BILLINGS, MONT.- BHSU struggled offensively today as they got swept by MSU Billings in a non-conference intraweek doubleheader. Despite another solid outing from Laci Peskey, BHSU only scored two runs in the first 13 innings of the doubleheader causing them to drop both games heading into a tough RMAC stretch. The Yellow Jackets were shutout for only the second time this season, with MSU Moorhead being the other time. The Yellow Jackets have now lost three straight games.
QUICK DETAILS – GAME 1
Final Score: Black Hills State 0, Chadron State 2
Team Records: Black Hills State 15-8 (13-3 RMAC), MSU Billings: 4-13 (0-0 GNAC)
Pitching Decision: Win: James (1-5), Loss: Peskey (12-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME 1
• Peskey ran into trouble in the first inning, when she allowed a leadoff single to Marleigh Nieto. Nieto then advanced to third on an error by Audrey Fouras that allowed Kaylin Galvin to reach. Galvin stole third and Peskey responded with her first strikeout. She then walked the next two batters, which allowed Nieto to walk home to make the score 1-0. Peskey struck out the next two batters.
• No runs were scored again until the bottom of the fifth, when MSUB’s Kennedy Dypwick hit a solo home run to make the score 2-0, which was all the scoring in this one as the Yellow Jackets took out BHSU 2-0.
• BHSU had six hits in this game, but were unable to get any across the plate, but had a couple of baserunning mistakes that cost them position across the game.
BLACK HILLS STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS – GAME 1
• Alyssa Wong: 1-for-1, 2 Walks
• Laci Peskey: 6 innings, 2 hits, 2 ERs, 9 K
QUICK DETAILS- GAME 2
Final Score: Black Hills State 6, Chadron State 9
Team Records: Black Hills State 15-9 (13-3 RMAC), Chadron State 5-13 (0-0 GNAC)
Pitching Decision: Win: Watters (3-6), Loss: Goodell (0-1), Save: James (1)
HOW IT HAPPENED- GAME 2
• Both pitchers started the game strong with Paige Goodell making her first career start. She only allowed two hits through three innings, before running into trouble in the bottom of the fourth. She allowed back-to-back home runs to lead off the inning, with Ashley Akers and Avery Gray hitting the shots, which gave MSUB a 2-0 lead, She then allowed a single to Dypwick, who stole second and then made it home on a single from Nieto, before Goodell was replaced by Malaya Coleman. Coleman allowed an immediate double to Galvin, which scored Nieto to make it 4-0 MSUB.
• BHSU answered back in the fifth by scoring their first runs of the day. Lily Simmons started off the inning with a walk to break the BHSU’s all-time career walks record. She now has 52 career walks. Carli Maley singled her to second before she stole third. Lance grounded out to advance Maley and Tyler Whitlock hit a double to score both runners and cut the lead to 4-2.
• The margin didn’t last long as after getting the leadoff batter to flyout, Coleman allowed a single to Avery Gray, before Jazlyn Kalehuawehe hit a two-run homer to bring the lead to 6-2. Skylar Bedlan came in to finish the inning and successfully did.
• After BHSU didn’t score in the sixth, MSUB grew the lead in the bottom half with a solo homer from Bryn Lucht and a two-run home run from Gray. This gave MSUB a 9-2 lead.
• Absolute madness nearly broke out in the top of the seventh when Katelyn Jarzobski singled and Gracie Oswald walked with one out in the inning. Whitlock struck out, but Wong and Hernadez both walked to score Jarzobski and load the bases. Ashlynn Pauwels singled up the middle to score the pinch running Carly Reyes Mims and keep the bases loaded with the score now at 9-4. MSUB made a pitching change and Caitlyn James immediately allowed a single to Taylor Dowden to score both Hernandez and Wong and make it 9-6 with two outs and two on. Simmons walked to load the bases and make her the tying runner, before Carli Maley flew out to end the game. It was the first time BHSU had lost both doubleheader games since the MSU Moorhead series earlier this season.
BLACK HILLS STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS- GAME 2
• Ashlynn Pauwels: 3-for-4, 1 RBI
• Taylor Dowden: 1-for-3, 2 RBIs, 1 BB
• Tyler Whitlock: 1-for-4, 2 RBIs
