SHAWNEE, Okla.– The Texas A&M University-Commerce softball team picked up two wins over Oklahoma Baptist University on Tuesday. The Lions won a 1-0 pitcher's duel in game one and a 5-0 win in game two. Katie Dean pitched two complete games and gave up just one hit in each game.
 
The wins bring the Lions to 32-18 on the season. The Lady Bison fall to 21-28 on the year.
 
The Lions return home for their final games of the regular season over the weekend. They will host Texas Woman's University in a three-game series. The teams will play a doubleheader on Friday starting at 5 p.m. The series will end with a single game on Saturday starting at 1 p.m. Saturday's game will be Senior Day. All games will be played at the John Cain Family Softball Field.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Katie Dean was virtually unhittable in game one. She struck out a season-high eight batters, which tied her career high. She gave up just one hit and held batters to a  .045 average in a complete seven innings.
- Dean also started in game two and was equally dominant in the circle. She gave up just one hit and had three more strikeouts in the complete game shutout. In total, she pitched 14.0 innings and recorded 11 strikeouts and gave up just two hits. She held batters to a .047 average.
- Mariah Jameyson hit the game-winning home run in the top of the seventh inning in game one. She finished the day 4-for-7 with a double and a home run, scoring once and driving in one.
- Vanessa Avina was a force in game two. She had a double and a home run. She scored two runs and had an RBI.
- Cherie Jackson went 2-for-5 on the day and had a two-run home run in game two.
- Chealsea Slider had two hits and an RBI. Tyler Oppenheim, Kinsie Hebler, Precious Thompson and Jordyn Sharp each had a hit.
- Hebler also had an RBI. Sharp had a stolen base.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game 1)
Both teams played stellar defense through the first two innings. Neither team recorded a hit. Dean recorded two strikeouts in the second inning to keep the game scoreless through two innings.
 
The Lions threatened in the top of the third. Sharp reached and stole second base to lead off and that was followed by an infield hit from Thompson. However, the Lions could not get the runners around and the game remained scoreless. Dean continued to get ahead of batters, striking out the side in the bottom of the third inning.
 
It was another quick inning, as both teams could not record a hit in the fourth inning. The first four innings took a combined 40 minutes.
 
Dean continued her dominance in the circle throughout the next two innings. She struck out three more to then tie her career high. The Lions played stellar defense behind her. Jackson made some quick juggling stops and Slider added a diving stop and quick turnaround to keep a hit off the board. Through six innings, neither team was on the scoreboard.
 
Jameyson led off the top of the seventh inning and with one swing, she put the Lions ahead. She got on top of the 1-1 pitch and just cleared the center field fence to give the Lions a 1-0 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh.
 
One run was all the Lions needed as Dean closed out the game. She gave up a hit in the bottom of the seventh to break up a no-hitter but she recorded the final out via strikeout, tying her career-high and giving the Lions the win.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game 2)
The Lions got the scoring started early in game two. Avina hit a leadoff double. She scored on a single from Hebler. Jameyson hit a double to put another runner in scoring position but the runners could not get around. Dean came in in the bottom of the first and picked up where she left off, blanking the Lady Bison in the first.
 
The Lions had a chance to score again in the second inning. After the first two batters were called out, Oppenheim was hit by a pitch. Jackson then hit a double that went to the right field wall and Oppenheim was waved around but was thrown out at the plate. The Lions led 1-0 after two.
 
A&M-Commerce added to its lead in the top of the third. Avina led off and hit a rocket over the left field fence. With one out, Hebler drew a walk and then Jameyson hit a single to put two runners on base. Slider then hit a single up the middle to score Hebler. The Lions led 3-0 after another quick inning behind Dean in the third.
 
The Lions got two more runs in the top of the fourth inning. Oppenheim led off with a single. She was brought home on a home run off the bat of Jackson. The ball ricocheted off of the scoreboard to make the score 5-0 through three and a half innings. Dean continued to be unsolvable for the Lady Bison as she got through four innings without giving up a hit.
 
Dean closed out the game just as strong as she started. Although she gave up a hit to once again just miss out on a no-hitter, she allowed just two base runners in the final three innings and recorded a swinging strikeout to end the game.