Canas NMHU
3
New Mexico Highlands NMHU 2-4
12
Winner West Texas A&M WT 4-1
New Mexico Highlands NMHU
2-4
3
Final
12
West Texas A&M WT
4-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New Mexico Highlands NMHU 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 3
West Texas A&M WT 3 0 4 1 0 4 0 0 X 12 13 0

W: Baker, Braden (1-0) L: Kaleb Whitlock (1-1)

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New Mexico Highlands

2/10/2018 | 1 p.m.

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 New Mexico Highlands

Game Recap: Baseball |

Buffs Dominate Nightcap in 12-3 Victory over New Mexico Highlands; Saturday’s Game Moved to 1 p.m.

Box Score

Season Stats

THE BASICS:
 
  • Score: West Texas A&M 12, New Mexico Highlands 3
 
  • Records: West Texas A&M 4-1, New Mexico Highlands 2-4
 
  • Location: Canyon, Texas (Wilder Park)
 
  • The Lead: Seven runs over the first three innings and 7.2 innings of no-hit baseball lifted the West Texas A&M Buffs to a 12-3 win over New Mexico Highlands in the nightcap of a doubleheader Friday.    Saturday's single game has been moved from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. to allow for potential cold temperatures to rise.
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
  • WT jumped out on the Cowboys early, plating three runs in the first inning on a RBI single from senior Jimmy Cubillos and a RBI single down the left field line from junior Henry Hausman and a bases loaded wild pitch for a 3-0 lead.
  • The Buffs added four runs in the third, highlighted by a two RBI triple from junior Nick Guaragna for a 7-0 lead.
  • A single run in the fourth put the Buffs up 8-0, but NMHU scored three runs on no hits in the fifth as the WT bullpen struggled to get out of the inning.
  • The Buffs used three pitchers in the inning and walked three times as the Cowboys left the bases loaded.Junior Braden Baker got out of the jam for the Buffs with a pair of strikeouts to end the inning.
  • The Buffs scored four more times in the sixth, highlighted by a three RBI double from junior Tag Baxter and a 12-3 lead.
  • Baker had command of the zone as he cruised into the eighth before Wyatt Bishop broke up the no-hit bid with a single through the left side.
  • The Cowboys tallied the second hit of the game in the ninth.
 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
  • For the game, WT had 12 runs on 13 hits with no errors, while NMHU had three runs on two hits with three errors leading to four unearned runs.
  • Four different Buffs had two hits each as Baxter was 2 for 4 with two runs scored and three RBI, while Hausman was 2 for 4 with two RBI and two runs scored.
  • Junior Zach Dixon pitched three innings, walking four and fanning five, while Baker earned his first win as a Buff (1-0) pitching the final 4.2 innings, allowing two hits and fanning eight.
  • WT walked 12 in the game and struck out 15.
 
 
UP NEXT:
 
  • The teams will conclude the three-game series tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Wilder Park.
  • Check www.gobuffsgo.com on the baseball schedule page for links to live stats and audio/video streaming of the games all season long.
  • James Hadnot will handle paly-by-play duties of WT baseball home games for the webstream all season.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Braden Baker

#6 Braden Baker

RHP/INF
5' 9"
Junior
Jimmy Cubillos

#1 Jimmy Cubillos

OF
5' 9"
Senior
Tag Baxter

#8 Tag Baxter

C
6' 0"
Junior
Zach Dixon

#9 Zach Dixon

LHP
6' 0"
Junior
Nick Guaragna

#11 Nick Guaragna

INF
5' 9"
Junior
Henry Hausman

#23 Henry Hausman

C
5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Braden Baker

#6 Braden Baker

5' 9"
Junior
RHP/INF
Jimmy Cubillos

#1 Jimmy Cubillos

5' 9"
Senior
OF
Tag Baxter

#8 Tag Baxter

6' 0"
Junior
C
Zach Dixon

#9 Zach Dixon

6' 0"
Junior
LHP
Nick Guaragna

#11 Nick Guaragna

5' 9"
Junior
INF
Henry Hausman

#23 Henry Hausman

5' 10"
Junior
C