No. 12 Colorado Mesa will face Cameron in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in San Angelo, Texas. The complete tournament bracket can be found on page two. The Mavericks enter the NCAA Tournament on an eight-game winning streak. The Aggies finished 1-1 in the Lone Star Conference Tournament last weekend.
NCAA Tournament
Colorado Mesa will be making its second straight trip to the NCAA Tournament and 10th overall ('97, '98, '00, '01, '02, '09, '10, '12, '16, '17). CMU is 12-18 all-time in the national tournament.
RMAC Champs
Colorado Mesa won the RMAC Tournament for the first time in school history this season. Colorado Mesa became the first team to win the RMAC Regular Season and Tournament Titles in the same season since MSU Denver in 2010.
Tournament MVP
McKenzie Surface was named the RMAC Tournament Most Valuable Player after posting a 3-0 record with a 0.30 ERA. She gave up 19 hits (16 singles and three doubles) and struck out 19.
All-Tournament Team
Colorado Mesa had four players,
McKenzie Surface,
Maggie Manwarren, Bailey Boren and
Zoe Pakes, named to the RMAC All-Tournament Team.
Batting Title
Colorado Mesa currently leads the nation in batting average (.385).
National Contenders
The Mavericks rank second in on-base percentage (.456), second in slugging percentage (.617) and third in scoring (8.37).
Academic All-Region
Outfielder
Brooke Hodgson was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-Region Team. The Rio Rancho, N.M., native has a 3.44 GPA in exercise science.
National Leader
Brooke Hodgson leads Div. II in RBIs (70) and second in RBI per game (1.37).
Looking Ahead
If Colorado Mesa wins the NCAA Regional Tournament this weekend they will advance to the Super Regional May 19-21.