KINGSVILLE, Texas (Baseball) – No. 25 Texas A&M University-Kingsville (11-7) fell victim to small ball in game one and could not overcome a 7-0 deficit in game two as Cameron University (18-6) swept Saturday's doubleheader at Nolan Ryan Field, 5-4, and 8-4.
 
GAME ONE
Much like yesterday, Cameron's small ball and Javelina errors gave the Aggies a 5-4 victory in the first game.
 
HOW THEY SCORED
CU struck first scoring a run in the leadoff inning, but Isaiah Lybarger settled down and tossed three consecutive scoreless frames before the fifth.
 
The score was 1-0 Aggies until the bottom of the fourth as Christian Caudle got things rolling with a triple. Jimmy Roche plated the designated hitter with a sacrifice fly to tie game one at 1-all.
 
Much like last night, CU played small ball and a defensive miscue led to two runs for the Aggies in the top of the fifth to give Cameron a 3-1 lead.
 
However, A&M-Kingsville responded with a run of its own in the bottom half to make it a one-run ballgame.
 
CU tacked on a run in the sixth to take a two-run cushion but the patient Hogs scored two runs in the bottom frame to tie it up at 4-4.
 
Hunter Perkins led off with a hit by pitch – his second of the game – and Roche followed with a single. Taking a page out of the Cameron playbook, Dallas Stefano placed a beauty, bunting to the left side to load the bases. Hunter Lehman roped a 3-2 pitch through the left side to make it 4-3 and leave the bases juiced. Alec Kana was hit by a pitch to knot the game as we went into the final inning tied at 4-4.  
 
WIN-LOSS RECORDS
Lybarger went 4.2 innings, striking out five and allowing three runs – one earned. Jako Kelm threw 1.1 innings, allowing an unearned run.
 
Trey Taylor (0-1) was hit with the loss after allowing the unearned run. Andrew Garza allowed two runs in 5.0 innings. Javarias Banks improved to 3-1 with 1.2 scoreless innings.
 
GAME TWO
Alex Gonzalez went 2-for-2 with two RBI, Pablo Hernandez, Roche and Caudle registered doubles in the 8-4 loss.
 
HOW THEY SCORED
Cameron jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the third inning but A&M-Kingsville cut it to 7-3 in the bottom frame, scoring on an Gonzalez single, Joshua Croft double and Roche sacrifice fly.
 
The bottom of the fourth gave Gonzalez his second ribbie of the game with an RBI single to make it a three-run game, but the Aggies tacked on a run in the fifth.
 
WIN-LOSS RECORDS
Shane McCarley (0-1) was hit with the loss in his first start of the season. The right-hander allowed five runs in 2.0 innings. Alex Canul made his Javelina debut, tossing a scoreless fifth.
 
Oswaldo Godina (2-0) picked up the victory with 6.0 innings, striking out six.
 
NEXT UP
The series finale begins at 1 p.m. tomorrow.
 
HOW TO TUNE IN
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