{"id":256358,"date":"2026-04-19T01:58:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T01:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/256358\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T01:58:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T01:58:16","slug":"buffaloes-sweep-a-saturday-doubleheader-at-wilder-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/256358\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffaloes Sweep a Saturday Doubleheader at Wilder Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771578616_774_DustyFullColor.png\" alt=\"Texas A&amp;M International\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p> Texas A&amp;M International<\/p>\n<p>4\/19\/2026 | 12 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Apr. 19 (Sun) \/ 12 p.m.&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771578616_774_DustyFullColor.png\" alt=\"Texas A&amp;M International\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        \u00a0Texas A&amp;M International&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    CANYON, Texas \u2013\u00a0The West Texas A&amp;M Buffaloes got back to their winning ways on Saturday afternoon as they picked up a pair of Lone Star Conference victories over the Texas A&amp;M International Dustdevils at Wilder Park in Canyon, Texas.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Buffs close out their regular season home schedule tomorrow afternoon with first pitch scheduled for Noon on Senior Day.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nGame 1 \u2013 West Texas A&amp;M 5, Texas A&amp;M International 3<br \/>\nThe Buffs got on the board in the home half of the first inning as <a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/tristin-thomas\/14187\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14187\" target=\"_blank\">Tristin Thomas<\/a> lifted a sac fly to left center with one out to score <a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/jake-alwine\/14173\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14173\" target=\"_blank\">Jake Alwine<\/a> for the 1-0 lead. TAMIU tied things up in the top of the second with a Jesus Sosa RBI single to right at 1-1.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nWT retook the lead in the bottom of the third inning when Thomas drove in his second run of the game with a single up the middle that plated <a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/jacob-police\/14191\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14191\" target=\"_blank\">Jacob Police<\/a> for the 2-1 lead. The Dustdevils responded in the top of the fourth on a Ciro Benavides two-run single to center to make it 3-2.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nWest Texas A&amp;M tied the game in the bottom of the sixth inning on a <a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/zac-rackham\/14185\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14185\" target=\"_blank\">Zac Rackham<\/a> single to left field with one out that plated <a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/jonluke-hobdy\/14289\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14289\" target=\"_blank\">Jonluke Hobdy<\/a> followed later in the frame by an Alwine single up the middle to score <a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/anthony-picciano\/14184\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14184\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Picciano<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/timothy-haynes\/14199\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14199\" target=\"_blank\">Timothy Haynes<\/a> drew a four-pitch walk to push across <a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/brock-bunker\/14207\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14207\" target=\"_blank\">Brock Bunker<\/a> for the 5-3 lead.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/cade-griffin\/14245\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14245\" target=\"_blank\">Cade Griffin<\/a> claimed the win (8-3) for the Buffs, allowing three earned runs on 11 hits with two walks and a pair of strikeouts in the complete game victory.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nGame 2 \u2013 West Texas A&amp;M 10, Texas A&amp;M International 2<br \/>\nThe Buffs struck first in the nightcap in the bottom of the second inning on a <a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/daniel-castellanos\/14174\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14174\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Castellanos<\/a> sac fly to center field with one out as Thomas tagged up to make it 1-0.\u00a0The Dustdevils responded in the top of the third with an Eddie Saenz two-run double off the left field wall for the 2-1 lead.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nWT retook the lead in the home half of the third inning all with two outs as Police singled up the middle to score Picciano followed by a Haynes RBI double to the gap in right center, Thomas continued his hot day at the plate with a single thru the right side to push across Haynes for the 4-2 lead.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Buffs added insurance runs in the bottom of the fifth as Haynes walked with the bases loaded followed by a Thomas three-run triple to the wall in right center, Picciano would lift a sac fly to left that scored <a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/will-franklin\/14194\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14194\" target=\"_blank\">Will Franklin<\/a> followed by an Alwine walk with the bases loaded to make it 10-2.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/nick-yeager\/14189\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14189\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Yeager<\/a> picked up the win (2-4) for the Buffs, allowing two earned runs on four hits with two walks and six strikeouts in his 5.0 innings of work.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; 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