While the #18 ranked WTAMU Buff baseball team has been playing well this season thus far, it’s been the road that has been unkind to the maroon and white. WT looked to put an end to their road struggles on March 25-26 as they took on Texas A&M Kingsville at Nolan Ryan Field in Kingsville.
In game one, the Buffs had a golden opportunity to claim victory in the ninth inning with the bases loaded but strikeouts hindered the Buffs and handed the victory to Kingsville by the score of 10-7.
WT was led at the plate by junior Jordan Easom who hit a two-run homerun in the seventh inning.
Junior Justin Kuks was tagged with the loss (5-1) going 3.1 innings and giving up eight runs on 10 hits.
On day two of the series it was the Buffs who were looking to rebound. WT took a 2-1 lead in the third inning before Kingsville tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom half of the inning. The Buffs took the lead again in the top of the fourth at 4-2. After adding three runs in the sixth and seventh innings, the Buffs closed out Kingsville and claimed a 10-2 victory in seven innings.
WT was led on the offensive end by junior Kendall Boone, senior Garrett Campfield and junior Jordan Easom who all collected homeruns in the contest along with two RBI’s.
Junior Irving Camacho got the victory on the mound for the Buffs (5-3) giving up two runs on nine hits while striking out two batters in 5.0 innings of work.
Despite taking an early lead over Kingsville in the final game of the series at 2-1, the Buffs struggled to plate runs throughout the rest of the contest. Kingsville outscored the Buffs 13-5 over the final four innings to claim a 17-7 run-rule victory.
WT was paced by senior Garrett Campfield who went 2-for-4 with two RBI in the contest.
Junior Casey Lish suffered the loss on the mound (2-4) giving up six runs on seven hits in 1.2 innings of relief.
WT’s overall record now stands at 19-10 with a 10-8 record in conference play. The Buffs will stay on the road to take on Oklahoma Panhandle State in a doubleheader on March 29. First pitch from Goodwell, Oklahoma is set for 1:00 p.m.
