MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Texas A&M University-Commerce softball team split two games Sunday to finish the Southern Arkansas Invitational.
 
The Lions earned an 8-3 victory over Washburn before dropping a wild 15-14 game to No. 5 Southern Arkansas.
 
A&M-Commerce finishes its weekend in Magnolia with a 4-1 record. The Lions are next in action in Clearwater, Fla., on Friday through Sunday at the NFCA Division II Leadoff Classic.
 
A&M-COMMERCE 8, WASHBURN 3
- The top and bottom of the batting order produced in great measure for the Lions, driving in seven of the eight runs.
- Kinsie Hebler went 2-for-5 with four RBIs with a three-run homerun to left-center. She also earned a complete game win, allowing three runs on six hits, striking out five and walking two.
- Monica Cherry went 2-for-4 with three RBIs from the ninth spot in the order.
 
Washburn took the lead in the bottom of the first on a solo homer by Savannah Moore. The Lions' speed forced a pair of errors in the top of the second and they capitalized on Cherry's two-run single to take a 2-1.
 
The Lady Blues went up 3-2 with a two-run homer in the third inning, and the Lions tied up the game in the top of the fourth, when Mariah Jameyson was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
 
The Lions broke the game open in the fifth inning. Cherry brought home a run with a single, followed by a three-run homer by Hebler to put the Lions up 7-3.
 
A&M-Commerce added an insurance run in the seventh on Hebler's RBI single.
 
No. 5 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS 15, A&M-COMMERCE 14
- Jameyson went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and three runs scored, including a two-run homer.
- December Rivers had two RBIs. Higgs had a pair of hits.
- The Lions drew seven walks in the game.
 
The Lady Muleriders took the lead in the bottom of the first on a homer and an RBI single.
 
With two outs in the top of the third, the Lions rallied for four runs to take the lead. December Rivers laced a two-out single, followed by a Chealsea Slider RBI double. Jordyn Sharp's RBI single capped the half-inning with the Lions up 4-2.
 
SAU responded with a big inning in the bottom half of the frame. Aided by a three-run homer by Godoyo, the hosts scored six runs to go up by an 8-4 count.
 
The Lions had plenty of time to erase the deficit though.  The speedy Oppenheim set up a run by reaching on an error, stealing second, and racing to third on a wild pitch. She scored on Hebler's sacrifice fly to cut the lead to 8-5.
 
After a Higgs double, Jameyson blasted a two-run homer to dead center, cutting the lead to 8-7.
 
The Lions loaded the bases in the fifth inning and tied the game when Precious Thompson scored on a wild pitch. Jameyson walked with the bases loaded to give A&M-Commerce a 9-8 lead.
 
SAU answered again in the bottom of the frame, scoring three runs on a double and a long single. Sharp cut down a runner at the plate with a rocket of a throw from right field to keep the Lions within two runs at 11-9.
 
A&M-Commerce came back with five runs in the sixth, starting with Cherry bringing home a run when she was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Hebler walked in the next plate appearance to tie the game at 11-all.
 
Jameyson brought home the go-ahead run with a single, and the Lions scored the next two runs on a wild pitch and a passed ball, going up 14-11.  SAU drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the sixth to cut the lead to 14-12.
 
The Lions went down in order in the top of the seventh, and SAU was able to score three runs to take the final game of the tournament.