COMMERCE– The Texas A&M University-Commerce softball team defeated Eastern New Mexico University 8-0 on Saturday. The Lions rode a no-hitter from Kinsie Hebler and had a walk off home run from Mariah Jameyson.
 
The win brings the Lions to 26-12 on the season and 11-7 in the Lone Star Conference. The Greyhounds fall to 17-26 and 10-11 in conference play.
 
The Lions return to action Friday as they travel to take on West Texas A&M in a three-game series. The teams will play a single game starting at 7 p.m. on Friday and a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m. on Saturday. All games will be played at Schaeffer Park in Canyon.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Kinsie Hebler pitched the second no-hitter in team history and her second no-hitter of the season. She struck out four batters and the only base runner she allowed was one hit by a pitch. She also extended her hitting streak to nine games and had a two run home run in the second inning, hitting her ninth homer of the year.
- Mariah Jameyson went 2-for-3 with a single and a walk off home run in the sixth inning. She had two RBIs and scored once. It was her 12th home run of the season, tying her for the conference lead. She has now hit nine home runs in her last 11 games.
- Jordyn Sharp went 3-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI.
- Chealsea Slider continued her hitting streak with a team-high 13 consecutive games with at least one hit. Slider has also reached base in 19-straight games.
- Ciera Nunez had a single and two stolen bases, scored a run and brought a run home. She has now reached base in 16 consecutive games.
- Tyler Oppenheim had a two-run triple in the second inning.
- Cherie Jackson also had a hit. Baylea Higgs scored a run, giving her 100 career runs scored. Kayla Kilcrease and Precious Thompson also scored runs.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Hebler continued where she left off in game two against the Greyhounds. She retired the first five batters she faced and did not give up a hit in the entire game. The Lion offense had a chance in the bottom of the first inning. Nunez drew a walk and then stole second base but the game remained scoreless after one inning.
 
The Lions got on the board in the second inning. Slider led off with a single. Following a walk by Thompson, Sharp singled through the left side of the infield to score Slider. Thompson and Sharp both scored on a triple from Oppenheim. After an error put Higgs on second, Oppenheim was driven in on a fielder's choice from Nunez. Hebler then came to the plate and blasted a pitch over the center field fence, scoring two more. After facing 10 batters in the inning, the Greyhounds at last got the third out to trail 6-0 after two innings.
 
Neither team could get a rally going in the third inning and the game remained at 6-0. Thompson had a diving catch in foul territory as part of the stellar Lion defense.
 
After another quick inning from Hebler, the Lions again went to work on the base paths. Nunez singled and stole second base. She was driven to third on a groundout before Jameyson drove her home on a single to right field. The Lions led 7-0 after four innings.
 
Hebler continued her roll in the circle and kept the Greyhounds from recording a hit in the fifth. The Lions had a chance to win the game on a walk off hit in the bottom of the inning. Sharp and Jackson hit singles and the Lions had the bases loaded. However two groundouts kept the game going.
 
Slider made a diving catch going to her right to rob the Greyhounds of a hit in the top of the sixth inning. Hebler had another strikeout and the Lions again had a chance to walk off with the win.
 
Two batters were all that were needed. Jameyson came to the plate and hammered the second pitch of the at bat over the left field fence to give the Lions an eight-run lead and ended the game due to the run-ahead rule.