MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – After leading the University of New Mexico softball team to a 4-1 record at the College of Charleston Invitational, Mariah Rimmer, Shelbie Franc and Krissy Fortner have been named to the All-Tournament squad. The awards were announced Monday afternoon.
Rimmer led the squad at the plate, hitting .474. She tallied six runs scored, three RBIs and a double. She finished the weekend with .526 slugging percentage and a .524 on-base percentage. She also made two diving catches in the outfield to help the Lobos get out of big innings.
Franc was second on the team in hitting with a .412 batting average. She scored five runs for the Lobos, had one triple and recorded three RBIs. She finished the weekend with a .600 slugging percentage.
Fortner went 1-0 in the tournament with a dominant victory over Wisconsin which was her third victory for the season and third victory over a Big 10 team. The win against the Badgers was also her first complete game of the season.
For the weekend, she recorded a 1.31 earned run average for the weekend. In 10.2 innings of work she collected eight strikeouts and held her opponents to a .194 batting average.
New Mexico’s 4-1 record tied with Wisconsin’s 4-1 record on the weekend but with the win over Wisconsin on the final day, the Lobos claimed the tournament. The C of C Invitational is the second tournament this season that the Lobos had a 4-1 record. The Lobos came out on top of the Hilton Houston Invitational with a 4-1 record.
UNM is now 16-12 on the season after the weekend. The win over Wisconsin helped the Lobos match last season’s win record of 16 games. The Lobos open up Mountain West play this weekend on the road, heading to Utah State for a three-game series. First game is on Friday, March 20 at 3 p.m. MT. Visit GoLobos.com for live stats and live video stream.