By: Cody Bush, Associate Commissioner / Strategic Communications

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – University of Colorado Colorado Springs third baseman Trevor Dale and Colorado State University Pueblo right-handed pitcher Jacob Petersheim are the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s Baseball Athletes of the Week, announced Tuesday.

Through three weeks of the RMAC schedule, MSU Denver’s 9-2 mark leads the way, with Colorado Mesa close behind with a 6-2 mark, UCCS out to a 7-3 start, and CSU Pueblo is standing at 5-3. The Mavericks and Mountain Lions enter Week 4 with five-game winning streaks.

In the latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America South Central Region Poll, Colorado Mesa is No. 2, MSU Denver is No. 3, CSU Pueblo is No. 4, and UCCS is No. 10, with Regis among the teams receiving votes. Last week, Colorado Mesa was ranked No. 12 nationally, and MSU Denver was No. 23, with the next national poll to be released on Wednesday.

Player

Trevor Dale, UCCS (Junior (RS), Third Base, West Valley City, Utah)
Dale continued his hot start to the 2026 campaign with three home runs and seven RBI, leading UCCS to a four-game sweep of Jamestown last weekend. He opened the series with a home run in his first plate appearance and went 1-for-3 with a walk. After walking twice and getting a base hit in the first half of Saturday’s doubleheader, Dale hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and walked twice and scored the walk-off run in the seventh after one of those walks. He finished the weekend with two more walks and went 2-for-3 with a double.  Dale finished the series batting .500 with a .765 on-base percentage (13-of-17, 7 walks, 2 intentional), and seven runs scored.

Others Nominated: Jeremiah Sanchez, CSU Pueblo; Trevor Tse, Colorado Mesa; Evan Bilter, Colorado School of Mines; Lathan Buzard, MSU Denver; Tamden Webb-Tate, New Mexico Highlands; Ethan Wood, Regis.  

Pitcher

Jacob Petersheim, CSU Pueblo (Senior (RS), Right-Handed Pitcher, Broadway, Virginia)
Petersheim powered CSU Pueblo to a series-opening victory against Northwest Missouri State on Friday, tossing six scoreless innings. He scattered three hits and walked two while striking out four batters. The Bearcats batted just .150 (3-for-20) against Petersheim, who has not allowed an earned run in his first two starts of 2026.

Others Nominated: Jackson Eisenhauer, Colorado Mesa; Alex Honeyman, Colorado School of Mines; Haydn Benoit, MSU Denver; Aidan Joyce, New Mexico Highlands; Grant Belcher, Regis; Gerrit Erickson, UCCS.

Previous Weekly Award Winners

Week	Player	Pitcher
Week 1: Feb. 3	Trevor Dale, UCCS	Garret Erickson, UCCS
Week 2: Feb. 10	Jack Moulin, Regis	Brayden McCollough, MSU Denver
Week 3: Feb. 17	Trevor Dale, UCCS	Jacob Petersheim, CSU Pueblo

 

About the RMAC

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, headquartered in Colorado Springs, is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 institutions located in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. The RMAC currently competes in 22 NCAA Division II sports and has earned 71 national championships and 53 national runners-up since 1992. Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the most historic athletic conference in the western United States and Division II.

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