Yuma Catholic Splits Afternoon Doubleheader: Softball Wins, Baseball Falls to Northwest Christian

KYMA reported in Yuma that Yuma Catholic High School’s baseball and softball teams split a doubleheader the same afternoon, saying the girls’ softball team “returned to the win column,” while the baseball team “fell to Northwest Christian.” The March 7, 2026 report provided the outcomes but did not include final scores, player names, or the softball opponent.

KYMA’s March 7 dispatch is explicit about the split but is truncated after the phrase “key plays, stand,” indicating additional game detail likely exists in the full broadcast or story. The excerpt supplied does not identify the field where the doubleheader was played, attendance figures, or pitching and hitting lines; those details remain to be confirmed with Yuma Catholic High School’s athletic department and Northwest Christian athletics for official box scores and postgame statements.

For neighborhood families planning spring play, NCS Yuma Baseball League materials list Yuma Catholic High School among four local venues, alongside Pacific Avenue Athletic Complex, Kennedy Athletic Complex, and Cibola Athletic Complex. The league’s promotional copy states a “League Format: 10 Games Guarantee” and an End-of-Season Championship Tournament scheduled for April 25-26, with a listed “League Ends: Sunday, April 26.” The organizer shown on event listings is Luis Tovar.

The NCS materials include operational specifics useful to parents and coaches: registration fees are listed as $125 for 7U and 8U coach-pitch divisions, and $160 for 9U–10U and 11U–12U divisions. Time limits are posted as “7u: 1hour, 15min NO NEW INNING” and “10U-12U: 1 hour, 40min NO NEW INNING.” Division descriptions are explicit: “10U (Kid Pitch – Competitive Development): Ages 9 and 10. Focused on teaching 9U and 10U players how to play real baseball — including leads, pickoffs, base stealing, and game strategy.” “12U (Big Diamond Preparation): Ages 11 and 12. Designed to help players transition to the big diamond (60/90 field) by developing arm strength, infield range, and advanced baseball IQ.”

Organizers also publish a list of blackout weekends when no games are scheduled: January 18 (MLK weekend), January 25 (NCS Tournament), February 9 (Super Bowl Sunday), February 15 (Presidents Day weekend), and April 5 (Easter Sunday). One internal scheduling inconsistency appears on PlayNCS event pages: a standalone line reads “League Begins: Sunday, January 11” while other headers list the event window as “Feb 1 - Apr 26.” The listing does not resolve which start date applies to which divisions; league organizers should be contacted to confirm division-level start dates.

NCS postseason awards are also itemized: Division Champions receive “NCS Championship Rings • NCS Banner • Team Championship Belt,” while Division Finalists receive “NCS Finalist Rings • NCS Banner.” With Yuma Catholic High School named among hosting sites, those youth league dates and tournament traffic are likely to affect field availability at local complexes through late April.

Separately, MaxPreps pages for Yuma Catholic show the school’s football schedule and results from last fall, including an 8/29 loss at Notre Dame Prep, and late-season wins such as a 63-27 victory over West Point on 10/31 and a 35-28 road win at Millennium on 11/7. Those entries underscore that Yuma Catholic facilities support multiple sports across seasons.

Final confirmation of scores, stat lines, and season records for the March 7 doubleheader awaits full game box scores from Yuma Catholic High School and Northwest Christian athletics; the NCS Yuma Baseball League office, listed under organizer Luis Tovar, can confirm youth-league field schedules and the April 25-26 tournament calendar. The split doubleheader leaves the softball program back in the win column and the baseball program nursing a loss to Northwest Christian as the local spring schedule ramps up.