COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.- The Yellow Jackets fell just short in both of their games on Sunday with the Yellow Jackets losing by one run in each of the two games, which included another tough game three loss, where BHSU had a five run lead late and couldn't hold it before losing in a pitcher's duel in game four. The Yellow Jackets received pretty good offensive numbers and a Carly Reyes Mims home run in game three broke BHSU's single-season home run record.
 
QUICK DETAILS – GAME 3
Final Score:  Black Hills State 5, UCCS 6
Team Records: Black Hills State 22-24 (19-16 RMAC), UCCS  24-20 (19-16 RMAC)
Pitching Decision: Win: Bond (8-6), Loss: Geschwill (12-10)
Attendance: 150

HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME 3

• After no runs scored in the first inning, BHSU came out in the second inning and Audrey Fouras walked. Alyssa Wong reached on a fielder's choice that got Fouars to second safely and with one out, both runners advanced on a throwing error after a fly out. That didn't matter though, because Carly Reyes Mims broke BHSU's single-season team home run record with the team's 39^th home run of the year, which gave BHSU a 3-0 lead early. Despite two more runners reaching base, that was the last run BHSU got that inning.
• After a 1-2-3 bottom of the second, Fouras walked again with one out in the top of the third. Wong doubled to move her to third, and a strike out, Lily Simmons singled up the middle to score both runners and make it 5-0 BHSU.
• No runs scored in the fourth inning and despite three base runners, no BHSU runner was able to score in the fifth. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Gianna Pancost walked, Katie Steinmetz singled to move her to third, and McCombs also walked with still only one out. Mackenzie Scott came up and hit a grand slam to make this a game at 5-4. Paige Goodell took over for Kaitlyn Geschwill, and despite walking her first two batters, she got out of it unscathed and kept BHSU in the lead.
• BHSU had another runner in scoring position in the sixth, but couldn't get her in, and despite UCCS loading the bases in the bottom of the sixth with two outs, Goodell got a groundout to get it to the seventh with BHSU still up 5-4.
• UCCS came back up in the bottom of the seventh still down 5-4, before a red hot Laynee Case hit a leadoff solo home run to tie it at 5-5. Geschwill reentered the game to pitch to Brooke Bornitz, who made it back-to-back home runs with a walk-off solo shot to give UCCS the 6-5 win.

 
BLACK HILLS STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS – GAME 3

• Carly Reyes Mims: 2-for-4, 3 RBIs, HR
• Lily Simmons: 1-for-4, 2 RBIs
• Audrey Fouras: 0-for-1, 3 BB, 2 runs scored

 
QUICK DETAILS – GAME 4
Final Score:  Black Hills State 2, UCCS 3
Team Records: Black Hills State 22-25 (19-17 RMAC), UCCS 24-19 (20-16 RMAC)
Pitching Decision: Win: Kunze (10-5), Loss: Honse (5-5)
Attendance: 150

HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME 4

• For the second straight game, no runs scored in the first inning. Caylee Mann led off the second inning by going deep for a home run to make it 1-0.
• In the bottom of the second with two outs, Halley Redd doubled and Laynee Case also doubled to make it 1-1.
• No runs scored in the third inning, and in the bottom of the fourth, Steinmetz walked to lead it off and advanced to second on a bunt single by Tayler McCombs. Scott doubled to score Steinmetz, and McCombs scored on a grounder, but was called out due to interference, which kept the score at 2-1 UCCS.
• No runs scored in the fifth or top of the sixth. In the bottom of the sixth, Scott doubled with two outs and scored on a double by Halley Redd to make it 3-1 UCCS.
• That insurance run proved very important as Lily Simmons led off the top of the seventh with a solo home run to make it 3-2 before Kunze got the next three batters out to end the game with UCCS sweeping BHSU on day two.

 
BLACK HILLS STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS – GAME 4

• Carli Maley: 1-for-3, RBI, HR
• Lily Simmons: 1-for-3, RBI, HR
• Sophia Honse: 6 IP, 3 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

 
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