COMMERCE – The No. 7 Texas A&M University-Commerce softball team found itself on the wrong end of two games in the Irwin Classic Saturday, losing to No. 3 Augustana, 6-1, and St. Mary's, 10-4.
 
The Lions are now 4-4 overall on the season and host No. 18 Rogers State for a doubleheader at 3 p.m. Tuesday.

HEAD COACH RICHIE BRUISTER AFTER THE GAMES
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE (AUGUSTANA)
- Uxua Modrego (Burlada, Spain) went 2-for-3 and drove in the Lions' only run. Kuea Angilau (Salt Lake City, Utah) also had a hit.
- Alyssa LeBlanc (Katy) allowed four earned runs in 3.0 innings, striking out three and falling to 4-1 on the year. Emily Otto (Lamar Consolidated) struck out three and allowed two runs in 4.0 innings.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (AUGUSTANA)
The Lions had the game's first chance, loading the bases on walks in the first inning, but stranding those bags full with a pair of strikeouts.
 
The Vikings hit two solo homers in the second, brought home a pair with a two-out, two-run single in the third, and wrapped up their scoring on a two-run triple in the fourth.
 
A&M-Commerce scratched a run across in the fifth after LeBlanc walked, pinch runner Da'Jia Davis went to third after a pair of wild pitches, and Modrego drove the ball up the middle to plate her.
 
The Lions were able to load the bases in the bottom of the seventh, but a hard-hit fielders' choice got the lead runner to end the game.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE (ST. MARY'S)
- Six Lions earned a base hit apiece, with Modrego and Serina Aguilar (Spring - Woods) hitting doubles. Aguilar had two RBIs.
- LeBlanc was tagged with the loss, allowing five runs on eight hits in 6.0 innings, with 11 strikeouts.
- The Lions led twice in the game, but StMU scored the game's final eight runs.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (ST. MARY'S)
Heads-up baserunning by Davis in the second inning gave the Lions an early 1-0 lead. Aguilar walked and was replaced by Davis, and Modrego's single to right put runners on first and second. A fielders' choice up the middle caught the Rattler infield unaware, and Davis scampered home all the way from second for a 1-0 lead.
 
The Rattlers took a 2-1 lead with a solo homer in the fourth and an RBI single in the fifth, but LeBlanc worked her way out of a jam, stranding two StMU runners in scoring position.
 
In the bottom of the fifth, Madison Schaefer (Frisco – Independence) hit a one-out single and Angilau walked. LeBlanc brought one run home with a double to left-center, followed by Aguilar's two-run double to the same gap, making it a 4-2 game.
 
The Rattlers tied the game up promptly with a two-run homer in the top of the sixth, and the Lions' chance at a go-ahead run in the bottom of the frame was cut off at home plate on a fielders' choice.
 
With the game tied headed to the final frame, the first three Rattlers reached base, with a Reba Reyes single scoring the go-ahead run. St. Mary's was able to use momentum and pile up five more runs to push their advantage to 10-4. Aguilar walked with two out in the seventh, but the Lions could not stage a true rally.