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