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Aggies win one of four at Rams
SAN ANGELO, Texas (February 24) – Hitting the road for the first time this season, the Cameron Aggie baseball team (9-7, 3-5 LSC) traveled south this weekend to take on the Angelo State University Rams (11-5, 6-2 LSC). CU ended up losing their first series of the season as they dropped three of the four games. Angelo State is a very good team who went deep into the NCAA postseason last year with more then 50 victories.
On Friday afternoon the teams matched up for the first game of the series. ASU got on the board early thanks to a two-run first inning, but Cameron cut the lead in half after their at-bats in the second inning. The Rams extended their lead with 6 runs over the next 2 innings and ended up winning the game 8-1. Cameron recorded 8 hits in the game to Angelo States 9 hits, and committed 3 errors.
Junior outfielder Josh Barnett showed that he has fully recovered from an early season hamstring pull by going 3-4 from the plate in the game. He was the lone Aggie to record multiple hits in the contest and finished with a team-high 2 doubles.
The next two games of the series came via a double-header on Saturday afternoon. Cameron won the first game 7-5 after battling back from an early deficit. The Aggies got things going and started with a 1-0 lead, but the Rams took over 2-1 after the first 2 innings. Beginning in the fourth inning, CU scored at least one run in five straight innings to put the game out of reach.
A pair of Aggies hit at least .750 from the plate in the game. Sophomore third-baseman Blake Watson had a great day swinging the bat as he went 3-4 with a team-high 3 RBI. He also walked once and hit a homerun. Senior catcher Kyle Walbrick was another CU player with an outstanding offensive performance as he went 4-5 from the plate with 2 runs. He also hit a double.
In the nightcap it appeared as if Cameron was going to get an afternoon sweep of Angelo State. Cameron built up a very nice lead thanks to a seven-run second inning. Going into the seventh and final inning Cameron was up 9-2, but that was simply not enough. The Rams scored 8 straight runs in the inning without ever recording an out to win the game 10-9.
Barnett continued to have his way with Ram pitching as he went 3-4 from the plate with a team-high 2 RBI. He was a homerun away from the cycle after recording a single, a double, and a triple in the game. Barnett also stole a base.
This afternoon the teams wrapped up the four-game series with Cameron hoping for a split. Unfortunately the Ram offense was too much as the Aggies were run-ruled and lost 13-3. CU only recorded 5 hits in the game and committed 6 errors.
Senior pitcher Bevan Anderson was saddled with the loss after putting in a strong 5.2 innings of work. He faced 27 batters and gave up 8 runs, only 4 earned, on 10 hits. He also struck out 2 batters and walked 3.
The Aggie squad returns home this week to host the Greyhounds of Eastern New Mexico University. The teams kick off a four-game weekend series with an afternoon single game this Friday, February 29, at 2:00pm at McCord Field.
The game will be web-cast via the Cameron Athletics website (goaggies.cameron.edu). Video and audio of the game are available free of charge by clicking on the “Aggie Video Network” link. The play-by-play commentary this season is provided by Cameron’s Director of Sports Information, Craig Martin.
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