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Tarleton State 6, Cameron 3
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ABILENE - Chris Casazza hit two home runs and drove in four runs Saturday morning as sixth-seeded Tarleton State upset top-seed Cameron, 6-3, in the first game of the Lone Star Conference Baseball Championship at Crutcher Scott Field.
The Texans (26-28-1) now advances to the winner's bracket game Sunday at 3 p.m., while the Aggies -- ranked No. 6 in the nation and No. 1 in the NCAA Division II South Central Region -- fall to 41-14 and will play a loser's bracket game Sunday at 11 a.m.
The Aggies' loss means that the tournament's top seed has lost its first game in three of the last four years.
Casazza wasted little time giving his team the lead as he blasted a two-run home run off Cameron ace Brad Bichel in the top of the first inning. Bichel -- the league's Pitcher of the Year after going 11-1 in the regular season -- gave up 10 hits, four runs (two earned) and only struck out three batters in eight innings.
Bichel's defense betrayed him, though, as the Aggies committed six errors. The Aggies had just seven hits in the contest and never could figure out Tarleton State pitcher Danny Morris, who struck out five in a complete-game performance.
TSU scored an unearned run in both the second and third innings before Casazza put an end to the game in the ninth with a monstrous two-run home run over the 20-foot high wall in centerfield to make it 6-2.
The Texans (26-28-1) now advances to the winner's bracket game Sunday at 3 p.m., while the Aggies -- ranked No. 6 in the nation and No. 1 in the NCAA Division II South Central Region -- fall to 41-14 and will play a loser's bracket game Sunday at 11 a.m.
The Aggies' loss means that the tournament's top seed has lost its first game in three of the last four years.
Casazza wasted little time giving his team the lead as he blasted a two-run home run off Cameron ace Brad Bichel in the top of the first inning. Bichel -- the league's Pitcher of the Year after going 11-1 in the regular season -- gave up 10 hits, four runs (two earned) and only struck out three batters in eight innings.
Bichel's defense betrayed him, though, as the Aggies committed six errors. The Aggies had just seven hits in the contest and never could figure out Tarleton State pitcher Danny Morris, who struck out five in a complete-game performance.
TSU scored an unearned run in both the second and third innings before Casazza put an end to the game in the ninth with a monstrous two-run home run over the 20-foot high wall in centerfield to make it 6-2.
Ticket Information
Tickets can be purchased online by clicking on the ticket button above. No one will be admitted into the stadium without a ticket, and no passes will be accepted. All children age 12 and under will be admitted free of charge.
Fans interested in pre-ordering an all-session tournament pass can order those online for $20, or they can order single-day tickets for $10 apiece. Those tournament passes or tickets can be order anytime from April 13-May 1. Any tournament passes or tickets ordered online between April 13 and April 24 can be mailed to those placing the order, or they can be picked up in Room 216-A in Moody Coliseum on the ACU campus.
However, those tournament passes or tickets must be picked up by noon on Friday, May 1.
All tournament passes or tickets purchased after April 24 will have to be picked up at the will-call window at Crutcher Scott Field on May 2. All pre-tournament sales will end at noon on Friday, May 1.
Fans interested in pre-ordering an all-session tournament pass can order those online for $20, or they can order single-day tickets for $10 apiece. Those tournament passes or tickets can be order anytime from April 13-May 1. Any tournament passes or tickets ordered online between April 13 and April 24 can be mailed to those placing the order, or they can be picked up in Room 216-A in Moody Coliseum on the ACU campus.
However, those tournament passes or tickets must be picked up by noon on Friday, May 1.
All tournament passes or tickets purchased after April 24 will have to be picked up at the will-call window at Crutcher Scott Field on May 2. All pre-tournament sales will end at noon on Friday, May 1.
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