Holliday, college coach
- Bobby Howry, pitcher
- Merrill Kelly, pitcher
- Shane Keough, minor league outfielder
- Charlie Kerfeld, pitcher
- Rick Kranitz, coach
- Evan LeBlanc, minor league outfielder
- John Leonard, minor league pitcher
- Esteban Lopez, minor league catcher
- Juan Lopez, coach
- Alex Madrid, pitcher
- Parker Markel, pitcher
- Donzell McDonald, outfielder
- Bob Milacki, pitcher
- Bobby Rinard, minor league outfielder
- JoJo Romero, pitcher
- Curt Schilling, pitcher
- Alex Slattery, scout
- David Sullivan, minor league catcher
- Derek Tarapacki, Hoofdklasse pitcher
- Casey Upperman, minor league pitcher
- Darius Vines, pitcher
- Aaron Vorachek, college coach
- Andrew Walter, minor league pitcher
- Avery Weems, minor league pitcher
- Kirby Yates, pitcher
Coaches[edit]
- Gary Ward, 1971-1977
- Rod Soesbe, 1978-?
- Clint Myers, 1981-1983
- Dave Dangler, 1984-1994
- Nino Giarratano, 1995-1996
- Sky Smeltzer, 1997-2012
- Ryan Cougill, 2013-2022
- Patrick Woods, 2023-present
Assistant Coaches[edit]
- John Baptista
- Ryan Cougill, 2009-2012
- David Crowson, 1994
- Mike Lane, 1978
- Dave Nakama, 1988-1990
- Todd Inglehart, 1997-1999
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