ORANGE BEACH, Ala-The 4th-ranked University of Mobile softball team defeated 24th-ranked Lee University on day one of the Region XIII Softball Tournament. The Lady Rams got a dominant pitching performance from Ginger Reeser and pounded out 10 hits to pick up the victory.

Reeser went the distance, allowing only 3 hits and 1 run, while fanning 9 Lady Flame batters. She started the game, fanning 6 through 3 hitless innings to set the tone.

Meanwhile, the Mobile offense got on track when Jineth Pimentel and Anadys Suarez went back-to-back with solo homers to begin the 2nd inning. The Lady Rams then sent 6 batters to the plate in each of the 3rd and 5th innings to pull away.

Jennifer Gomez and Kelyn Mendoza went back-to-back with run-scoring hits in the 3rd, then they teamed up to do the damage again in the 5th, when Gomez produced a sac fly and Mendoza delivered a RBI single. Krystin Jolly got the start behind the plate and capped the scoring with a RBI double on an 0-2 pitch in the 7th.

Pimentel finished 2-for-3 with the homer and 3 runs scored, Mendoza finished 3-for-3 with 2 RBI, Gomez finished 1-for-3 with 2 RBI and Anadys Suarez finished 1-for-3 with 2 runs scored.

Mobile (34-7) moves on to play 7th-ranked Shorter College Wednesday at 2:00 pm. All games are being played at the Orange Beach Sportsplex. Lee University falls to the loser's bracket to face Belhaven at 11:00 am Wednesday.