LAREDO – The Texas A&M University-Commerce softball team put the wraps on a five-game road trip through South Texas with a sweep of Texas A&M International University, winning 5-1 and 13-0 on Sunday afternoon.
 
The Lions move to 24-11 overall on the season with the pair of wins, while TAMIU falls to 10-20 on the season. A&M-Commerce is next in action on Friday, hosting Eastern New Mexico for a Lone Star Conference doubleheader at 4 p.m.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORES
- Kinsie Hebler and Mariah Jameyson each hit homers for the Lions to assist the winning cause in the opening game.
- Katie Dean pitched all 12 innings for the Lions, allowing only one earned run on nine hits, with nine strikeouts and three walks in the twinbille.
- Cherie Jackson was 4-for-5 on the day with two doubles and three RBIs.
- Hebler hit .625, and Jameyson hit .500 on the day. Jameyson also drew three walks for a .750 on-base percentage for the day.
- Hebler, December Rivers, and Baylea Higgs each had two RBIs in the doubleheader.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME ONE)
Neither team could get offensive momentum, and the Dustdevils scored first. TAMIU's Ashley Hight doubled to lead off the third inning and scored on a single to make it 1-0 for the hosts.
 
The Lions finally got on the board in the fifth inning, after Precious Thompson led off with a single. Higgs reached on a fielders' choice to bring home the opening run, tying the game. Ciera Nunez singled up the middle, and the Lions took the lead on Hebler's ensuing two-run homer. Jameyson promptly followed her effort with a solo homer to make it a 4-1 Lion lead.
 
A&M-Commerce pushed the lead to 5-1 in the seventh on Jackson's two-out RBI single.
 
Dean was able to work her way out of jams to keep the Lions in front, leaving a Dustdevil on second base in the fourth, and stranding the bases full of TAMIU runners in the sixth.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME TWO)
A two-out rally in the first inning put the Lions up for good. Hebler singled, moved to second on a Jameyson walk, and a Jackson double scored the opening run.
 
The Lions added two runs in the third to make it a 3-0 lead before an offensive explosion in the fourth. A&M-Commerce sent 12 batters to the plate in the frame. Higgs plated Jordyn Sharp, who had reached on a leadoff error. The Lions went station to station with singles from Nunez and Hebler, and walks drawn by Jameyson and Jackson. Rivers' pinch hit single scored two runs and Sharp reached on an error again to score the Lions' seventh run of the inning. A&M-Commerce found itself up 10-0 at the end of the fourth.
 
Kayla Kilcrease led off the fifth with a pinch hit single, Jameyson singled and Jackson walked to load the bases. A Chealsea Slider single and Tyler Oppenheim walk plated two runs, and the 13^th and final run came across when Higgs reached on an error.
 
Only two Dustdevils reached scoring position in the second game. One was stranded and another was caught attempting to steal third.