EDMOND, Okla. – Cameron combined to score 17 runs to sweep Saturday's doubleheader, earning the first series win of the season and of Kyle Williams' coaching career.
The Aggies have won seven series openers this season but, until Saturday afternoon, were unable to finish the job, falling shy of winning a series each time. The Black-and-Gold took care of business just up the road in Edmond, downing Oklahoma Christian three consecutive times to earn Williams his first series victory as CU's head coach.
In game two of the series, Nate Creason started the game and went 2.2 innings before Colton Popp finished the third frame. In that span, Creason was charged with three earned runs as the Eagles also saw a fourth come across on his watch. Garrett Klein then tossed the final four innings of the contest allowing just one hit and no free passes to go along with two strikeouts. Klein improves to a 2-3 record on the bump for CU.
The Offense collected nine hits, highlighted by three hits from Jayce Clem. The other nine hits came off the bats of Trent Mallonee, Beau Williams, Drew Durst, Hunter Smith, Randy Aberouette, and Spencer Simpson.
The scoring started in the top half of the first for the Black-and-Gold as Williams laced a double to left to plate Mallonee and give the Aggies a one-run lead. Durst poked a single to right to score Williams before a throwing error allowed Clem to score. A wild pitch allowed Durst to trot home, and the same gave Smith a runway home. After the first frame, the Aggies were up 5-0.
OC responded with four in the third before Cameron responded with a Mallonee single up the middle, which scored Spimson and Aberouette. Smith finished the scoring in the top half of the seventh courtesy of a double to center field, which plated Durst and Clem as the Aggies won 9-4.
In game three of the series, the Aggies turned to Clayton McClenan to earn their third straight win. He did just that, tossing a complete game shutout against the Eagles. In seven innings, McClenan allowed just five hits, walked one batter, and punched out eight Eagles in 72 pitches.
The Cameron bats turned in three multi-hit games, totaling nine knocks throughout the contest. Williams, Clem, and Durst all posted two hits, with Clem getting on a third time via a walk.
The nine hits and four bases on balls helped the Black-and-Gold produce eight runs.
The scoring started with a Williams home run to deep right field before Kai Hershberger had a productive at-bat to reach on an error that scored Clem and Durst to leave the first frame up three runs.
In the sixth inning, the Aggies saw Aberouette have a productive fly out to center field to plate Durst. Simpson laid down a great bunt down the first base line to score Smith. With the bases loaded, Williams slapped a bases-clearing double to right-center field, which scored Kody Bigford, Simpson, and Hershberger to capture their 8th run and end the scoring for the day.
Up next, the Aggies will aim for the series sweep of Oklahoma Christian, with the first pitch of the season finale set for 1:00 pm.
