COMMERCE – The No. 20 ranked Texas A&M University-Commerce softball team remains alive for the Lone Star Conference Championship after a sweep of the No. 15 ranked Oklahoma Christian Eagles on Tuesday afternoon via scores of 7-4 and 7-2, respectively at the John Cain Family Field.
 
The Lions improve to 23-6 in conference play, sitting in a tie with Lubbock Christian for second place and two games back of UT Tyler. The Lions can clinch the LSC title and earn hosting rights for the LSC Tournament by winning both games at the Patriots on Saturday. The Lions are 39-11 and can reach the 40-win mark for the third time in school history with one more win this season.
 
The Eagles were tied with the Lions and the Lady Chaps for second place coming into the week, but have dropped their last four games and fall to 20-8 in LSC play.

POSTGAME INTERVIEW 
 
GAME 1: No. 20 A&M-Commerce 7, No. 15 Oklahoma Christian 4
Madison Schaefer (Frisco – Independence) led off the bottom of the first with a home run to left, it was her sixth home run in the last nine games. Chanlee Oakes (Emory – Rains) drilled a home run to dead center in the first as well.
 
MADISON SCHAEFER HOME RUN HIGHLIGHT
 
CHANLEE OAKES HOME RUN HIGHLIGHT
 
The Eagles loaded the bases with no outs in the second, but a strikeout by Emily Otto (Lamar Consolidated) and two fly outs left all three runners on base at the end of the inning.
 
Destiny Whitburn (Dodd City – Ector) earned a walk in the third and scored on a wild pitch by the Eagles. Uxua Modrego (Burlada, Spain) reached on a bunt to the pitcher and scored on a sacrifice bunt by Leo Terry (Emory – Rains).
 
Alyssa LeBlanc (Katy) led off the bottom of the third with a single. She scored on an RBI base hit by Sabrina Anguiano (Riverside, Calif.), who scored the Lions' sixth run of the game in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Modrego.
 
The Lions loaded the bases with one out in the sixth, leading 6-0. Alina Jasso (San Benito) just beat out the throw to score on a sacrifice fly by LeBlanc. The Lions were not able to get the eighth run across for the run-rule win.
 
A walk and a base hit put two on with no outs for the Eagles in the seventh. Tristyn Hamilton drove in both runners to make it 7-2. After two straight hit by pitches thrown by Otto, she was replaced by LeBlanc. The Eagles added two more runs on a two-run single by Whitney Walde.
 
The Eagles had the tying run on deck with an out in the seventh, but two straight strikeouts from LeBlanc ended the game and gave the Lions their fifth consecutive win.
 
Otto tossed 6.1 innings and allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks. She fanned four. LeBlanc struck out two of the three batters she faced to get her second save of the season.
 
Kali Crandall drops to 16-7 on the season with the complete game loss. She allowed five earned runs on six hits, seven walks, while striking out four.
 
Schaefer went 2 for 2 in the game with a stolen base, while Anguiano went 2 for 3. Kylie Janzen and Rian Gamble went 2 for 2 for the Eagles.
 
GAME 2: No. 20 A&M-Commerce 7, No. 15 Oklahoma Christian 2
Brooklin Bain started the game with a leadoff walk and scored on an unearned run on a Lions' throwing error, which was the only run for either team through the first three innings.
 
Anguiano tied the game in the fourth with a solo home run to left field, her eighth of the season.
 
SABRINA ANGUIANO HOME RUN HIGHLIGHT
 
Schaefer doubled down the right field line to start the fifth. Oakes also reached base via a walk, and both scored on the team-leading 11^th home run of the season by LeBlanc to right field.
 
ALYSSA LEBLANC HOME RUN HIGHLIGHT
 
Abi LaValley led off the top of the sixth with a solo home run to cut the deficit down to two. LeBlanc's lead atop the home runs on the team did not last for long as Modrego joined her with 11 on a two-run home run to dead center in the sixth.
 
UXUA MODREGO HOME RUN HIGHLIGHT
 
The runs for the Lions continued in the sixth on a base hit by Schaefer that plated Jasso, who reached base on a hit to left.
 
Schaefer, Jasso, and Modrego had two hits each in game two, while the Eagles were held to just three hits in game two.  
 
LeBlanc went the distance and improves to 14-6 on the season. She had seven strikeouts and four walks to go along with the three hits and one earned run. Grace Anderson took the loss for the Eagles, allowing four earned runs in 4.1 innings.
 
UP NEXT
The regular season concludes at No. 1 UT Tyler on Saturday with the doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.