MEMPHIS-The Christian Brothers University Lady Bucs scored first in each game, but visiting Lee rallied both times to win 4-1 and 3-1 to sweep Friday's Gulf South Conference doubleheader.

GAME 1:
WHAT HAPPENED:
The Lady Bucs (6-37, 0-26 GSC) manufactured a fifth-inning run to take a 1-0 lead, but Lee (31-13, 17-9) scored four in the top of the sixth to claim the victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Abby Ferreira (Santa Clarita, Calif./Saugus HS) led off the fifth with a single to left, but she was forced out at second on an Amber Johnson (Somerville, Tenn./Fayette Academy) bunt. Johnson reached second on a Holly Oyhenart (Menifee, Calif./Paloma Valley HS) groundout. She moved to third on a passed ball, scoring when the throw went up the third base line to give CBU a 1-0 lead.
• Lee scored all four of their runs with two out in the sixth inning. After a single and a walk, a sacrifice pushed runners to second and third. A sacrifice fly scored one run, and back-to-back homers by Brooklynn Frazier and Taylor Moran gave Lee the 4-1 lead.

KEY STATS:
• Ferreira was 1-for-1 with a sacrifice and a walk.
• Oyhenart went 1-for-3.
• Olivia Parsels (Germantown, Tenn./St. Benedict HS) was 1-for-3.
• The sixth-inning rally spoiled a strong start for Cotter, who finished allowing four runs on four hits and two walks in five and two-thirds innings. She carried a one-hit shutout into the decisive sixth inning.
• Julia Schassburger (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central HS) threw an inning and a third of scoreless relief.

GAME 2:
WHAT HAPPENED:
The Lady Bucs again struck first, this time in the bottom of the first inning, but Lee scored in the second, third and fifth innings to claim a 3-1 win.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Johnson hit a one-out triple to left in the bottom of the first, scoring when Toni Rizzo (St. Rose, La./John Curtis Christian) followed with a single to left-center.
• The Lady Flames answered with a run in the top of the second on a pair of singles and a stolen base.
• Lee took the lead an inning later with a run on a double, an error and two singles.
• The Lady Flames set the final margin with a fifth-inning run on three straight singles to start the inning.

KEY STATS:
• Johnson was 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
• Rizzo went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
• Cotter was 1-for-1.
• Kylie Steagall (San Diego, Calif./Steele Canyon HS) went 1-for-3.
• Maddi Welch (Munford, Tenn./Munford HS) was 1-for-2.
• Cotter threw three scoreless innings of relief, scattering two hits and two walks against two strikeouts.

WHAT'S NEXT:
The Lady Bucs and Lady Flames meet again Saturday morning at 11 a.m. for the final game of the series.