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Carmen Alexander (17) celebrating a two-run homer as she jogs home against the Mavericks at the CMU Softball Field (Apr. 12, 2026)

Skyhawks, Yellow Jackets to meet on TC Colorado Field in Fort Collins

4/23/2026 11:00:00 AM

By: Hayden Mangan, Assistant AD-Communications & Fan Engagement
DURANGO, Colo. – Due to potential weather in the forecast, the Fort Lewis Skyhawks softball team (11-35, 10-26 RMAC) will meet the Yellow Jackets (22-25, 19-17 RMAC) of Black Hills State University at TC Colorado Field at the Triple Crown Sports Complex in Fort Collins, Colo., for the two teams' four-game Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference series this Friday and Saturday. Friday's first pitch is set for 12 p.m., and Saturday's is at 11 a.m.
 
Soaring High
Last weekend, Fort Lewis collected its second conference series win of the 2026 campaign, downing Chadron State College (5-40, 5-31 RMAC) in three-straight games before the Eagles escaped in the series finale by a single run. The Skyhawks dominated from the circle, first as Hailie Mann (6-10) set the tone with seven strikeouts and no walks in game one, again as Chloe Padilla (2-15) went off for a career-high 11 strikeouts in game two: the second-most in the RMAC this year. And lastly, as Izzy Cueva (3-4) worked efficiently and relied on her defense. She posted three strikeouts while scattering five hits and two hit-batters without a walk to her name.
 
Skyler Dietz led all players with six hits in the series, followed by five from Makenna Milliman and four each from Alyssa Fockler and Mia Cueva. Heading into Friday, Izzy Cueva leads all Skyhawks with a pair of 11-game hitting and reached base safely streaks, followed by an eight-game streak from Dietz, and a seven-game streak from Milliman. In addition, seven different Skyhawks carry a streak of having reached base safely in seven or more games.
 
Skyhawks Leaders
  • Hailie Mann (R-Sr., RHP) (4.69 ERA, 1.77 WHIP, 6-10 REC, 12 CG, 1 SHO, 118.0 IP, 169 H, 79 ER, 55 SO, 40 BB, 3 WP, 10 HBP, .332 OPP-AVG, .972 FLD)
  • Chloe Padilla (So., RHP) (6.29 ERA, 2.10 WHIP, 2-15 REC, 12 CG, 1 SHO, 108.0 IP, 130 H, 97 ER, 81 SO, 97 BB, 12 WP, 11 HBP, .303 OPP-AVG, 1.000 FLD)
  • Izzy Cueva (Fr., RHP/INF) (.313 AVG, .717 OPS, 10 R, 31 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 15 RBI, 18 SO, 0-1 SB-ATT, .959 FLD)
  • Skyler Dietz (Sr., OF) (.305 AVG, .743 OPS, 18 R, 32 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 10 RBI, 15 SO, 7-7 SB-ATT, 1.000 FLD)
  • Carmen Alexander (Fr., INF) (.268 AVG, .837 OPS, 14 R, 30 H, 6 2B, 7 HR, 32 RBI, 31 SO, 0-1 SB-ATT, .939 FLD)
  • Alyssa Fockler (So., C/INF) (.266 AVG, .704 OPS, 18 R, 34 H, 6 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 13 SO, .990)
 
Swarming Yellow Jackets
Black Hills State enters the series having split last weekend 2-2 with the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (26-19, 20-16 RMAC), with both squads sweeping one day each. BHSU kicked off the series with authority, taking games one and two in Colorado Springs, Colo., by scores of 7-3 and 7-5 before the Mountain Lions answered on Sunday to win the final two games 6-5 and 3-2. The Yellow Jackets' last series win came 3-1 over Metropolitan State University of Denver (30-16, 23-13 RMAC) back on Mar. 28-29.
 
Junior right-hander Kaitlyn Geschwill (12-10) awaits Fort Lewis in the circle, with the Minnesota native carrying a 5.08 earned run average (ERA) through 121.1 innings pitched, and a conference-leading 111 strikeouts, which also ranks 67th in NCAA Division II. BHSU's ace has led the team to a combined 5.69 ERA and .327 opposing average as a team. Offensively, four qualified hitters carry a +.300 average, paced by freshman outfielder Brooklyn Theiler's .379 average. Additionally, six Yellow Jackets carry a +10-game streak of reaching base safely.
 
Yellow Jackets Leaders
  • Kaitlyn Geschwill (Jr., RHP) (5.08 ERA, 1.81 WHIP, 12-10 REC, 10 CG, 121.1 IP, 151 H, 88 ER, 111 SO, 69 BB, 6 WP, 8 HBP, .301 OPP-AVG, .963 FLD)
  • Sophia Honse (R-Jr., RHP) (5.10 ERA, 2.02 WHIP, 5-5 REC, 4 CG, 60.1 IP, 89 H, 44 ER, 29 SO, 33 BB, 13 WP, 3 HBP, .341 OPP-AVG, .810 AVG)
  • Brooklyn Theiler (Fr., OF) (.379 AVG, .919 OPS, 23 R, 22 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 11 RBI, 11 SO, 8-10 SB-ATT, .868 FLD)
  • Carly Reyes Mims (So., INF) (.366 AVG, 1.074 OPS, 41 R, 52 H, 9 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 23 RBI, 19 SO, 10-10 SB-ATT, .949 FLD)
  • Sammie Kaufman-Warner (Fr., OF) (.358 AVG, .989 OPS, 32 R, 54 H, 14 2B, 6 HR, 38 RBI, 12 SO, 12-16 SB-ATT, .962 FLD)
  • Desi Hernandez (So., C) (.328 AVG, .995 OPS, 18 R, 42 H, 9 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 34 RBI, 4 SO, 1-1 SB-ATT, .993 FLD)
 
Looking Ahead
Fort Lewis will close out the 2026 season from the comforts of Aspen Field on Friday and Saturday, May 1-2. The Skyhawks will celebrate senior weekend on Saturday afternoon and host Regis University (13-29, 12-24 RMAC).
 
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