By: Cody Bush, Associate Commissioner / Strategic Communications
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Metropolitan State University Denver junior infielder Noah Wicks and Regis University right-handed pitcher Rocco Harmon are the Week 10 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Baseball Athletes of the Week, announced Tuesday.
Colorado Mesa University and MSU Denver continued their unbeaten RMAC runs through last week’s action and are 20-0 and 16-0, respectively, entering this weekend’s action. Meanwhile, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs had last weekend off and sits third in the league standings at 14-1-1.
The first matchup between Top 3 squads takes place this weekend when UCCS hosts Colorado Mesa at Mountain Lion Park in Colorado Springs. MSU Denver returns home and hosts Colorado Christian in a four-game set. Elsewhere, fourth-place Colorado School of Mines hosts sixth-place Regis, and fifth-place CSU Pueblo hosts New Mexico Highlands. Adams State has the week off.
Player
Noah Wicks, MSU Denver (Junior, Infielder, Golden, Colorado)
Wicks batted .765 (12-of-17), scored 12 runs, and batted in eight while leading MSU Denver to a series sweep at New Mexico Highlands last week. He started the series with a 6-for-6 performance that included a double, five RBI, and four runs scored. In Friday’s doubleheader, he was 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored in the opener before going 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI, and two runs scored in the nightcap. He finished the series a home run shy of the cycle in a 4-for-4 effort that included a double, triple, and five runs scored.
Others Nominated: Ayden Tauscher, Adams State; Devean Alvarez, CSU Pueblo; Mason Hagel-Pitt, Colorado Christian; Tate Blasi, Colorado Mesa; Brody Duvall, Colorado School of Mines; Isaac McNair-Seigler, New Mexico Highlands; Etan Wood, Regis.
Pitcher
Rocco Harmon, Regis (Junior, Right-Handed Pitcher, Fort Collins, Colorado)
Harmon held Colorado Christian to one earned run over 8.0 innings, leading Regis to a 12-6 series-opening win last week. In the longest start by a pitcher in RMAC play this season, Harmon scattered four hits and two walks while striking out four of the 31 batters he faced.
Others Nominated: Connor Kerns, Adams State; Tyler Clementz, CSU Pueblo; Brady Ritzmann, Colorado Chrsitian; Caleb Ruter, Colorado Mesa; Luke Parker, Colorado School of Mines; Jake Syverson, MSU Denver; Ramon Brion, New Mexico Highlands.
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 |
| Week 5: March 3 |
Tyler Genrich, UCCS |
Justin Schramm, Colorado Mesa |
| Week 6: March 10 |
Osaias Hinojosa, Adams State |
Ryder Mancuso, UCCS |
| Week 7: March 17 |
Brendan Killeen, UCCS |
Caleb Ruter, Colorado Mesa |
| Week 8: March 24 |
Cameron Cartwright, Colorado Mesa |
Gerrit Erickson, UCCS |
| Week 9: March 31 |
Cooper Latino, CSU Pueblo |
Jackson Eisenhauer, Colorado Mesa |
| Week 10: April 7 |
Noah Wicks, MSU Denver |
Rocco Harmon, Regis |
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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