LAWTON, Okla. – Eastern New Mexico Baseball stole the getaway against Cameron, 7-1, on Sunday afternoon at McCord Field. With the win, both teams take a 2-2 split from the series. The Greyhounds now stand at 12-12 overall with an 11-13 conference record. Meanwhile, the Aggies finish up the weekend at 7-21 on the season and in conference play.

Eastern New Mexico struck first in the opening inning, loading the bases with one out after a walk and two fielding errors. Cooper Hamilton beat out an infield single to score the game's first run. In the following inning, ENMU scored a run after a dropped fly ball with two outs to keep the inning alive. Shortly after, Willie Ponce doubled down the right field line to plate two runs and extend the lead to 4-0.
 
After two scoreless innings for both teams, Eastern pushed its lead to 5-0 after a sacrifice fly from Hamilton scored Ponce. Ponce started the inning with a walk, then stole second, and moved to third on a groundout. Cameron did break up the shutout in the 6^th inning, but Eastern plated two runs in the top of the 7^th. With two outs, Ponce singled through the right side then stole second to move into scoring position. Daniel Pruitt traded places with Ponce, as the Greyhounds catcher doubled to left center. Hamilton followed with an RBI single to shift the score to 7-1.
 
Cameron did scatter a few hits over the final three innings, but ENMU prevented any more runs to take a 7-1 victory.

NOTABLE STATS

• Eastern supplied nine hits during the game, while CU compiled seven base hits. Seven different Greyhounds provided a hit in the game,
• Ponce and Hamilton both supplied two hits, with Luciano Terilli and Ponce scoring twice.
• Leading the way for the Greyhounds, Hamilton finished with three RBIs. Ponce collected two runs batted in, and Pruitt had on RBI.
• Josaiah Estrella earned the win, tossing six innings of one-run ball, with four strikeouts. Zach Raichel tossed 1.2 innings, giving up three hits and recording two strikeouts. Terilli came in and delivered the final four outs of the game.
• For the Aggies, Clayton McClenan is given the loss allowing all seven runs (four earned) from seven hits over 6.2 innings. Elijah Tolsma fired the final 2.1 innings, giving up two hits.

FROM THE SOURCE

"We were able to salvage the weekend today," said Head ENMU Baseball Coach Riley Price. "Great performance on the mound today. (Josaiah) Estrella with a phenomenal start, and (Zach) Raichel and (Luciano) Terilli were right behind hom to close the door," said Price. "Offensively, we did a good job extending the inning after they made mistakes and ran the bases better. Need us to take another step forward and find more consistency going into our next series at home," said Price.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The Greyhounds picked up a series split on the road against Cameron for the first time since 2017.
• For season bests, Cooper Hamilton tied a season best for RBIs with three. Estrella dialed in a season long 6.0 innings on the hill and earned their first win of the season as a starter.
• Eastern New Mexico return home for their next series, facing UT Permian Basin for four games. The series opener is set for Friday, Mar. 22, beginning at 5 p.m. The following day, the teams will play a seven-inning doubleheader, set for 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. On Sunday, Mar. 24, both teams will conclude the series with a nine-inning finale at 1 p.m.