CLEVELAND, Miss. – The Lady Flames completed a Gulf South Conference doubleheader sweep of Delta State with a dominating 11-4 win in game one and a comeback 7-5 victory in game two on Friday afternoon.
The Lady Flames draw back to .500 at 11-11 on the year and are now 5-6 in the GSC. Delta State falls to 9-12 overall and 4-6 in league play.
Lee will head back to the Magnolia State next week as it visits Mississippi College for a three-game weekend series starting on Saturday at 3 p.m.
"We took the things we learned on Thursday and were able to apply them today and get the wins. Delta is a tough team because they never quit. They're always fighting and playing hard. We had a great day overall as a team" said Lee head coach Emily Russell. "We out hit them in game one today but didn't have the runs to show until the 7th. It was a closer game than the final score showed. Lexi Scalzo had a great day and it was good to see her break out a little bit. Alaina came in game one in a tied game and got her first win. We needed that big performance today. In game two Nyah got through six and Barnett closed the door."
GAME TWO
Alex Scalzo delivered a clutch two-run single in the top of the seventh to help the Lady Flames complete the Saturday sweep of the Lady Statesemen, 7-5 in Friday's nightcap.
Scalzo and Bre Patton led the way with three hits each. Sidney Lee clobbered a solo shot homer to left field in the fourth inning. The Lady Flames battled back from a one down with a three-run fifth and then answered a two sixth by Delta State with the clutch hit by Scalzo.
Nyah Vogel (6-5) earned the win as she scattered 10 hits over six innings. Vogel allowed four earned runs and struck out four. Madison Barnett came on to slam the door in the seventh with two strikeouts to earn her first save of the year.
Lacey Coats (4-4) went the distance in the circle for Delta State. She allowed six earned runs on 12 hits while striking out five. Kailyn Lofton led the Lady Statemen with three RBI and Alana Walker, Taylor Picou, and Hayman doubled in the loss.
GAME ONE
The Lady Flames exploded for eight runs in the seventh inning to break open a tie game and take game one of Friday's GSC Doubleheader, 11-4.
The Lady Flames tallied 16 hits in the contest. Bre Patton and Janina Remley homered in the contest and Javaria Smith went 3 for 4.
Madison Barnett started and went five innings for the Lady Flames. The lefty allowed three runs, one earned, on four hits. She struck out three and walked a batter. Alania Watson (1-0) came on in relief to earn her first victory as a Lady Flame. She tossed the final two innings giving up one run on two hits.
Errors plagued the Statesmen as they committed six in the contest. Hannah Halse started for the Lady Statesmen and allowed three runs on seven hits over 3.1 innings. Olivia Burns (2-4) suffered the loss as she tossed 2.2 frames in relief and allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits while striking out three. Makeena Keeton pitched the final inning and was tagged with six runs, three earned, on five hits.
