KINGSVILLE, Texas (Baseball) – No. 25 Texas A&M University-Kingsville (11-5) took a 2-0 lead after one but Cameron University's (16-6) small ball led to four runs in the eighth and ninth innings to give the Aggies the series opener, 4-2, Friday evening at Nolan Ryan Field.
 
HOW THEY SCORED
Christian Caudle reached on a one out single and Hunter Perkins followed with a double to put runners in scoring position. Jimmy Roche gave the Hogs a 2-0 lead with a double to the gap.
 
Seth Hubert was dominant in the series opener as the right-hander tossed 7.0 shutout innings. Despite the six strikeouts, Hubert picked up the no-decision, but small ball for the Aggies led to two runs in the eighth to knot it up and two go-ahead runs in the ninth. In the two innings, Cameron bunted five times and A&M-Kingsville had three errors.
 
TAMUK had the tying run on first base in the ninth but could not complete the comeback.
 
WIN -LOSS RECORDS
Hubert continued to deal in his fifth start of the season, going 7.0 shutout innings. The right-hander struck out six and threw a season-high 116 pitches.
 
Tyler Crouch fell to 1-1 with two unearned runs in 1.2 innings of work. Reid Garrett (2-3) settled down after the first, picking up the victory with 8.0 innings of two-run ball, allowing eight hits while striking out four. Javarias Banks registered his third save of the season with a scoreless ninth.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
Levi Zents went 3-for-4, Caudle and Perkins added two hits apiece and Roche drove in both runs in the first inning for the Hogs.
 
NEXT UP
A doubleheader begins at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Nolan Ryan Field.
 
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