The WTAMU Buffalo baseball team played the Buffalo Triangular Classic at Wilder Park over Feb. 17-19. The Buffs’ 4-1 record at the Classic improves their overall record to 6-1.
WT began with a double header on Feb. 17 against the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers. The Buffs scored four runs in the first and third innings and another seven in the sixth on their way to routing the Orediggers 16-0 in the first game. Senior Irving Camacho (1-0) got the win going seven innings and giving up three hits and no runs.

WT took an early 5-1 lead after pushing across three runs in the third inning of game two.

CSM would chip away at the lead, getting a pair of runs in the sixth and one more in the eighth to bring their deficit to 5-4. The Buffs put the game away with five runs in their half of the eighth to pick up the 10-4 win. Junior Ryan Houston (1-0) got the win, pitching six innings and giving up two runs on two hits.On Feb. 18, WT squared off against the Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs. The Bulldogs would post a five run second inning en route to a 7-1 victory. Sophomore Steven Diaz (0-1) got the loss for WT having given up seven runs on eight hits in just 2.2 innings.
The Buffs opened up a double header on Feb. 19 against Colorado Mines. WT piled 14 runs on 10 hits in the second inning. Senior Jordan Easom drove in five runs on two hits in the inning and the entire order came up at least twice. The Buffs would eventually cruise to a 15-1 win.

WT won game two of the day against the SWOSU Bulldogs in dramatic fashion by rallying from behind twice. SWOSU had a 5-0 lead going into the bottom of the fourth when the Buffs batted around for six runs to take a 6-5 lead into the fifth. While trailing 8-7 with one out in the bottom of the eighth, junior Jarvis Green hit a two run triple that led to WT’s 9-8 win.

“I was just trying to get something into the outfield,” said Green. “It’s all about getting the next man up.”