COMMERCE – The No. 25 Texas A&M University-Commerce softball team used offensive fireworks in the day's first game, then scored seven unanswered runs in the nightcap to pick up a pair of win over Missouri Southern State on Sunday afternoon.
 
A&M-Commerce moves to 12-1 on the season, while Missouri Southern is now 4-8. The two teams will meet for the third game of the series at Noon Monday.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE (Game One)
- Mariah Jamey set the A&M-Commerce single game records for homeruns (3) and RBIs (8) and tied the Lone Star Conference record for homeruns in game, including the walk-off grand slam. She went 3-for-4 in the game, becoming the Lions' all-time homerun leader with her walk-off blast.
- Jodie Hill went 2-for-3. Kinsie Hebler and Ciera Nunez also each had hits.
- Emily Otto pitched six innings, allowing three runs on six hits, walking one and striking out six.
- Nunez stole two bases and Hill stole one. Precious Thompson stole a base as a pinch runner.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game One)
A&M-Commerce scratched across the first run of the day in the first inning without putting the ball in play. Three Lions reached on walks and Vanessa Avina was hit by a pitch to bring home the run for a 1-0 lead.
 
Jameyson pushed the lead to 2-0 in the bottom of the third inning, blasting a solo homerun to the berm in dead centerfield with one out.
 
Missouri Southern scored three runs in the top of the fourth to take the lead from the hosts. A pair of RBI singles and a bases loaded walk gave the visitors a 3-2 lead in the middle of the fourth.
 
Jameyson put A&M-Commerce back in front in the bottom of the fifth. After Nunez and Hebler beat out infield singles, the senior catcher blasted a three-run homer to left-center, putting the home side back in front by a 5-3 count.
 
In the sixth, Bri Sims and Hill beat out infield singles and Neal walked to load the bases with none out. Vanessa Muro smoked a two-run single to put the Lions up 7-3. After another walk to load the bases, Jameyson demolished a no-doubt walk-off grand slam to left field to end the game with an 11-3 advantage
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE (Game Two)
- Higgs went 3-for-3 in the contest with a walk, reaching base in all four of her plate appearances and scoring two runs.
- Muro went 2-for-4 with four RBIs and a run scored.
- Nunez went 2-for-3 in the leadoff spot with two runs scored.
- Katie Dean allowed no runs in 1.2 innings of relief on two hits, moving to 4-1 on the season. Otto earned her third save of the year with a perfect seventh inning.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game Two)
Missouri Southern got on the board first in the third inning. After the first three batters reached base, a single, sacrifice fly, and sacrifice bunt gave the guests a 3-0 lead.
 
A&M-Commerce tied the game up in the bottom of third. Nunez walked and stole second, followed by a Higgs walk. Jameyson singled to left to bring home a run, and Muro drilled a double to the left-center gap, tying the game at 3-3 after three complete innings.
 
MSSU took advantage of a pair of doubles in the fifth inning to put up four runs. The visitors brought home runs on both extra base hits, then a bases loaded single and walk pushed the MSSU lead to 7-3.
 
A&M-Commerce was able to cut into the lead immediately. A leadoff infield single by Higgs and a pair of walks loaded the bases. Avina roped a two-run single to left to plate two runs, but the Lions left the bases full and trailed 7-5 after five completed innings.
 
Infield singles by Nunez and Higgs, followed by an intentional walk to Jameyson kickstarted the sixth inning rally with the bases loaded. Muro tied the game with a two-run single and the bases were reloaded with a walk drawn by Avina. Cherry laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt to bring home the go-ahead run, and Hill's two-run double down the left field line gave the hosts two insurance runs with a 10-7 lead.
 
Otto entered the game for the seventh inning and struck out three straight batters to earn the save.