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4
Fort Lewis FLC 12-37, 11-28 RMAC
10
Winner Black Hills State BHSU 24-26, 21-18 RMAC
Fort Lewis FLC
12-37, 11-28 RMAC
4
Final
10
Black Hills State BHSU
24-26, 21-18 RMAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Fort Lewis FLC 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 6 2
Black Hills State BHSU 1 1 3 1 1 3 X 10 14 2

W: Geschwill, Kaitlyn (13-10) L: Gavigan, Addison (0-6)

8
Winner Fort Lewis FLC 13-37, 12-28 RMAC
3
Black Hills State BHSU 24-27, 21-19 RMAC
Winner
Fort Lewis FLC
13-37, 12-28 RMAC
8
Final
3
Black Hills State BHSU
24-27, 21-19 RMAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Fort Lewis FLC 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 8 8 0
Black Hills State BHSU 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 7 6

W: Padilla, Chloe (4-15) L: Honse, Sophia (5-7)

Rhiannon Lister vs. Black Hills State
BHSU Communications
Rhiannon LIster (42) rifles a single against the Yellow Jackets at TC Colorado Field at Triple Crown Sports (Apr. 24, 2026)

Game Recap: Softball | | Hayden Mangan, Assistant AD-Communications & Fan Engagement

Softball splits series with Black Hills State

Padilla secures third win in as many starts

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Chloe Padilla put together another quality start to lead the Skyhawks to an 8-3 victory in the series finale, but the Yellow Jackets opened up the afternoon with a 10-4 win, ultimately forcing the Fort Lewis softball team (13-37, 12-28 RMAC) to split its series 2-2 with Black Hills State University (24-27, 21-19 RMAC) on the neutral site TC Colorado Field at Triple Crown Sports.
 
Game One – Black Hills State 10, Fort Lewis 4
Offense came early and often for the Yellow Jackets in the early morning, with the opposition scoring at least one run in every trip to the plate, including a pair of crooked three-run frames in the third and sixth innings. BHSU chased out starter Addison Gavigan (0-6) after scoring four earned runs on nine hits and two walks against a pair of strikeouts in 2.2 innings of work. Hailie Mann (6-11) came in on relief, surrendering another five earned runs on five hits, five walks, and three hit batters against two strikeouts.
 
Fort Lewis scattered offense across four of its seven trips to the plate, and even kicked off the contest with the early lead in the top of the first by way of a sacrifice fly ball launched by Rhiannon Lister. Lister went on to add the second run of the game in the third, sending a run-batted-in (RBI) single to right field. Skyler Dietz notched an RBI single in the fifth, and Makenna Milliman an RBI single in the seventh to cap the game.
 
Black Hills State's Kaitlyn Geschwill (13-10) lived up to her title as the RMAC leader in strikeouts as the junior racked up a season-high 12 punch-outs, matching the most strikeouts by a pitcher in the conference this year. Carli Maley paced BHSU with a 4-for-4 performance, aided by two-out efforts from Carly Reyes Mims and Desi Hernandez.
 
Game Two – Fort Lewis 8, Black Hills State 3
It took just two crooked frames for Fort Lewis to walk away with a win in game two and knot the series at two games apiece. The Skyhawks erupted for four runs in the top of the second inning, and it was a hit-by-pitch drawn by Alyssa Fockler that started the action. Skyler Dietz capitalized on the momentum, slicing the second pitch she saw down the left field line for a bases-clearing three-RBI triple, her second of the season.
 
A pair of wild pitches kept the Fort Lewis offense hot an inning later, bringing home a pair of runs before Trista Hoobler's scorching ground ball forced a fielding error and brought in the third run of the inning. Hoobler came around to score from first base as the final run in the next at-bat, thanks to an RBI double down the left field line from Alyssa Fockler.
 
Chloe Padilla (4-15) cruised to her third win in as many starts, working around seven hits, four walks, and a wild pitch for three earned runs, while also picking up a single strikeout. Sophia Honse (5-7) made the start for BHSU, but exited after 2.0 innings with five unearned runs on two hits on her ledger. Dakoa Poag (2-6) made a brief appearance, surrendering another two runs on one hit and a walk before Paige Goodell (3-4) closed out the final 4.1 innings. Goodell gave up one run on five hits and four walks with a team-high three strikeouts.
 
Notes
-Fort Lewis moves to 36-12 all-time against Black Hills State, and forced the 2-2 series split after the Yellow Jackets captured last year's series, 3-1.
-The Skyhawks have now tied or won four conference series this year.
-Rhiannon Lister had a multi-hit outing in game one, her second of the year, and Alyssa Fockler and Skyler Dietz added multi-hit performances in game two for their 10th and 13th multi-hit efforts, respectively.
-Skyler Dietz now leads the roster with a 12-game hitting streak, while Stella Romeo and Alyssa Fockler have reached base safely in their last six and five games, respectively.
-Chloe Padilla has earned the win in each of her last three starts, all complete games, and has allowed just six earned runs on 15 hits in 21.0 innings of work.
-Chloe Padilla ranks ninth in total innings pitched (115.0), fifth in strikeouts (85), and fifth in batters struck out looking (25) in the RMAC.   
 
Up Next
Fort Lewis will wrap up the 2026 season at home on Aspen Field next Friday and Saturday, May 1-2. The Skyhawks will welcome Regis University (13-32, 12-27 RMAC), who were just swept 4-0 by the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (29-19, 23-16 RMAC).
 
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