By: Cody Bush, Associate Commissioner / Strategic Communications
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Regis University sophomore infielder Ayden Harrison and Colorado Mesa University right-handed pitcher Jackson Eisenhauer are the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s Baseball Athletes of the Week, announced Tuesday.
Colorado Mesa is riding a nine-game win streak and owns a 10-2 record after the season’s first four weekends. Metropolitan State University of Denver sits at 9-2 after taking an off week, while Colorado State University Pueblo is 7-5 after splitting a four-game set at Cal Poly Pomona last weekend.
In the Feb. 23 National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America South Central Region Poll, Colorado Mesa remains No. 2, while MSU Denver slides into the No. 4 spot. CSU Pueblo dropped to No. 7 in the 10-team poll. UCCS, which was ranked No. 10 last week, fell out of the poll but is receiving votes along with Regis.
Player
Ayden Harrison, Regis (Sophomore, Infielder, Menifee, California)
Harrison batted .571 (8-of-14) with a double, home run, and eight RBI to help Regis win a three-game series against Adams State last weekend. He opened the series with a 3-for-6, four RBI outing that included a three-run home run. Harrison followed that with a 2-for-4, three RBI performance in Game 2 that included an RBI double and a two-run single. He closed the weekend with another three-hit day, going 3-for-4 with an RBI. Harrison scored five runs and reached base at a .600 on-base percentage.
Others Nominated: Taehyung Kim, CSU Pueblo; Cameron Cartwright, Colorado Mesa.
Pitcher
Jackson Eisenhauer, Colorado Mesa (Freshman, Right-Handed Pitcher, Los Angeles, California)
Eisenhauer picked up his first collegiate win and helped Colorado Mesa complete a four-game sweep of Montana State University Billings with five shutout frames in the Mavericks’ 7-1 win on Sunday. He scattered two hits and a hit batsman over his five frames, limiting MSU Billings to a .133 batting average. Eisenhauer struck out six of the 16 batters he faced, nearly facing the minimum, thanks to two double plays he induced.
Others Nominated: Jacob Petersheim, CSU Pueblo; Ryan Garcia, Regis.
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 |
| Week 4: Feb. 24 |
Ayden Harrison, Regis |
Jackson Eisenhauer, Colorado Mesa |
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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