JACKSON, Tenn. – The Lee University softball team ran their win streak to five games on Friday as they defeated Union University in a doubleheader. The Lady Flames won in comeback fashion once again in game one. They were down 5-0 and fought back to win 12-5. Then in game two, Lee earned their second shutout of the season with a 5-0 win. The Lady Flames improved their overall record to 10-16 and their conference record to 3-5.
The Lady Flames will play the final game of the series at 11:30 AM EST on Saturday.
GAME 1
Union got on the board first in the bottom of the first behind a Chloe Jones two-run home run. The Lady Bulldogs scored their final three runs in the second inning. Three singles, an error, and a walk brought the runs across and UU led 5-0.
The Lady Flames got on the scoreboard in the third. After an Eva Armstrong walk, Sadie Winsett hit a two-run home run to make it 5-2. Lee scored six runs in the fourth to take the lead. Madison Pinzon led the frame off with a solo home run. Hailey Simco followed that up with a single and stolen base. Eva Armstrong then singled and stole second base. A Winsett single brought them both home. Hayden Gardner followed that up with a double. Addi Lewis cleared the bases with a three-run home run and Lee led it 8-5.
The Lady Flames added another run in the fifth. After a Winsett double, she eventually came around to score on a wild pitch. In the sixth, Addison Emmerson scored on a sacrifice fly by Simco to make it 10-5. The final two runs came in the seventh when Alyson Jarvi and Katie Hastings each had hits to bring Hope Barnett and Addi Lewis.
Lee outhit UU 16-8. Winsett led the way with four RBI and three runs scored on four hits. Lewis had three RBI and two runs scored on two hits. Hastings had three hits in the win as well.
Kaylee Underwood earned her fourth win of the year. She threw six innings and gave up five runs with only two being earned. She allowed seven hits and struck out two. Abigail Welbaum had one inning in the circle and gave up just one hit.
GAME 2
Lee struck in the top of the first in game two. A Lewis pop up to center field brought Winsett and Armstrong home for two unearned runs. The scored remained at 2-0 until the sixth inning. A Kaylee Wilson single and Pinzon single put two on base. Hailey Simco followed that up with a triple to bring two runs in. Tenslee Wilson brought Simco home for the final run of the game.
Wilson and Simco each had two of the nine hits for Lee in the game. Lewis and Simco each had two RBI as well.
Sadie Winsett picked up her first collegiate win in the circle. She threw five innings and only gave up four hits and struck out one. Layne Bailey threw two innings and just gave up one hit.
Coach Emily Russell's Thoughts:
"This team has really found their groove. We have challenged them early in the season and the struggles we have gone through are allowing us to be successful right now. We are comfortable on the road and we have played a very challenging schedule. Those things combined prepared us for GSC play. In game one we overcame a 5-0 deficit at the end of the second inning and did not allow them to score the rest of the day."
