KINGSVILLE, Texas – Cameron's perfect start came to a halt in their Lone Star Conference opener falling 9-0 on Friday evening at Nolan Ryan Field.   The Aggies opened the season undefeated in their first 11 contests and surged to number-10 in the nation in the most resent NCBWA poll this last week.

Up to their contest with Texas A&M-Kingsville, Cameron was the last remaining NCAA Division II program with double-digit wins and no losses.   The Aggies have lost in their last seven meetings with TAMUK and have dropped ten in a row at Nolan Ryan Field.

The Aggies were limited to five hits with Tyler McKinzie picking up a pair.  Bryan Belote (2-1) was charged with the loss going 5 2/3 innings, with seven earned runs given up, and nine strikeouts.

After striking out three batters in the home half of the first, Belote got into a bases loaded no-out jam in the second.   He worked himself out of the jam without any damage after recording his fourth strikeout and getting Texas A&M-Kingsville to ground out in to a double play.   However, Belote allowed a RBI triple and a RBI double in the third to go up 2-0 on the Aggies. 

The Javelinas picked up their third run in the home half of the fifth off a homer to left field.  In the sixth, TAMUK would blow the game wide open with six runs off of six hits.

With the win over the Aggies, Texas A&M-Kingsville is now 8-3, and 1-0 in LSC play.

Cameron will continue their series with Texas A&M-Kingsville on Saturday with a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m.