Colorado Springs, Colo.- Metropolitan State University of Denver baseball pitcher Julian Garcia (Fort Collins, Colo./Fossil Ridge H.S.) was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference pitcher of the week on Tuesday, May 10.

This marks the fourth time during the 2016 season that Garcia has received the honor. The sophomore broke a school record during his ten strikeout performance in his final outing of the season against Colorado Christian on Friday, May 6. Garcia set a new mark for MSU Denver baseball completing the season with 95 strikeouts, which surpasses Kris Lalk (Lakewood, Colo./Green Mountain H.S.)'s previous record of 89 set in 2015. 

MSU Denver finished the season with a record of 17-23 overall and 13-17 in the RMAC.