LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Black Hills State softball won its second game of the season, 5-2, in game two after dropping game one, 4-3, to New Mexico Highlands on Saturday.

The Yellow Jackets (2-8, 2-8 RMAC) totaled eight runs on 13 hits over both games, including a pair of doubles.

Gianna Haley went 2-4 with two RBI in game one while Ashlynn Pauwels went 1-4 with an RBI.

In game two, Tyler Whitlock finished 2-2 with an RBI and a run scored. Haley, Shayla Tuschen and Lexi Apodaca each also drove in a run.

In the circle, Litwin had her best outing of the season, going all 7.0 innings, allowing only two runs and racking up three strikeouts to earn the win.

Game One (L, 4-3)
The Yellow Jackets struck first in game one, taking an early 2-0 lead using RBI singles from Pauwels and Haley in the first inning.

Tuschen continued to keep NMHU in check in the circle, holding them scoreless with only one hit through three innings. The Cowgirls would even things up with a pair of runs in the fourth to make it 2-2.

Haley put the Yellow Jacket back in the lead 3-2 with a sacrifice fly in the fifth, a lead that held into the seventh inning.

NMHU wasn't done, though, using a 2-run top of the seventh to take their first lead and go on to win 4-3.

Game Two (W, 5-2)
Highlands got out to a 2-0 lead with a 2-run double in the second. Both teams were held quiet in the third before the Yellow Jackets put up a 3-spot in the fourth to move ahead 3-2.

BHSU added some insurance runs in the sixth to take a 5-2 lead, eventually winning by that score.

Up Next
The Yellow Jackets return for two more at New Mexico Highlands on Sunday, March 5 with first pitches slated for 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.