View photos from Â鶹ÊÓƵ's 2026 and seasons in this edition's athletics photo gallery. Above, freshman pitcher Jacob Troast (#13) winds up on the mound during a home game versus Big Bend Community College at Parker Faller Field. Troast compiled a 4-1 record this season. 

YVC softball player Cheyenne Justice tracks a fly ball

Freshman outfielder Cheyenne Justice (#26) tracks a fly ball during a March 27 home doubleheader versus Walla Walla Community College. Justice had 65 hits during the season, good for 24th in the NWAC, along with 41 runs and 15 stolen bases.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ baseball baserunner slides safely into second base

A runner slides safely into second base as a defender applies a late tag during an April 1 doubleheader versus Walla Walla Community College. The Yaks swept the doubleheader 9-0 and 5-4.

YVC softball pitcher Kassidy Van Soest winds up on the mound

Freshman pitcher and infielder Kassidy Van Soest (#4) on the mound for the Yaks softball team at Dunbar Field. Van Soest went 15-11 as a pitcher this season, with the ninth most wins in the league, to go along with 30 hits and 24 runs.

YVC baseball players celebrate at homeplate

Teammates share a quick celebration at home plate following a scoring play during the Yaks doubleheader versus Walla Walla at Parker Faller Field.

YVC softball players gather in the infield

Â鶹ÊÓƵ softball players and Head Coach Jason Weatherley gather in the infield during a game at Dunbar Field.

YVC baseball player kicks hacky sack during warmups

Between games of a doubleheader at Parker Faller Field in March, YVC freshman infielder Nate Olmos (#25) kicks a hacky sack during warmups with teammates. 

YVC softball player make contact on a pitch

Freshman infielder Medalyn Telles (#16) swings on a groundball during a February doubleheader against Clackamas Community College. Telles notched 59 hits with 15 doubles and five home runs during the 2026 season.

YVC baseball player dives for fly ball

Freshman outfielder Cody Densley (#27), sporting the baseball team's new cream jersey design for 2026, dives for a fly ball in the outfield of Parker Faller Field during an April 18 home doubleheader versus Columbia Basin College. Densley hit .277 on the season with 24 RBIs and nine doubles.

YVC softball player prepares to steal a base

Sophomore infielder Abbygale Sheridan (#7) gets ready to attempt to steal a base during a game against Clackamas. Sheridan hit .413 this season with 29 RBIs, 16 doubles (No. 18 in the NWAC) 32 runs and 18 stolen bases (No. 13 in the NWAC).

Captions by Brandon Mendoza (AA-DTA '19), graphic designer/multimedia content producer, and Dustin Wunderlich, director of community relations. Photos by Mendoza and Ross Courtney.