BETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene started the 2017 season with a bit of heartbreak as two games got away from the Storm late with two four-run innings in a 7-4 and 4-3 loss to Cameron.
 
In the opener the Crimson Storm (0-2) had a 4-2 lead before a four-run seventh put the Aggies (2-0) ahead for good. In the second game, SNU had a big sixth inning with three runs, but watched Cameron score four in the seventh and held the Storm scoreless in the seventh to win it.
 
In the opener, Cameron struck first with two runs in the top of the second thanks to a pair of SNU errors. The Storm struck back in the bottom of the second with two to tie it. Jefferson Harris scored the first one on a Cameron error on a ball hit deep to right by Michael Descisciolo. Shelby Reese then drove home Descisciolo with a single to center. SNU added two more in the bottom of the fifth to lead 4-2. The first came in on a sacrifice fly to center by Tyler Stevens before Harris floated a ball to shallow center to score Dillon Feland.
 
The Aggies answered in the top of the seventh with four and added another in the eighth to lead 7-4 and held the Storm at bay from there.
 
Austin Cooper got the start and looked good as he gave up just two runs, none of which was earned, on two hits in six innings of work. He also struck out four. Zach Birkle (0-1) took the loss after he gave up four runs on four hits in 0.1 innings of work.
 
Harris went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a runs scored while Feland went 2-for-5.
 
In the nightcap, it was scoreless and just one hit each for both teams. SNU got a walk and a single to put runners at scoring position before Anthony Wiggins was intentionally walked to load the bases. Dalen Edgar drew a walk to break the scoreless tie before Descisciolo singled through the left side to drive in two more and give SNU a 3-0 lead.
 
Cameron took advantage of an SNU error in the top of the seventh to cut it to 3-1 and then got timely hits and mistakes from the Storm to add three more to take a 4-3 lead. The Aggies then retired Southern Nazarene in order in the bottom of the seventh to close the game.
 
Feland, Wiggins and Descisciolo had the only hits for the Storm. David Gustafson got the start and gave up just three runs on two hits and struck out four in 6.1 innings of work. Wiggins (0-1) took the loss after giving up one run on one hit in 0.2 innings of work.