PORTALES, N.M. – The Cameron baseball team could not hold an early lead, falling 9-8 Saturday to Eastern New Mexico at the Greyhound Baseball Field.

In his first start of the season, Dominic Arellano went 3-for-5 with a run. Colby Flood was 2-for-5 with two runs, two RBI, and a walk. Trent Mallonee had a 2-for-4 game with two runs, two walks, a double, and a stolen base, Hunter Smith went 2-for-3 with a walk and a hit by pitch, and Beau Williams was 2-for-3 with two walks, a run, an RBI, a double, and a stolen base.

Clayton McClenan got the ball to start Saturday, pitching five scoreless innings to start, before allowing five runs in his final inning. He gave up nine hits and struck out six Greyhounds. Weston Max faced three batters, surrendering two runs on two hits. Matthew Scott threw 2.0+ innings, giving up two runs on three hits with one strikeout. Evan Nichols faced the game's final two batters, recording one out.

Jayce Clem drove in Mallonee with a single through the right side to give the Aggies a 1-0 lead in the third inning.

CU built a 5-0 lead in the fourth inning, Flood knocked in Kody Bigford with a single to left, Mallonee scored on a failed pickoff attempt by ENMU, Flood crossed the plate after the second error of the inning, and Williams scored on a wild pitch.

Arellano scored off a fielder's choice off the bat of Flood to make it 6-0.

The Greyhounds rallied to score seven unanswered runs to take a 7-6 lead after seven complete innings.

Hershberger tied the game at 7-7 with a single to right to score Clem.

Easter retook the lead in the bottom of the eighth.

In the ninth, Williams doubled down the line in right to drive in Flood from first to tie it at 8-8.

ENMU scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth, walking off a 9-8 winner.

Cameron returns home to host Southwestern Oklahoma State on Tuesday, March 21, at 3:00 pm.