LAWTON, Okla. – The Cameron Aggies split the rare Thursday doubleheader, including a come-from-behind blow-out win over the Javelinas in game one.
Due to weather conditions, Cameron and Texas A&M-Kingsville moved their series to a Thursday and Friday doubleheader to knock out all four games before the possible rain rolled into Lawton. This set up a doubleheader each day, one game spanning seven innings and one tilt lasting the full nine innings of action.
On Thursday, the two teams played game one to seven frames, where the Aggies quickly found themselves down three runs. Marcos Feria tossed 2.2 innings, allowing three runs to cross on five hits, two strikeouts, and a hit-by-pitch. After cruising through the first two innings, the Javs scratched across all three runs in the third.
Kyle Williams then turned to Drew Henderson, who shut the door on the third frame without allowing any more damage, then went four innings of one-hit ball with rest of the way with no free passes and two punchouts of the Texas A&M-Kingsville offense.
The Aggies offense responded in a big way, breaking out for five runs in the fourth, started by a Lance Barnett double to veneer to play Beau Williams. Hunter Smith then singled to score Barnett, and freshman backstop Will Bradley did the same to score Smith. Center fielder Trent Mallonee singled to score Bradley, and Samual Simpson singled to score shortstop Kody Bigford.
In the fifth frame, the Aggies tacked on three insurance runs thanks to a wild pitch that let Jayce Clem cross the plate and a Bigford Single to knock in Smith and Holden Tate.
CU took out the same insurance policy in the sixth with a two-RBI single from Bradley to bring around Clem and Smith before a fielders choice plated Tate again.
The Cameron offense scored 11 runs on as many hits, with Bradley (3), Trent Mallonee (2), and Clem (2) having multi-hit days. Cameron scored 11 unanswered runs to pick up consecutive wins for the first time all season and the Black-and-Gold's first win at McCord Field this season.
In game two, the two teams played a full nine innings where the Aggies' offense cooled off in a big way, only collecting two hits and not scoring a single run in nine frames. Clem earned the start on the mound by hurling two innings of one hit and one run ball with three free passes issued to just one strikeout.
Garrett Klein cleaned up the five middle innings, allowing three runs on four hits, two walks, and a team-high two strikeouts.
Jacob Acheson finished the last two innings giving up two hits and walking a batter but not allowing a Javalina run during his outing.
As these two teams split the doubleheader, they will run it back on Friday afternoon to conclude the series with game three slated to last seven innings and game four a full nine innings at McCord Field. The first pitch is set for 1 p.m.