By: Jordan Gurwitz, Strategic Communications Assistant

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference announced its Week 2 Softball Athletes of the Week awards, with Chadron State Pitcher Tori Haug and UC Colorado Springs Infielder Laynee Case claiming the conference’s latest awards.

Pitcher of the Week: Tori Haug, Chadron State (Sr., Commerce City, Colorado)
Haug put together a strong showing this past weekend, going 2-0 at the Lubbock Sports College Invitational in Lubbock, Texas. In a dominant performance versus Adams State, Haug threw a complete game in the winning effort, allowing only two runs and throwing seven strikeouts. Haug then went on to throw two perfect innings of relief versus the University of Texas – Permian Basin, adding two strikeouts in that appearance.
 
Position Player of the Week: Laynee Case, UC Colorado Springs (Soph., Loveland, Colorado)
Case put together a dominant performance this weekend at the plate at the West Texas A&M Invitational. Over the course of the weekend, Case went 7 for 14 from the plate (.500 average) with two home runs, a double, six runs batted in and earned 14 total bases. The Sophomore infielder had a monster performance on Friday afternoon versus Texas A&M Kingsville, going three for five from the plate with two home runs that came in clutch moments of the game.

About the RMAC
The RMAC is a premier NCAA Division II conference located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with 15 member schools. The RMAC sponsors 22 varsity NCAA sports and has produced 65 NCAA Division II national champions and 52 national runners-up since 1992.
 
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