LAWTON – The Aggie baseball team looks to play their way back into a playoff spot as they take on St Mary's this weekend in a 4-game Lone Star Conference series.
Cameron opened their series last weekend against Oklahoma Christian with an 8-6 win in game one but followed that with a trio of losses, including two by just one run during Saturday's doubleheader. The 1-3 record dropped them to 10th in the LSC standings, but they can make up some ground if the sweep the rattlers, trying to earn a top-8 spot to make the league tournament.
The Aggies enter the weekend with an 11-21 overall record and an 11-19 league mark. They are currently batting .273 as a team with 5.8 runs scored per game and 82 combined extra-base hits. Leading the way is
Beau Williams with a .345 average to go along with 24 runs scored, 12 doubles, and 20 RBI.
Jordan Harrison-Dudley is the big power threat in the lineup with a .322 average, four triples, nine homers, and 39 RBI.
Julian Macias is also batting over .300 (.301) with
Jayce Clem and
Tyler Coleman providing averages over .280. Freshman
Colby Flood has been solid in his 14 games played, hitting .342 with a pair of doubles.
Cameron has gotten great starts on the mound recently, including three by
Tyler Cornett,
Marcos Feria, and
Drew Henderson last weekend. Cornett leads the team with a 2.87 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 31.1 innings of work. Feria struck at 10 against the Eagles and is second on the team with 36 K's this spring. Henderson leads the team with a .183 opponents' batting average and has three wins on the mound.
St. Mary's has had a similar spring to the Aggies with a 12-22 overall record and a 10-22 conference mark. They are coming off a 1-3 record against Eastern New Mexico last weekend, losing the last game 17-12.
The Rattler lineup has combined for a .279 average with 214 runs scored over 34 games. They have three batters with averages over .300, led by Jake Mares with a .353 clip at the plate and 11 stolen bases. Brandon Broughton (.301) leads the team with 34 RBI and 12 doubles. On the mound, the have a team ERA of 7.97 with 233 strikeouts and a .320 opponents' batting average. Steven Medrano, Connor Schmidt, and Josh Buske all have over 30 K's this season.
Friday's game one of the series is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at Dickson Stadium with Saturday's doubleheader scheduled to start at 2 p.m. The finale of the 4-game set is scheduled for a 1 p.m. first pitch on Sunday.
