PORTALES, NM — Outfielders Zach Shank and Malcom Smith each drove in a pair of runs as the Eastern New Mexico University baseball team (15-12; 1-6) earned a 4-2 come-from-behind win in the opening game of Friday afternoon’s doubleheader. Cameron (13-17; LSC 3-4) bounced back to claim a 9-2 victory in the nightcap at Greyhound Baseball Field.

In the Series
With the split, the Hounds are 21-20 at home against the Aggies
The win in the opener snapped a six-game skid in home games against Cameron
ENMU’s last home victory in the series was a 2-1 decision on March 21, 2015

Game 1
Cameron capitalized on leadoff walks to Briton Schiewe and Colton Adams in the second inning
After a sacrifice bunt, the Aggies took the lead on a Luke Hughes RBI ground out
CU extended the lead one batter later on a RBI double from Michael Flohr
Garlind Webster led off the Greyhound fourth with a base hit and advanced on a one-out walk to Nicholas Ankerman
Zach Shank delivered a two-out RBI single to pull ENMU within 2-1
Eurick Perez reached on an error in the sixth inning and advanced on a sacrifice bunt from Ankerman
After a walk to Jesse Becton, Shank cracked his second RBI single of the game, which allowed the Hounds to pull even
After fouling off the first five pitches of his at bat, Smith worked the count even before cracking a two-run double to give ENMU a 4-2 lead
Cameron drew a pair of walks in the seventh, but relief pitcher Levi Shandrew induced a game ending double play to seal the win
Keenan Dodd scattered three hits over six innings to earn his fourth win, while Shank notched his second save
Alex DeLaCruz batted 2-for-4
Andrew Garza tossed a complete game for CU in the loss

Game 2
The Aggies sent nine batters to the plate in the third inning of the nightcap and hit four doubles on the way to a 6-0 advantage
Shank and Smith drove in runs in the ENMU fourth to pull the Hounds within four runs
With a leadoff single from DelaCruz in the fifth followed by walks to Julian Heredia and Webster, the Hounds brought the game-tying run to the plate
CU’s Reid Garrett escaped the jam with three strikeouts
Cameron added three runs in the top of the seventh and held on for the win
Endy Villalona, Perez and Shank each had two hits for Eastern
Garrett scattered nine hits and tossed a complete game for Cameron in the winning effort
Michael Holliday fanned five batters over 3.2 innings of relief for ENMU

Up Next
The teams will conclude the series on Saturday with a nine-inning game
The first pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.