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Thanks to a gem from senior Angie Hughes in the circle in game two the Lee softball team fought back for a doubleheader split with West Alabama on Saturday afternoon from Butler Field.

The Lady Flames (14-22-1, 2-18-1) and the Tigers (14-22, 6-16) will play the rubber match of the three-game set tomorrow at 2 p.m.

GAME 2- LEE 8 UWA 2
The Lady Flames offensive busted out 14 hits and Angie Hughes left 12 Tigers stranded on base to give Lee an 8-2 victory in Saturday's nightcap.

Hughes (6-12) struck out 10 batters and worked around five walks to earn the complete game victory. She allowed just five hits and two unearned runs in the contest.

Lee's offense would provide plenty of support for its senior ace. Rachel Polacek was 3 for 3 and launched her first home run of the season, a solo shot, in the fifth inning.

At the top of the lineup it was the usual suspects for coach Russell's club. Amanda Lynn had three hits and is currently hitting .414 on the year. Lexie Dean doubled and singled twice and leads the team with a .451 average.

Freshman Stevie Baird continues to settle into the No. 6 spot in the lineup as she added a double and a single and drove in a pair of runs. Freshman Hallie Davis, hitting cleanup, got the Lady Flames going early with a RBI single in the first frame.

All totaled Lee scored in the first five innings and jumped out to an 8-0 advantage. West Alabama tacked on solo runs in the fifth and sixth to prolong the contest.

Amanda Medders (3-11) was the losing pitcher. The Tigers' righty gave up 14 hits and eight runs (six earned) in six innings of work.

Ashley Stassin reached base in all four trips to the plate for the visitors. She singled and drew three walks. Kallie Klinger, Lacey Santiago, Jenna Goldsmith and Devon Hines also recorded one-base knocks for West Alabama.

GAME 1 – LEE 8 UWA 10
In the opening game it looked as if the Tigers were going to cruise to victory as the Lady Flames fell behind 6-0 after an inning and a half. 

Lee would answer with two runs in the second and after a two-spot from West Alabama in the fourth would come all the way back to tie the game with six runs in the fifth before the Tigers once again had the answer with two runs in the top of sixth.

Andrea Edmonds (7-6) earned the victory tossing 2 2/3 innings of relief. Edmonds allowed two runs on four hits and struck out a batter. Ashley Stassin pitched the first 4 1/3 innings. She allowed nine hits and six runs, walked three and had two punch outs.

Junior Courtney Crawford led the Lady Flames with three hits. Leigh Beatenbough doubled and drove in two runs.

Emily Dagnan got the Lady Flames going in the six-run fifth as she led off the inning with a solo home run to left. The senior catcher also doubled in the contest.

Davis hit her team leading eighth home run right after Dagnan in the fifth. The freshman out of Walker Valley High School in Cleveland would also double and leads the team with a .697 slugging percentage.

Audrey Diekmann launched a two-run home run deep over the right field fence in the fourth inning for the Tigers. Diekman finished with three hits, two RBI and four runs scored.

Stassin, Ashlend Rodriquez and Kristen Bittle each added two singles to complete the 13-hit victory for West Alabama.

Beatenbough started for the Lady Flames but was chased after just 1 2/3 innings allowing six runs (two earned) on seven hits. Bri Eichbaum came on for the final 5 1/3 innings and was charged with four runs (two earned) on six hits. She struck out three and walked one.