On April 15, they led the Abilene Christian Wildcats 11-1, only allowing a run in the first inning of the night. The Buffs scored six runs in the first inning and continued the streak all game, scoring in all but two innings.
On April 16, they brought a double header against the Wildcats, and the Buffs carried on their winning ways from Friday night into Saturday as they won 13-8. Abilene Christian had no answer for the Buffs in the first inning as they had no runs on three hits. The Buffs scored three runs off of four hits in the first inning and continued rolling in the second with four runs from five hits.
Abilene Christian rallied back with five runs in the second, third, and fourth innings but it couldn’t stop the Buffs’ momentum as the Buffs had hits and runs in almost every inning.
The player that led WT at the plate was Jess Cooper, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI while teammate Trey Horn brought in three runs in the game. The Buffs won the first game of the double header 13-8.
The second game of the double header saw more fight from the Wildcats as they refused to go home quietly after having only three hits in the first four innings of play while the Buffs earned seven runs in the same amount of time with four runs coming in the first inning alone.
Abilene Christian struck back in the fifth with three runs and continued their roll, scoring ten runs in the second half of the nine inning game. The Buffs could only score twice in that time frame and left the fifth and sixth innings with no hits and only one player left on base.
The player that led WT at the plate was Jordan Eason who brought in four runs with two homeruns in the 10-9 loss.
“The first game was a good game. We’re playing well right now and we’ve got two big weeks after this,” Buffs Head Coach Matt Vanderburg said. “Right now, I feel pretty comfortable about how we’re going with our season.”
The Buffs’ record now stands at 29-14 overall for the season with a record of 16-11 in conference play. The Buffs travel to Angelo State University for a three game series on April 22-23 before returning home on April 29-30 to play Tarleton State University at Wilder Park.
