LaceyCoats_2022_Lee
Cayce Smith
11
Winner Lee University LEE 10-11
4
Delta State DSU 9-11
Winner
Lee University LEE
10-11
11
Final
4
Delta State DSU
9-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Lee University LEE 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 11 16 2
Delta State DSU 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 6 6

W: Alaina Watson (1-0) L: Burns, Olivia (2-4)

7
Winner Lee University LEE 11-11
5
Delta State DSU 9-12
Winner
Lee University LEE
11-11
7
Final
5
Delta State DSU
9-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Lee University LEE 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 7 12 0
Delta State DSU 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 5 11 1

W: Nyah Vogel (6-5) L: Coats, Lacey (4-4) S: Madison Barnett (1)

Game Recap: Softball | | Cody Clark

Lee Sweeps Doubleheader from Lady Statesmen

CLEVELAND, Miss. -- The Lee University softball team used a pair of seventh inning rallies to sweep a doubleheader from the Delta State University softball team on a blustery Friday afternoon at University Field.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
GM 1Final: Delta State 4 | Lady Flames 11
GM 2 Final: Delta State 5 | Lady Flames 7
Location: University Field | Cleveland, Miss.
Records: Delta State (9-12, 4-6 GSC) | Lee (11-11, 5-6 GSC)
Get Social: @DeltaStateSB

HOW IT HAPPENED | GM 1
  • Lee hit a lead-off home run and also tacked on a sacrifice fly to open the game with an immediate 2-0 lead. 
  • Each team scored a run in the 4th inning. A Delta State fielding error gave Lee a 3-0 lead, but OIivia Burns answered with a solo home run to make it 3-1.
  • A Jenny Griggers RBI double plated Katelyn Hayman as the Lady Statesmen pulled within a run, and a second run scored on the play on a throwing error by Lee to tie the game 3-3.
  • Lee hit around in the top of the seventh inning and scored eight runs with the help of seven hits and two errors.
  • Burns doubled home Griggers to drive in her second run of the game in the bottom of the seventh.
IN THE CIRCLE | GM 1
  • Hannah Hasle earned the start in the circle for the Green and White and allowed three runs on seven hits with two walks in 3.1 innings.
  • Burns (2-4) tossed 2.2 innings of relief and was tagged with the loss. She gave up two runs, one earned, and struck out three.
  • Makenna Keeton logged one inning and gave up six runs, three earned, with one walk and one struck out.
HOW IT HAPPENED | GM 2
  • A Kailyn Lofton RBI single gave the Lady Statesmen a 1-0 lead after two innings of play. 
  • An RBI double and a solo home run from the Lady Flames gave Lee a 2-1 lead heading into the bottom of the fourth.
  • Lofton added a two-RBI single in the last of the fourth to give DSU a 3-2 lead. 
  • Lee responded with a three-spot in the visitor fifth, as the Lady Flames led 5-3 after five. 
  • Lofton's squeeze bunt scored MyCala Helms, and Hayman smacked an RBI double to left field as the Lady Statesmen rallied to tie the game 5-5 going into the seventh inning. 
  • Lee pushed across two runs with two outs in the top of the seventh inning to stake themselves to a 7-5 lead that they held onto to sweep the doubleheader. 
IN THE CIRCLE | GM 2
  • Lacey Coats (4-4) drew the start in the series finale and worked a complete game. She yielded six earned runs, walked one, and struck out five.
UP NEXT

Delta State travels to Carrollton, Ga. to take on the University of West Georgia beginning Friday, March 18 with a doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for noon CT.
 
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