PORTALES, NM — Levi Shandrew and Elijah Cappello allowed just one hit over the final four innings of play as the Eastern New Mexico University baseball team (14-11; LSC 0-5) nearly erased a 6-2 deficit in Thursday night's Lone Star Conference series opener. The Hounds send eight batters to the plate in the seventh inning to plate three runs, but Cameron (12-16; LSC 2-3) held on for a 6-5 victory at Greyhound Baseball Field.

In the Series

• Despite the setback, the Hounds are 20-19 at home against the Aggies
• Cameron leads the overall series 56-35

In the Game

• ENMU had base hits in each of the first two innings, a single from Alex DelaCruz and a double from garland Webster
• Cameron starter Gaige Vines thwarted ENMU's quick start at the plate with pickoffs in each of the first three innings
• The Aggies capitalized on two hits and an error to seize a 2-0 lead in the top of the third
• Colton Adams added a RBI single in the fourth to extend CU's lead
• DelaCruz led off the Greyhound fourth with a double and scored on Endy Villalona's one-out single
• Villalona manufactured a second in with a stolen base, which led to a throwing error, before he scored on a failed pickoff attempt
• Micah Kaaukai had a RBI single followed by a two-run single from Adam's two-run single to give Cameron a 6-2 advantage
• Padilla and Paul Tapia had base hits for the Hounds during the three-run rally in the seventh, which saw eight batters come to the plate
• DelaCruz plated Malcolm Smith with a ground out to second base to pull ENMU within 6-5
• Skyler Henderson tossed 2.2 hitless innings of work for the Aggies to garner the save

In the Numbers

• DelaCruz had two hits for ENMU
• Shandrew and Cappello combined for four innings, 42 pitches and just one hit allowed
• Adams drove in three runs for Cameron

Up Next

• The teams will continue the series on Friday with a doubleheader
• The first pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.