The WTAMU Buffalo baseball team played a four-game series against the Tarleton State Texans in Stephenville on March 23-25. The Buffs won three of four games to build a 7-1 start in the Lone Star Conference.

WT won the first game on March 23, 7-2 behind a four-run sixth inning. The Buffs started the inning with an RBI double by junior Parker Wood and capped the inning with a sac fly by senior Eric Dorton. Senior Justin Kuks (5-0) got the win going 8.1 innings and giving up two runs on five hits.

The Buffs got shutout in the early game on March 24 by a 3-0 score. WT only managed two hits off of the Texan’s starter Pete Perez. Junior Ryan Houston (2-1) got the loss by giving up 10 hits and three runs.WT was able to bounce back and make a comeback in the sixth inning of the late game. Trailing 2-0, the Buffs scored three runs in the sixth to take a 3-2 lead. TSU answered by tying the game in the bottom half of the inning, but senior Jordan Easom’s RBI single in the seventh gave WT a 4-3 win.

WT picked up a 15-4 win in the series finale on March 25. The Buffs put up an 11-run second inning highlighted by senior Nick Marquez’s three RBIs. Marquez finished the game 3 for 4 at the plate hitting two doubles and driving in four runs.

The Buffs improved their record to 19-5 overall and 7-1 in the LSC after the 3-1 weekend. WT’s next series will a big one against the No. 9 Angelo State Rams in Canyon. Game one of the four game set will be March 30 with first pitch scheduled for 7 p.m.

“Overall, we are excited about where we are sitting in conference, but we know we have a long way to go before the end of the year,” Head Coach Matt Vanderburg said.