LAWTON- The Cameron softball team took on Texas A&M-Commerce in a battle that lasted over three and half hours, but the Aggies ultimately fell 8-6 to the Lions in extra innings.

The game was locked in a 6-6 tie from the seventh inning until the tenth when TAMUC broke the tie with a two run single. The Aggies couldn't capitalize in the bottom of the tenth with bases loaded and one out, as two pop outs were the deciding factor in the loss.

Both sides had an even nine hits and one error apiece.  

Brenna Busby recorded four RBI on two homers, and Bethany Hines was the other Aggie with a multiple hit game. Alyssa Osterdock also homered. Kaitlyn Alvarado and Kaylyn Smith each doubled.

The Aggies started the scoring off in the second inning as Smith doubled home Makaylah Ramirez who was put into scoring position on a SAC bunt by Annie Combs.

In the top of the third, TAMUC tied it at 1-1 on a bases loaded walk after working the count full with two outs. The bottom of the frame saw B. Busby homer, and Osterdock repeated her in the fourth for the 3-1 CU lead.

The Lions got a 4-3 lead in the fifth with a three run homer by LSC Preseason Player of the Year Mariah Jameyson, and TAMUC homered again in the frame making it a 6-3 advantage.

Osterdock nearly hit her second homer of the day in the sixth inning but was robbed by the center fielder; however, B. Busby would get her second long ball of the game, bringing in three to tie the game at six runs apiece.

In the top of the seventh, the Aggies made a pitching change, bringing in Rylee Willmon who inherited runners on corners with two outs. She walked the bases loaded but a fly out got CU out of a jam.

The game entered extra innings with neither team scoring until the top of the tenth when TAMUC's Jameyson hit a two RBI single putting the Lions up 8-6.

The Aggies had a chance in the bottom of the frame as the bases loaded on walks with just one out, but the Lions forced two popouts for the win awarded to pitcher Katie Dean (5-1) and the save going to Emily Otto.

Willmon (6-3) was charged with the loss after pitching 3.1 innings, allowing three hits and two runs. Starter Hines pitched 6.2 innings, allowed eight hits and five runs while striking out five.

The Aggies are now 14-4 and 6-1 in the Lone Star Conference, while TAMUC is 14-1 and 4-0 in the league.

The two teams square off again Saturday with a double header starting at 1 p.m.