LAWTON, Okla. – Eastern New Mexico Baseball faced tough pitching during a pair of defeats against Cameron University in a doubleheader at McCord Field. In game one, the Aggies held onto a 5-3 victory, as the Greyhound put the tying run on second base in the 7
th inning but couldn't push them across. During the second game, six runs in two innings allowed Cameron to win the game 6-1. ENMU falls to 12-13 overall, with a 10-13 conference record. The Aggies improve to 7-20 overall, while sporting a same LSC record.
GAME ONE: CU 5, ENMU 3
Cameron pushed across a run in the first inning, with a pair of walks and a hit-by-pitch loading the bases with no outs. A ground out double-play forced a run home for the Aggies to take a 1-0 lead. Entering the 4
th inning, neither team had produced a hit with Cameron still leading 1-0.
Daniel Pruitt singled to earn the first ENMU hit, but the Greyhounds still trailed 2-0 after four innings with Cameron scoring a run on an error.
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Eastern New Mexico got on the board in the 5
th inning, with
Beau Preston leading off with a double. Preston later came around to score on a
Dylan Shea fielder's choice, as Preston slid under the tag during the play at the plate. ENMU went on to take the lead after a fielder's choice, combined with an error scored two runs, 3-2 ENMU. However, Cameron took back the lead with three runs in the bottom of the inning, taking a 5-3 lead. From then, the Greyhounds were shut down by the Aggies relief pitching, with Cameron taking a 5-3 win.
NOTABLE STATS
- Both teams combined for just seven hits in the game, with ENMU grabbing two hits.
- Daniel Pruitt and Preston each finished with a hit. Dylan Shea brought home an RBI.
- Julian Lopez took the loss, conceding three runs (two earned) with three strikeouts. Adrian Rubio started the game, giving up one run in one inning. Jadon Rendon faced one batter, while Griffin Almond recorded the final five outs.
- Garrett Klien earned the win in relief, throwing 2.1 innings with no hits and three strikeouts. Carter Bourg picked up the save, recording the final out with the bases loaded. Nicholas Yard gets a no decision, starting the game with 4.1 frames with a pair of hits allowed and three runs given up.
GAME TWO: CU 6, ENMU 1
The Aggies wasted no time to start the game, scoring three runs in the first inning to go ahead. CU used three hits and a sacrifice fly, along with a walk, to get on the board. From that point, both teams were held scoreless over the next three innings, until the Greyhounds struck in the 5
th inning.
Nyles Duren reached on a hit by pitch, then advanced to second on a wild pitch. With two outs,
Luciano Terilli doubled off the wall in right field to plate the Greyhounds run (3-1 CU).
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However, the Aggies replied with a three-run home run to extend their lead to 6-1 over the Greyhounds. Eastern were held for the remainder of the game, as Cameron finished 6-1 winners in the night cap.
NOTABLE STATS
- The Greyhounds finished with three hits in the game, while the Aggies provided seven hits.
- Terilli picked up an RBI on a pair of doubles, with Duren scoring the one ENMU run. Pruitt picked up a single in the game.
- Ruger Bravo is given the loss, tossing two innings and giving up three runs (all unearned). Adrian Rubio was charged with three runs over 2.2 innings, with Maddux Edmonson tossing a hitless 1.1 innings.
- Matthew Scott earned the win, allowing one run in 4.2 frames with three hits and two strikeouts. Josh Martinez accounted for three strikeouts in relief, allowing no base runners.
FROM THE SOURCE
"Not a great day for baseball and definitely not Greyhound Baseball. Cameron was the tougher team today and out competed us in about every facet," said Head ENMU Baseball Coach Riley Price. "We will see how we show up and respond tomorrow,".
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Greyhounds look to end the series with a split in the finale, scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday, Mar. 17, with first pitch scheduled for 12 p.m. (MST).
