CANYON, Texas – Cameron falls in the opening game of the South Central Regional to No. 9 West Texas A&M 11-5 at Schaeffer Park.

The Aggies wait and see who they will face tomorrow at 2:30 pm, and if they win that game, they will turn around and play at 5:00 pm for a chance to play in the regional championship. CU has to now win four straight games before losing one to stay alive.

Maci McMurtrey was 3-of-4 with a double, Kaiden Boren went 2-of-3 with two runs, an RBI, a double, a home run, and a walk, and Karis Clark went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a walk. Khmari Edwards was 1-for-4 with a double, and Taylor Rowley was 1-of-4 with two RBI, a run, and a home run.

Josie Swafford got the loss pitching into the fifth inning, surrendering seven runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out two. Robyn Bales threw the final two innings giving up four runs on six hits and a walk.

WT built a 3-0 lead with two runs in the first and a run in the second.

In the third, CU scored two runs, Kylie French scored on a Swafford groundout, and Boren crossed the plate on a Clark single through the left side to make it 3-2.

The Lady Buffs got a run back in the bottom half of the inning to extend their lead to 4-2.

In the fifth, West Texas scored four runs to build an 8-2 advantage.

Rowley smacked a two-run home run to left, driving in Mikayla Richmond, and Boren launched a solo moon shot to left-center off the light pole to make it 8-5.

WT answered back with three runs of their own in the bottom of the sixth to make it 11-5.