KINGSVILLE, TEXAS – The Texas A&M-Kingsville and West Texas A&M baseball teams played a pair of lopsided Lone Star Conference ballgames on Saturday at Nolan Ryan Field. The Buffs (19-10, 10-8) won the first game, 10-2, while the Javelinas (15-12, 12-9) won the second game, 17-7. (Game 1, Game 2)

In the opening game, the Buffalos cracked open a close game thanks to the long ball. Jordan Easom hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, Kendall Boone led off the seventh inning with a solo home run and Garrett Campfield followed with a two-run homer in the inning.

Irving Camacho picked up his fifth win of the year for the Buffs. He scattered nine hits in 5.0 innings and allowed just one earned run. Five players had two hits for the team and Brad Elders scored three times and hit a double.

The Javelinas had 10 hits in the game, but could not come up with the big hit. They left eight runners in scoring position throughout the game. Ryan Cook (Houston/Mayde Creek HS) had two hits, a stolen base and scored two runs to lead the offense. Jeremy Flores (Victoria/Memorial HS) was tagged with the loss after pitching 4.0 innings and allowing six hits, two earned runs and one walk while striking out five.

In the second game, the Javelinas did not score in the first inning, but scored in every inning after. For awhile it looked like the Buffs would grab another win after they took a 6-3 lead in the top of the fourth inning. They scored four times in the fourth inning and chased Hoggie starting pitcher Nathan Humpal (Corpus Christi/John Paul II) from the game.

The Javelinas started rolling in the fifth inning when they scored five times to take the lead. Julian Duran (San Antonio/Madison HS) stroked a two-run double down the right field line and Cook drove in two more with a two-out single.

The Javelinas picked up the 10-run rule win by scoring six times in the bottom of the seventh. Four different players drove in a run during the rally and a Buffalo error led to four unearned runs. Jerry Rodriguez (Canovanas, P.R./North Lake) capped off a 4-for-4 performance with a walk-off single to end the game. He reached base six times during the game via hit or walk, scored twice and drove in two runs.

The Javelinas pounded out a season high 22 hits and scored a season high 17 runs in the game. Adrian Williams (Victoria/Memorial HS) went 4-for-5 with a run, a double and four runs batted in. He finished the day going 6-for-7 at the plate. Cash Barker (Spring/Klein HS) went 4-for-4 with three runs and two RBI’s. Cook and Duran each had three hits and drove in three runs apiece.

Adam Aspaas (San Marcos, CA/Mission Hills HS) improved to 3-0 on the season after pitching 3.1 innings of relief. He allowed four hits, one run and no walks while striking out three.

The Buffs were led by Boone who went 3-for-3 with two runs and an RBI and Easom who was 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Casey Lish was handed the loss in relief after allowing six runs in 1.2 innings.

The Javelinas are back in action on Tuesday night at home against UT-Brownsville at 6 p.m. on “Pack the Stands” night. The game is sponsored by Big House Burgers, Big House Bar-B-Q, Big House Brunch and Big House Burgers-Alice.
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