COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) announced the end of the season awards for baseball and senior Brad Thoutt headlines as the RMAC Pitcher of the Year.
 
Seniors Noah Gotsis, Patrick Kenny, Garrett Skillings, and Andrew Bryniarski were named All-RMAC First Team, with juniors Logan Heflebower and Connor Rochon earning All-RMAC Second Team. Skillings and Heflebower were also both named to the RMAC Gold Glove Team while junior Matt Heibult and sophomore Ryan Tierney earned All-RMAC Honorable Mention. 
 
Thoutt (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) also earned a spot on the All-RMAC First Team for the second straight year after leading the conference in wins (9), strikeouts (85), and strikeouts looking (29). The senior posted a record of 9-3, giving him two more wins than any other pitcher in the RMAC. Thoutt's 85 K's is a single season-high that helped him break the school record for most career strikeouts (276). He dealt a season-high 12 strikeouts in a 2-1 loss to Colorado Mesa on April 13 and accounted for 10 strikeouts in his last regular season appearance to push him over the school record. Thoutt started all 12 games he appeared in and put together a 3.68 ERA throughout 71 complete innings pitched this season. The Highlands Ranch native faced 264 batters, allowing just 60 hits and 32 runs, 29 of which were earned. He also has the lowest opponent batting average on the team (.227). 
 
Gotsis (Phoenix, Ariz.) pitched 64 complete innings, the second most for any Ranger this season. He started all 12 games he appeared in this season, putting together a record of 6-4, tying him for the third most wins in the conference, after putting together his third-straight season with six wins. Gotsis is fourth in the Regis University all-time rankings for most career strikeouts (234) after retiring 57 batters on strikes this year. He is also tied for sixth in the conference with 16 strikeouts looking. The Phoenix, Arizona native had a career-high 11 strikeouts in a 7-4 win over MSU-Denver on March 31. This season, the senior allowed just 76 hits and 41 runs, posting an ERA of 5.34.
 
Kenny (Naperville, Illinois) has put together back-to-back seasons with seven saves, ranking him first in the RMAC and second in the Regis University all-time rankings. He also has the lowest ERA on the team (2.94), ranking him eighth in the conference. Kenny has a record of 1-2 after pitching 33.2 innings. The senior allowed a career-low 29 hits and 16 runs, 11 of which were earned. He recorded 38 strikeouts and walked just 15 batters. Kenny has the second lowest opponent batting average on the team (.230).
 
Skillings (Glendale, Ariz.) earned All-RMAC First Team and RMAC Gold Glove Team for the first time in his career after starting all 48 games for the Rangers. The third-baseman put together a fielding percentage of .961 by accumulating 30 putouts and 94 assists on his 129 chances. He was also involved in eight double-plays.  The senior collected 52 hits, including six homeruns and a team-high 14 doubles, in his 181 at bats giving him a batting average of .287. He scored 24 runs, drew 13 walks, and successfully stole four bases out of five attempts. 
 
Bryniarski (Fountain Hills, Ariz.) also earned All-RMAC First Team for the first time in his career. The first-baseman is ranked in the conference in numerous batting and fielding categories. He has the highest fielding percentage on the team (.994), ranking him fifth highest in the conference. The senior recorded 318 putouts, the third most in the conference, and 17 assists on 337 chances this season. He has also fielded the fourth-most double plays in the RMAC (26). Bryniarski has the seventh highest slugging percentage (.664) in the conference while maintain a batting average of .336, the third highest on the team. He has 51 hits on 152 trips to the plate. Bryniarski led the Rangers with 13 homeruns, placing him fourth in the conference, while adding 11 doubles. 
 
Heflebower (Castle Rock, Colo.) earned his way onto the RMAC Gold Glove Team for the second-straight season by putting together a .941 fielding percentage at shortstop. On his 170 chances, he had 48 putouts and the eighth most assists in the conference with 112. He was also involved in 21 double-plays, the second most on the team and tied for the sixth most in the RMAC. 
 
The No. 6 seeded Rangers will go head-to-head with No. 1 seeded Colorado Mesa (36-13, 26-9 RMAC) to open the RMAC Tournament on Wednesday, May 9 at 7 p.m. in Grand Junction, Colorado.
 
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