LAWTON – The Aggies did not score their first run on Saturday's doubleheader until the eighth inning of game two as they dropped a pair to No. 12 Angelo State.

The Cameron baseball team had a tough task this weekend facing one of the top offensive attacks in the Lone Star Conference in the ranked Rams, but it was the ASU starting pitching that took center stage during the doubleheader.

In game one, the Rams had ace Trent Baker on the mound and the junior did not disappoint the fans that made the trip from San Angelo, Texas. Baker carried a perfect game into the fourth inning and then went on to throw eight shutout innings with just two hits given up while striking out 13 Aggies to earn his ninth win of the year.

Weston Max opposed Baker and did a good job of limiting the big innings in 6.1 innings of work. Max gave up just two earned runs on seven hits and four walks to go along with two strikeouts. Drew Henderson relieved Max in the seventh, giving up just one earned run on four hits while recording a trio of punch-outs. The duo stranded 10 ASU runners on base in the series opener.

Three of the six runs that the Rams scored in game one scored via errors, of which the Aggies had six. Cameron finished the game with just the two hits, from Jordan Harrison-Dudley and Nate Vargo; Vargo also reached via a walk in the ninth inning.

Not to be out-done by his teammate, Benjamin Elder was masterful on the mound in game two, pitching seven perfect innings before giving up four runs in the eighth. Elder finished the game with 11 strikeouts compared to just one walk to earn his seventh win of the year.

Angelo State scored eight runs early and were on the verge of ending game two early before the Aggies struck for a four-run eighth inning to cut the lead in half. Julian Macias led off the bottom of the frame and then scored on a Casey Yeager RBI single. After a double from Vargo, Beau Williams delivered a two-out, two-RBI single, while was followed by a double from Jordan Harrison-Dudley that brought Williams all the way around to score from first putting the fourth run on Elder's line.

The Rams put any comeback thoughts to rest in the top of the ninth as they added five insurance runs to help them secure the doubleheader sweep with a 13-4 victory.

Michael Womack started for CU, giving up four runs in just one inning of work. Tyler Garcia went the next 5.2 innings of work, also giving up four runs, while Joseph Flood and Nolan Archuleta finished things off on the mound. Ten of the runs that came around to score were earned as the staff combined for eight walks and five strikeouts.

CU's six hits were spread across six batters with Vargo adding another hit to his day and Harrison-Dudley reaching base twice in game two.

Cameron, now 5-27 overall and 5-21 in league play, will look to hold off the series sweep as the two teams meet for the finale on Sunday with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. at McCord Field.