COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – New Mexico Highlands University junior Jazmyn Griego and Colorado State University Pueblo senior McKenna James are the Week 5 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Softball Player and Pitcher of the week, respectively, the conference announced Tuesday.
 
Player
Jazmyn Griego, New Mexico Highlands (Junior, Utility, Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Griego has been named Player of the Week following a 1-3 weekend for the Cowgirls against Black Hills State. Over the four-game road series, the junior stepped to the plate 17 times and recorded 11 hits for a .647 batting average, while driving in 11 runs and scoring three. She also struck out just once during the series. New Mexico Highlands scored 27 total runs over the weekend, meaning Griego accounted for 14 of them.

The Albuquerque, New Mexico native was productive throughout the series, opening with three hits and four RBI in game one. She followed that performance with another three-hit outing in game two, adding two RBI and a home run. Although she was quiet in the first game of day two, Griego bounced back in the finale with an explosive performance, collecting five hits and five RBI while posting a 1.400 slugging percentage and a perfect 1.000 on-base percentage.

Others Nominated: Makenzie Simon, Adams State; Carly Reyes Mims, Black Hills State; Tiffani Mein, Chadron State; Arriana Wright, Colorado Christian; Khloe Kubitschek, Colorado Mesa; Kellan Ton, Colorado School of Mines; Brooklyn Enny, MSU Denver; Kristin Ingram, Regis; Gianna Pancost, UCCS.
 
Pitcher
McKenna James, CSU Pueblo (Senior, Pitcher, Windsor, Colorado)
James anchored the CSU Pueblo pitching staff during a 4-0 week against Regis University. The senior went 2-0 with a 0.54 ERA across 13 innings of work, allowing just one earned run while striking out 10 batters. Opponents hit just .220 against her over the course of the series.
 
Her best outing of the week came in a complete-game shutout, where she faced 29 batters, striking out six while allowing only five hits. In the 5-0 victory that helped lead the ThunderWolves to the sweep, James held Regis to a .192 batting average.

Others Nominated: Kaitlyn Geschwill, Black Hills State; Belle Akins, Chadron State; Lisa Liddell, Colorado Christian; Sophia Tassinari, Colorado Mesa; Madyson Ortiz, Colorado School of Mines; Kianna Butler, MSU Denver; Jolissa Valdez, New Mexico Highlands; Eliza Legge, Regis; Autumn Kunze, UCCS.
 
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 67 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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