COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- May 3, 2023 -- Bailey Steinke was named to the RMAC Softball Gold Glove Team and Delaney Farnsworth and Lauren Zimmerman were named Second Team All-Conference the conference announced on Wednesday.
 
Four other Eagles including Steinke also received postseason honors after being named 2023 RMAC Softball All-Conference Honorable Mention. They include Tori Haug, Mackenzi Kroll, Sloane Quijas and Aliyah Rothstein.
 
Steinke, a senior from Lakewood, Colorado, receives her second All-RMAC Gold Glove selection at shortstop. After receiving the award in 2021, she received a medical redshirt during the 2022 season.
 
This season the senior leads the RMAC with 135 fielding assists with only eight errors, for a fielding percentage of .958.
 
Steinke also earned honorable mention. This season with a .355 batting average as CSC's leadoff hitter, she leads the team in runs, hits, triples and walks drawn. Steinke and Zimmerman both have 10 doubles.
 
Zimmerman, a sophomore from Reno, Nevada, earned second team honors as a utility player.
 
This season, Zimmerman leads the Eagles with a batting average of .393 while earning starts at designated player, first base and third base.  She has jacked 11 homers and leads CSC with 42 RBIs.
 
With a record of 15-9, Farnsworth has the sixth lowest ERA in the RMAC at 2.76, earning her second team honors.
 
A freshman from Centennial, Colorado, Farnsworth has struck out 131 batters while only allowing 56 runs in 142 innings this month.
 
Haug, a junior from Commerce City, Colorado, earned honorable mention as CSC's second starting pitcher.
 
Haug has a record of 10-15 with an ERA of 3.79 this season. She has pitched 155.1 innings this season and held her opponents to a batting average of .267.
 
Kroll, CSC's cather, leads the Eagles with 16 home runs. Against Adams State, she hit five homeruns over the series, setting a new school record.
 
The junior from Brighton, Colorado is second on the team with 41 RBI's and has a batting average of .291.
 
Quijas was named honorable mention after being named the final RMAC Softball Player of the Week.
 
A senior from Erie, Colorado, Quijas finished last weekend with a perfect batting average, going 12 of 12 against CSU-Pueblo. She is second for the Eagles with a .374 average at the plate while being a mainstay at third base the past four seasons.
 
Lastly, Rothstein, a sophomore from Lakewood, Colorado, has a batting average of .323 while being the starter in right field.
 
Rothstein heads into the RMAC tournament with 43 hits and 26 runs scored this season.
 
Colorado Christian won three of the major awards this season. Kenzie Middleton was the Player of the Year while Kali Crandall was the Pitcher of the Year. The Cougars coach, Larry Hays, was named RMAC Coach of the Year.
 
Jenna Medhus of MSU-Denver was named the RMAC Freshman of the Year.
 
 
 
RMAC Player of the Year: Kenzie Middleton, Colorado Christian
RMAC Pitcher of the Year: Kali Crandall, Colorado Christian
RMAC Freshman of the Year: Jenna Medhus, MSU Denver
RMAC Coach of the Year: Larry Hays, Colorado Christian
 
2023 RMAC Softball First Team All-Conference

Name	Pos.	Cl.	School	Hometown
Abrie Castillo	P	Gr.	Colorado Christian	Hereford, Texas
Kali Crandall	P	Gr.	Colorado Christian	Artesia, N.M.
Kenzie Middleton	C	Jr.	Colorado Christian	Golden, Colo.
Miah Hartvigsen	1B	Jr.	MSU Denver	Salem, Utah
Kayla Middleton	2B	Jr.	Colorado Christian	Golden, Colo.
Miia Campos	3B	So.	Regis	Tucson, Ariz.
Ashley Bradford	SS	R-Sr.	Colorado Mesa	Tucson, Ariz.
Rylee Crouch	OF	So.	Colorado Mesa	Brighton, Colo.
Sami Edwards	OF	Sr.	Colorado Christian	Colorado Springs, Colo.
Logan Menzies	OF	Sr.	Colorado Christian	Harper, Texas
Miki Berg	DP	Sr.	Colorado Christian	Las Vegas, Nev.
Jenna Medhus	UTIL Pitcher	Fr.	MSU Denver	Parker, Colo.
Shelby Robb	UTIL Player	Jr.	MSU Denver	Arvada, Colo.

 
2023 RMAC Softball Second Team All-Conference

Name	Pos.	Cl.	School	Hometown
Delaney Farnsworth	P	Fr.	Chadron State	Centennial, Colo.
Sadriena Rodriguez	P	Sr.	Colorado School of Mines	Imperial, Calif.
Kylie Harpman	P	So.	Regis	Fort Collins, Colo.
Rachel Williams	C	So.	Regis	Camarillo, Calif.
Taylor Olsen	1B	Gr.	Colorado Christian	Riverside, Calif.
Sydney Muniz	2B	Jr.	Adams State	Albuquerque, N.M.
Savannah Tourville	3B	Gr.	Colorado Christian	Whittier, Calif.
Jessi Case	SS	Gr.	Regis	Loveland, Colo.
Kaia Bradford	OF	Jr.	Adams State	Seattle, Wash.
Iliana Mendoza	OF	R-Jr.	Colorado Mesa	Tucson, Ariz.
Kami Grammerstorf	OF	Jr.	MSU Denver	Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Courtnie Heller	DP	R-Sr.	UCCS	Thornton, Colo.
Shayla Tuschen	UTIL Pitcher	Jr.	Black Hills State	Sioux Falls, S.D.
Arianna Ramirez	UTIL Pitcher	Sr.	New Mexico Highlands	Apple Valley, Calif.
Lauren Zimmerman	UTIL Player	So.	Chadron State	Reno, Nev.
Caitlyn Cole	UTIL Player	Fr.	CSU Pueblo	Merced, Calif.

*A tie in voting resulted in one extra Pitcher, Utility Pitcher and Utility Player positions on the second team
 
2023 RMAC Softball Gold Glove Team

Name	Pos.	Cl.	School	Hometown
Aubree Karraker	C	R-Sr.	Colorado School of Mines	Thornton, Colo.
Kylie Harpman	P	So.	Regis	Fort Collins, Colo.
Taylor Olsen	1B	Gr.	Colorado Christian	Riverside, Calif.
Adriana Bueno	2B	So.	MSU Denver	Oak Hills, Calif.
Raelynn Rogers	3B	So.	CSU Pueblo	Surprise, Ariz.
Bailey Steinke	SS	Sr.	Chadron State	Lakewood, Colo.
Sami Edwards	OF	Sr.	Colorado Christian	Colorado Springs, Colo.
Logan Menzies	OF	Sr.	Colorado Christian	Harper, Texas
Renata Boyd	OF	Sr.	Colorado School of Mines	Spring, Texas

 
2023 RMAC Softball All-Conference Honorable Mention

Name	School
Breck Smith	Adams State
Kayla Lee	Black Hills State
Tori Haug	Chadron State
Mackenzi Kroll	Chadron State
Sloane Quijas	Chadron State
Aliyah Rothstein	Chadron State
Bailey Steinke	Chadron State
Brandi Haller	Colorado Mesa
Sarah Jorissen	Colorado Mesa
Hannah Sattler	Colorado Mesa
Aislyn Sharp	Colorado Mesa
Kendall Aragon	Colorado School of Mines
Lauren Decker	Colorado School of Mines
Kayleigh Krueger	Colorado School of Mines
Jill Bishop	CSU Pueblo
Ashley Tosh	CSU Pueblo
Sloan Shotton	Fort Lewis
Alexia Boring	MSU Denver
Hannah Difabio	MSU Denver
Jaiden Geist	MSU Denver
Kayla Stone	MSU Denver
Samantha Gamboa	New Mexico Highlands
Megan Gutierrez	New Mexico Highlands
Alyssa Gutierrez	Fort Lewis
Catheryn Rodman	Fort Lewis
Amiee Shanks	Fort Lewis
Alex Tenorio	Fort Lewis
Olivia Wick	Regis

Quijas named RMAC Player of the Week

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- May 2, 2023 -- After having the first perfect weekend at the plate in CSC softball history, Sloane Quijas has been named the RMAC Week 13 Softball Player of the Week.
 
Quijas, a senior from Erie, Colorado, went a perfect 12 for 12 at the plate in CSC's 3-1 series victory over CSU-Pueblo last weekend.
 
The senior had 12 hits in 12 at bats, while scoring seven runs and adding five RBIs. With a slugging percentage of 1.167, Quijas hit two doubles and drew three walks over the weekend.
 
Quijas had three hits in each of the four games. In the series opener, she hit a two RBI double and an RBI single, helping the Eagles earn a 13-1 victory.
 
In the series third game, a single to center field by Quijas added her two other RBIs.
 
Quijas joins two other CSC softball players to receive the honor from the RMAC. Mackenzi Kroll was the week 10 Player of the Week, while Delaney Farnsworth was the week 5 Pitcher of the Week.
 
The softball team's season continues on Thursday when they face Regis in the opening round of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament in Lakewood, Colorado.