LAWTON, Okla. – The Cameron Aggie softball team split the final two games of a three game series against Midwestern State on Saturday, falling in game one 3-1, and winning game two 8-0 in six innings; the Mustangs won the weekend series two games to one.
Game one of the doubleheader was a pitcher's duel throughout most of the game.
Bethany Hines gave up just one hit through the first five innings. The sixth inning was the one blemish on the box score for the sophomore. MSU scored three runs on two hits and an error in the top of the sixth, which would lead to their 3-1 win.
Cameron's one run of the game came back in the fourth inning when
Brenna Busby came in to score on a throwing error by the Mustang shortstop. CU had plenty of chances throughout the game, recording eight hits, but ended up leaving 13 runners on base in the loss.
Hines, who is now 7-4 on the year, finished the game giving up just two earned runs, on three hits with five strikeouts.
The Aggies were able to get the offense up and running in game two however, as they scored eight runs on six hits to force the run-rule win in the sixth inning.
Cameron got on the board early on in the game, scoring four runs, two coming on a single by
Alyssa Osterdock in the top of the first. They added to their lead in the second and third innings as
Makaylah Ramirez drove in a run on a hit in the second and
Annie Combs came in to steal home as B. Busby got caught in a rundown in the third.
Up 6-0, the Black and Gold ended the game in the sixth as
Kaitlyn Alvarado doubled in B. Busby and then pinch runner
Lauren Mason came in to score on another throwing error by MSU's shortstop.
CU's
Rylee Willmon was strong in the circle during the final game of the series, going all six innings while walking one and giving up just three hits for her team-leading ninth win of the season.
At the plate, B. Busby led the Aggies going 5-6 in the two games with three runs scored. She was helped out by two hits from Combs,
Callie Busby, Ramirez, and Alvarado, who each had two hits.
Cameron is now 17-9 overall this season, while moving to 9-6 in Lone Star Conference play. The Mustangs are now 11-11 overall and 6-9 in league play.
The Aggies will face a non-conference foe for their next two contests, as they host Southwestern Oklahoma State in a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 22.
