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The Chadron State College softball team will open the 2014 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships against the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Thursday at 10:45 a.m.
 
The third-seeded Eagles enter the eight team, double-elimination tournament with a record of 27-21 and a mark of 23-11 in the conference. UCCS, which is the sixth seed, has a record of 25-17 and 21-14 in the RMAC.
 
All games will be broadcast on the America One Network. Cost is $9.
 
If the Eagles win Thursday's opening game, they'll play Friday morning at 8:30. If CSC loses, they'll face the loser of CSU-Pueblo vs. Regis Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
 
UCCS is the only RMAC team the Eagles didn't face this season. The two were scheduled to play two games in late February but the series was canceled due to poor weather.
 
The Mountain Lions boast a talented offense, batting .330 as a team. Jessica Belsterling leads UCCS with a .436 batting average and Jourdan Hitchings is close behind at .405. Belsterling is also the Mountain Lions' best pitcher, posting an 11-5 record and an ERA of 3.72.
 
Both Hitchings and Belsterling, including shortstop Emily Jennings, were recently placed on the All-RMAC First Team.
 
Chadron State's Taylor Bauer and Kylee Polsley earned a spot on the All-RMAC team and head coach Dr. Robert Stack was named Coach of the Year. Bauer leads CSC with a .341 average but Katie Londo and Courtney Lecher are also hitting over .300.
 
Polsley has a record of 16-6, including 14 victories within the RMAC.
 
This is the second trip to the RMAC postseason for the Eagles and the first since 2010. In 2010, Chadron State went 1-2 at the tournament.