MEMPHIS-Lee leadoff hitter Stevie Baird hit two grand slams as the visiting Lady Flames claimed a 12-4 win over the Christian Brothers University Lady Bucs Saturday at Bland Field.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Baird put the Lady Flames (32-13, 18-9 GSC) on the board in the top of the second inning when she followed two singles and an error with a towering grand slam down the left-field line. After a walk, Taylor Moran hit a two-run homer to left to give Lee a 6-0 lead.
• CBU (6-38, 0-27) scored a run in the bottom of the inning.
Maddi Welch (Munford, Tenn./Munford HS) singled up the middle and moved to second on a
Sierra Anderson (Olive Branch, Miss./Lewisburg HS) walk, scoring on an
Abby Ferreira (Santa Clarita, Calif./Saugus HS) single up the middle.
• Lee added two more in the top of the fourth on a double, a single, a sacrifice fly and an error.
• The Lady Bucs plated three runs in the bottom of the fourth. Walks to
Shelby Crocker (Collierville, Tenn./Collierville HS) and
Jacqueline Conlan (Collierville, Tenn./Collierville HS) and a single by
Blake Andres (Arlington, Tenn./Briarcrest HS) loaded the bases for
Holly Oyhenart (Menifee, Calif./Paloma Valley HS), who blasted a three-run double to the gap in left-center to bring CBU within 8-4.
• Baird set the final margin with her second grand slam in the top of the fifth, following two singles and a walk with a grand slam to right-center.
KEY STATS:
• Oyhenart was 1-for-3 with a double and three RBI.
• Welch went 1-for-2 with a walk and a run.
• Andres was 1-for-2 with a run.
• Ferreira went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
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Olivia Parsels (Germantown, Tenn./St. Benedict HS) was 1-for-3.
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Kylie Steagall (San Diego, Calif./Steele Canyon HS) went 1-for-3.
WHAT'S NEXT:
The Lady Bucs hit the road next weekend for a three-game GSC set at North Alabama, with a Saturday doubleheader scheduled for 2 p.m. and a single game Sunday at 1 p.m. They finish the season with a home series against Shorter, with a 2 p.m. doubleheader April 29 and a single game at 2 p.m. April 30.