PORTALES, NM — Eurick Perez and Garlind Webster both homered as the Eastern New Mexico University baseball team (16-12; LSC 2-6) exploded for 12 runs in Saturday’s Lone Star Conference series finale at Greyhound Baseball Field. After scoring a combined 11 runs in the first three games of the series, the Hounds got off to a quick start and pulled away to defeat Cameron (13-18; LSC 3-5), 12-5 in the finale.

In his fifth season at Eastern, David Gomez became the second head coach since the baseball program was reinstated in 1992 to win 100 games. Phil Clabaugh coached from 1992-2011 and won 363 games.

Inside the Series
With the split, ENMU moved to 22-20 at home against the Aggies
The series marked the first win or split at home against Cameron since the 2014 season
After being held hitless in the opener by CU closer Skyler Henderson for 2.2 innings, ENMU scored four runs on the right-hander on five hits over 2.2 innings of the finale

Key Points
Enrique Perez tossed a total of 119 pitches over seven innings, fanned seven batters and scattered seven hits to garner his third win of the season
The Hounds drew six walks in the game, with five of those free passes coming around to score
Alex DeLaCruz has hit safely in 13 straight games

In the Game
Webster made a key defensive play in the top of the first inning, to record the second out at the plate
Endy Villalona led off the Greyhound first inning and scored the game’s first run after two wild pitches sandwiched around a passed ball
After a one-out double from Julian Heredia, Garlind Webster homered off CU starter Tyler Garcia to give ENMU a 3-0 lead
The Aggies called on Abraham Renteria one out into the first inning, and he pitched five innings
The Aggies capitalized on a walk and passed ball to close within 3-2 in the top of the second inning
With one out in the ENMU second, Josh Dolan drew a walk and scored after a Malcolm Smith double and Villalona ground out to give Eastern a 4-2 lead
Zach Shank added a RBI single in the third frame for a 5-2 lead
A RBI ground out from Albert Moralobo and RBI single from Kameron Good in the fifth allowed the Aggies to close within 5-4
Malcolm Smith replicated his two-run double in the Greyhound sixth from Friday’s win to extend ENMU’s lead to 7-4
Alex DeLaCruz followed with a RBI triple as the Hounds took an 8-4 lead, before the Aggies called on Henderson
Cole Williams homered in the Cameron seventh to pull the Aggies within 8-5
In the eighth, DeLaCruz extended ENMU’s lead with his second straight triple and Perez followed with a three-run blast to give the Hounds a 12-5 lead
Levi Shandrew tossed two perfect innings for Eastern and fanned four batters to notch his third save

In the Numbers
Shank batted 4-for-5 with one run batted inn
The Hounds pounded out a series-best 15 hits
Garcia suffered the loss for CU and allowed three runs over one-third of an inning

Up Next
The Eastern New Mexico University baseball team will return to action on Friday, to open a four-game series at Tarleton State
The first pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. MT

Team Statistics
PITCHING:
W: Enrique Perez (3-2)
L: Tyler Garcia (0-4)
S: Levi Shandrew (3)

Cameron
BATTING:
3B: Michael Flohr 1
HR: Cole Williams 1
BASERUNNING:
SB: Trey Bigford 1
CS: Luke Hughes 1
HBP: Kameron Good 1

Eastern N.M.
BATTING:
2B: Endy Villalona 1; Julian Heredia 1; Malcolm Smith 2
3B: Alex DeLaCruz 2
HR: Garlind Webster 1; Eurick Perez 1
BASERUNNING:
SB: Zach Shank 1; Malcolm Smith 1
HBP: Nicholas Ankerman 1
FIELDING:
E: Nicholas Ankerman 2
Game Stat Leaders

#10 Zach Shank
AB 5
R 1
H 4
RBI 1

#5 Alex DeLaCruz
AB 5
R 1
H 2
RBI 2

#6 Nicholas Ankerman
AB 4
R 0
H 2
RBI 0

#17 Malcolm Smith
AB 5
R 1
H 2
RBI 2