DURANGO, Colo. - Black Hills State softball fell to Fort Lewis 7-4 and 8-2 Sunday afternoon at Aspen Field.

The Yellow Jackets drop to 3-30 on the season, both overall and in the RMAC.

Game One (L, 7-4)
Darian Gottfried started for the Yellow Jackets in the circle, tossing two innings and allowing one run on one hit. At the plate she finished 1-1 with a double, two RBI and a run scored.

Bell Luebken and McKayla Perry each also tallied a hit and an RBI in the game.

After a scoreless first inning, BHSU jumped out in front with three runs in the second on doubles by Gottfried and Luebken to go ahead 3-0. Fort Lewis got one back in the bottom of the second, but BHSU would grab another run in the fourth on a Perry RBI single to lead 4-1.

From there, mistakes added up for the Yellow Jackets as they allowed three runs in each the fourth and fifth inning, four of which were unearned runs, to fall behind 7-4 in the fifth and eventually lose by that score.

Game Two (L, 8-2)
Crystal Amaral went 2-4 with two RBI in game two, while also throwing 4.2 innings of work, allowing three runs on six hits and striking out four.

Luebken also recorded a pair of hits, while Gianna Haley and Lizzy Johnson both tallied a hit and scored a run.

Fort Lewis took an early lead in the second game with five runs over the first two innings. In the top of the third, Amaral shot an RBI single into left field to score Haley, making it a 5-1 ballgame.

The Skyhawks added two more in the fourth and another in the sixth to extend their lead to 8-1.

Amaral would drive another run home with her second RBI single of the day, but that would be all the team could do as they went on to fall 8-2.

Up Next
The Yellow Jackets wrap up the season with four home games as they host Colorado Mines for doubleheaders on Friday, April 30, and Saturday, May 1.