Lee Softball Splits, Baseball Wins Two

  • Saturday, February 6, 2016

The Lee softball had to settled for a split on day one of the Gulf Shores Invitational. After rolling past Miles College, 11-3 earlier in the day the Lady Flames came up a run short in a 5-4 defeat at the hands of Midwestern State University in the nightcap.

Lee will get back to work at 1:15 p.m. tomorrow against Montevallo. The Lady Flames beat the Eagles on Thursday 18-6 and pounded out 17 hits. Day two wraps up with a 5:45 contest against The University Missouri-St. Louis.

LEE 11 MILES 3
Freshman Halle Davis homered for the second time in as many games as the Lady Flames scored an 11-3 run-rule victory over Miles.

Lee jumped on the board early as Emily Dagnan delivered a sacrifice fly to plate Amanda Lynn in the top of the first.

The Golden Bears would capitalize on a pair of Lady Flames' errors in the bottom of the first to score three unearned runs and take an early 3-1 advantage.

From there it was all Lee.

The high-powered offense struck for five runs in the third and five more in the fourth. Davis capped off the five-run third with a three-run homer. Davis finished with four RBI in the game.
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Dagnan delivered a two-run double to help put things away in the fourth inning. The senior catcher finished with four RBI and scored two runs. Lexie Dean added a pair of singled while Rachel Polacek registered a double.

Kendruena McPhereson (0-1) started and worked three innings in the circle for Miles. McPhereson was tagged with 11 runs on seven hits and walked three.

Bri Eichbaum (2-0) tossed four innings and allowed just three unearned runs on three hits while striking out four. Freshman Madyson Stallcup saw her first action in the circle and pitched a scoreless inning.

Swinging the bats well early, the victory marked the third straight run-rule victory for the Lady Flames on the young season.

LEE 4 MIDWESTERN STATE 5
Despite 12 strikeouts from senior Angie Hughes the Lady Flames left the tying run stranded on second in the final frame to fall 5-4 to Midwestern State in Friday's second game.

Trailing by one in the top of the seventh, Lynn started the inning with an infield single. Dean would advance the speedy leadoff hitter to second on a groundout to the pitcher but Erin Knox buckled down to retire Dagnan and Nia Ceasar to seal the victory for the Mustangs.

Knox (1-0) went the distance for the Mustangs and allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits. Knox walked two and struck out three.

Hughes (0-2) worked all six innings and allowed five runs on seven hits. Control proved costly as the hard-throwing righty walked five batters.

Baylee Voight jump started Midwestern State in the first inning with a two-run home run to left. Knox helped her own cause at the plate with two singles and a pair of RBI.

The Lady Flames took a brief 3-2 lead in the top of the third thanks in large part to a pair of errors by the Mustangs.

Lynn finished with two singles and scored a run to pace Lee at the dish. Ceasar added a single and drove in a run while Courtney Crawford and Stevie Baird also recorded one-base knocks to round out the five-hit performance.

Riding strong pitching and consistent hitting, the Lee baseball team opened the 2016 season with a pair of shutout victories over Albany State University (Ga.) on Saturday afternoon at Olympic Field.

In the first game, the Flames posted a 12-0 victory. Justin Alleman, making his first start as Lee player, pitched five innings and allowed only three hits to pick up the win. He allowed only one walk and fanned seven hitters. Logan Campbell worked the final four innings and surrendered only one hit. He fanned six and issued two free passes.

Ben Holland led Lee's 13-hit parade. The senior slugger blasted a pair of home runs and collected three RBI. Luke Toms and MJ Brown followed with three hits apiece. Toms had a triple, a double and drove in two runs. Brown blasted a homer, a two-base hit and collected six big RBI. Geremy Walton had two hits, including a double and scored a pair of runs. Trent Hill also stroked a double. Tyler Waters got into the extra-base hit explosion with a double. 

Trevor Billings had three of Albany State's four hits. DeMarukus Green was the starting and losing pitcher for the visitors.

In the second game, Art Vidrio worked the first five innings and picked up the win for the Flames. He surrendered just one hit, did not walk a man and struck out three. Tyler Burcham hurled the final two innings. He also did not walk an Albany State player and fanned two. 

The Flames made the best of five hits in the second game. Walton, Chris Adams, Hill, Brown and Tyler Payne banged out hits in the win. Adams tripled and scored twice. Hill, Brown and Payne collected RBIs. 

John Paul Barnard was the Albany State starter and charged with the pitching loss. He worked 4 2/3 innings. Theodore Smith collected the only hit for the losers. 

The Flames will be back in action on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. facing the same Albany State club in a single contest.

 

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