LAWTON, Okla. (Feb. 18, 2018) -
Hazel Puempel, Marissa Arriaga and
Tylia Sylestine each registered a home run for Texas Woman's University, but the Pioneers fell, 4-2 and 5-2, at Cameron Sunday afternoon at McMahon Field.
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Cameron 4, Texas Woman's 2
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The Aggies were the first to score via an RBI single in the bottom of the first inning. The Pioneers prevented another run by catching a CU runner out at home to hold the Aggies to a 1-0 lead.
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CU tacked on another run in the second with help from a TWU wild pitch and error to go up 2-0. In the third, the Aggies led off with a double to right center and an RBI single for a 3-0 advantage. A pair of passed balls preceded another RBI single for an additional score.
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Puempel tallied her first home run of the season in the top of the fifth for a Pioneer run.
Marisa Arriaga notched the first homer of her TWU career to cut the deficit in half at 4-2 for the final run of the contest.
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Raegyn Parrish (1-1) suffered the loss in 1.1 innings with one earned run on two hits, three walks and a strikeout.
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Cameron 5, Texas Woman's 2
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The Aggies produced a home run in the first and third inning to take a 2-0 lead before a  triple to center field and a single to first base in the fifth inning led to another run following a sacrifice bunt. A walk loaded the bases, and a wild pitch allowed an Aggie run to score before a sacrifice fly upped the lead to 5-0.
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Puempel sent a double to right center in the top of the sixth, and Arriaga advanced her a base with a single to second. An RBI single to right field by
Abby Walker brought Puempel around to put TWU on the board.
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In the top of the seventh, Sylestine homered down the left field line to add the last Pioneer score of the day for a 5-2 final.
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Walker (2-4) took the loss in five innings with five earned runs on six hits, three walks and four strikeouts.
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Head Coach
Genny Stidham said, "We did not fight and lacked grit."
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The Pioneers have their home opener in a series against West Texas A&M with a single game Feb. 23 at 5 p.m. and a doubleheader Saturday at noon.
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