SPEARFISH, S.D.- Sammie Kaufman-Warner had four doubles and only got out one time today as she was a big part in a massive split over the Rangers as BHSU fell in game one, but were able to grab a win in a pitcher's duel where the score was 1-0 or less for 5.5 innings. Sophia Honse was the pitcher's duel winner as she tossed her first complete game of her career, hit a career-high six strikeouts and helped BHSU take that split in game two. The Yellow Jackets held nine runners on base for Regis in game two and they also got some major outs on the basepaths defensively as well.
 
QUICK DETAILS – GAME 1
Final Score:  Black Hills State 4, Regis 10
Team Records: Black Hills State 13-15 (10-7 RMAC), Regis 6-17 (5-12 RMAC)
Pitching Decision: Win: Legge (7-5), Loss: Geschwill (2-4)
Attendance: 139

HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME 1

• Geschwill struck out the side swinging in the top of the first and then Sammie Kaufman-Warner hit a double in the bottom half but wasn't able to score as they headed into the second inning. In the second inning, Regis broke it open early. Isabella Porter walked to begin the inning and advanced to second on  a sacrifice bunt and then advanced to third on a single by Bella Bordine. She then scored on a single by Jessica Isbell. A walk loaded the bases and with two outs, Olivia Wick and Jane Quinn each hit singles which scored three runs and made it 4-0 Regis early. Dakota Poag took over for Geschwill and gave up two walks in a row to score another run and make it 5-0. A fielder's choice ended the inning and we moved to bottom half.
• In the bottom of the third, Lily Simmons hit an infield single to get on base and stole second for her first steal of the year. She then scored on a double by Carly Reyes Mims to make it 5-1.
• Natasha Ellison led of the top of the fourth with a walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch. She scored on a double by Olivia Wick and then Wick scored on a one-out single from Kiauna Smith. Despite getting more runners on and loading the bases, that was all Regis was able to score to make it 7-1. In the bottom of the fourth, Audrey Fouras was hit by a pitch with two outs, Brooklyn Theiler singled, and Alyssa Wong hit an infield single to load the bases. Lily Simmons walked for Eliza Legge's eighth walk of the season to score a run and make it 7-2 before a hard lineout ended the inning.
• In the top of the fifth after two quick outs, Olivia Wick reached on a fielding error by Simmons and Quinn and Smith both singled to score Wick and make it 8-2.
• In the top of the seventh, Ellison singled and was pinch ran for. Adisyn Rademacher advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored on another single by Olivia Wick. Wick stole second and then scored on a double by Quinn to make it 10-2.
• In the bottom of the final inning, Jessica Melendez got her first triple of the year with one out and scored on a Sammie Kaufman-Warner single, which was her fifth total base of the game. She stole second base and then scored on a single by up the middle by Desi Hernandez to make it 10-4, which is how the game ended.

 
BLACK HILLS STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS – GAME 1

• Sammie Kaufman-Warner: 3-for-4, RBI, run scored, 2 2B
• Lily Simmons: 1-for-2, RBI, BB, run scored
• Brooklyn Theiler: 2-for-3

 
QUICK DETAILS – GAME 2
Final Score:  Black Hills State 5, Regis 1
Team Records: Black Hills State 14-15 (11-7 RMAC), Regis 6-18 (5-13 RMAC)
Pitching Decision: Win: Honse (3-1), Loss: Crappell (0-5)
Attendance: 134

HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME 2

• Honse got around a leadoff single in the first inning as no runs were scored on either half of the first despite Kaufman-Warner hitting her third double of the day. In the second inning, Alyssa Wong reached on an infield single and advanced to second on a walk. Maley reached on a fielder's choice which got Wong out at third before Theiler scored on a double by Lily Simmons as Maley was thrown out at home to end the inning with the Yellow Jackets taking a one-run lead.
• That was it for scoring until the seventh inning as Honse pitched a masterclass of leaving runners on base as she held eight runners on base between the first and sixth innings without allowing a run and striking out a season-high six batters in only the second start of her season. Crappell for Regis also had nine batters left on base as well in this high intensity pitcher's duel. Regis had runners in scoring position in every single inning and only scored one run in the seventh as did BHSU, who only turned those runners into one run from innings one through five.
• In the bottom of the sixth inning was where it completely flipped for BHSU. Nursing a 1-0 lead, Simmons walked and stole second base with two outs. Reyes Mims doubled to score her and make it 2-0 BHSU. Melendez singled to score Reyes Mims and make it 3-0. Kaufman-Warner walked which Melendez tried stealing on the fourth ball pitch, the catcher still threw it not realizing the count, and the ball got away from the second basemen which allowed Melendez to steal third too. Kaufman-Warner stole second to put both runners in scoring position and Hernandez rewarded them with a two-out, stand-up triple to score both runners and give BHSU a 5-0 advantage.
• In the top of the seventh inning, Olivia Wick tripled with one out, and then with two outs, Wick scored on a passed ball to make it 5-1. Smith singled to the infield before Honse induced a groundout to end the game and get her first complete game of her career.

BLACK HILLS STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS – GAME 2

• Sophia Honse: 7 IP, 9 H, 0 ER, 6 K
• Sammie Kaufman-Warner: 2-for-2, 2 2B, 2 BB, Run scored
• Desi Hernandez: 2-for-4, 2 RBIs, 3B
• Lily Simmons: 1-for-2, RBI, 2B, run scored

 
UP NEXT
The Yellow Jackets will look to either split or win the series tomorrow versus the Rangers as BHSU will finish up the series at 11 AM and 1 PM tomorrow.
 
 
 
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