COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— AnnMarie Torres and Kimbri Herring were named as the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, leading a group of six Colorado Mesa University softball players on the First Team All-RMAC squads that were announced Tuesday by conference officials.

The Mavericks, who clinched their fourth straight RMAC Regular Season title on Friday, also had two second team selections and five honorable mention selections and had three players named to the conference's Gold Glove Team for their defensive play.

The six first team and 13 total All-RMAC selections were by far the most of any team.  No other squad had more than one Gold Glove selection as well.

In addition to Torres, a junior first baseman out of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and Herring, a senior from Stansbury, Utah, the Mavericks have four other First Team All-RMAC picks.

Those were sophomore designated player Alexa Samuels, senior shortstop Kellie Mrofcza, junior outfielder Brooke Doumer and senior Kaila Jacobi, a third baseman and catcher who was selected at the utility position.

Senior pitcher McKenzie Surface and redshirt sophomore outfielder Sarah Staudle were the Mavericks' two Second Team All-RMAC picks.

CMU's list of honorable mention All-RMAC selections included a pair of freshmen in catcher Jordyn Hays and outfielder Lauren Wedman.  Junior outfielder Hailey Hinson, senior second baseman Alexandria Dufour, junior third baseman Bailey Kleespies were also recognized.

The Mavericks' Gold Glove team selections were Herring, Mrofcza and Staudle.

Torres leads the RMAC in multiple categories and enters this week's RMAC Tournament, which the Mavericks will host as the No. 1 seed, with .485 batting, .873 slugging and .606 on base percentages, all of which top the conference by wide margins.  She also has driven in a RMAC-leading 64 runs and has scored 54 to trail only Mrofcza and Doumer in that category.  She also leads the conference in walks with 38 and is tied for second with 117 total bases.  She is tied for third in total hits (65) and fourth with 13 home runs as well.

Herring leads the conference in shutouts (8) and has posted a stellar 19-3 record and 2.33 ERA as the Mavericks' No. 1 pitcher.  She has also held opponents to a .194 batting average, the second best mark in the conference.

The Mavericks finished the regular season by winning 27 of their final 28 games and are 42-7 overall while currently holding down the No. 11 spot in the NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll.  They went 35-4 in RMAC play winning by 5 ½ games over Colorado Christian.  The Mavericks also led the conference in all three phases of the game hitting .359 and fielding at a .972 clip.  They also had a conference-best 2.35 team ERA.
Surface, Jacobi and Dufour are now 4-time All-RMAC selections in their respective careers.  Herring was also recognized in all three years of her Maverick career after transferring from Snow College after her freshman year.