COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) announced the results of the Softball Coaches' Preseason Poll on Wednesday ahead of the 2023 season.

Regis University came in at No. 4 in the poll with 95 points ahead of UCCS in fifth (73 points) and Fort Lewis (69 points).

Colorado Christian came in at No. 1 with 119 points, followed by Colorado Mesa (107) and MSU Denver (100) to complete the top-five.

The Rangers are coming off a 2022 season that saw Regis finish 35-23 overall and 28-12 in the RMAC, finishing third overall in the conference standings. But with 17 returners, including RMAC Freshman of the Year, Kylie Harpman – including RMAC Players to Watch Katherine Raper and Jessi Case – the Rangers are looking to make another appearance in the RMAC tournament. 

Sophomore pitcher Harpman finished the season with a 2.99 ERA, ranking her sixth among all pitchers in the RMAC. Harpman's freshman campaign also finished with the most strikeouts in the conference at 162.

Raper is a junior first baseman that was rock solid on defense last year, with team-high 297 putouts on 311 chances. At the plate, Raper had the second highest batting average (.358) and drove in the third-most runs for the Rangers at 43.

Graduate student infielder Case was by far the quickest in the RMAC finishing with a conference-best 41 stolen bases on the season. Case also posted the fifth highest batting average at .332 and tied for the most home runs in the Rangers' lineup (13). 

The Regis women's softball team opens their 2023 season on Feb. 3-5 at the the DII Spring Kickoff Invitational Tournament in Houston, Texas, taking on six different opponents in the three-day span.

2023 RMAC Softball Preseason Poll