DENVER, Colo. – The Black Hills State University softball team fell in a doubleheader to Regis University on Monday afternoon. The Rangers (31-17, 26-10 RMAC) took the first game, 9-0 in five innings, before edging the Yellow Jackets (9-27, 9-19 RMAC), 2-1, in the final game of the series.

RU 9, BHSU 0 (5 innings)
Kindall Bethke opened the game with a single, but the Yellow Jackets were unable to get her past second base, and the Rangers took advantage. Regis scored four runs in the first, three in the second, and two in the third to take a 9-0 lead.

Bethke had the lone hit for BHSU, with Ranger pitcher Logan Losh getting the best of the Yellow Jackets for the second day in a row.

Paige McGuire (0-4) took the loss for the Green and Gold. She allowed four runs in 0.2 innings. Melissa Gellermann threw the final 3.1 innings, allowing five runs (three earned), while striking out two.

RU 2, BHSU 1
The Yellow Jackets came out swinging in the final game of the series, with Kindall Bethke and Katelyn Odle stringing together back-to-back hits. However, BHSU was unable to push any runs across. The Rangers scored two runs in the bottom of the first, their only two runs of the game.

Brittany Henricksen opened the second inning with a double, but was ultimately stranded. She also hit a double in the fourth inning, and moved to third on a Morgan Smith single, however, once again she was left on the bases.

In the sixth inning, the Yellow Jackets were able to break through. After Maddi Fidler opened the inning with a double, Maddie London hit a two-bagger of her own to drive in a run, and cut the Ranger lead to 2-1. However, BHSU was unable to do any more damage in the inning, and ultimately fell, 2-1.

Brittany Henricksen had two doubles in the game, while Bethke, Odle, Fidler, London, and Smith all recorded a hit.

Alex Wiley (4-10) took the loss for the Green and Gold. She allowed two runs in 6.0 innings, striking out two.  

The Green and Gold will wrap up the regular season on April 28-29, when they travel to UCCS. First pitch on Saturday is scheduled for noon.