CANYON, Texas – The #10 Buffaloes of West Texas A&M fought back from a five-run deficit in the first inning as senior Kyle Kaufman cleared the bases with a three-run double in the home half of the eighth inning to send WT to a weekend sweep of Adams State at Wilder Park in Canyon.
 
The Buffs continue their homestand next weekend as they host the Regis Rangers in a four-game South Central Regional series starting on Friday afternoon at 5 p.m. at Wilder Park in Canyon.
 
THE BASICS:
- Score: #10 West Texas A&M 8, Adams State 5
- Records: WT (8-0) / ASU (0-7)
- Location: Canyon, Texas
- Venue: Wilder Park
- Series (Streak): Buffs lead 9-0 (W9)
 
HOW IT HAPPENENED:
The Grizzlies jumped out to an early lead as Nico Nintze tripled off of the right center field wall with one out followed by a Logan Bistrup RBI single to center, Adams State loaded the bases before Dakota Solis drew a walk to drive in the second run of the game and knock WT's Mitchell Miller from the mound. Cooper Harris entered from the pen and forced an apparent inning-ending double play ball but an errant WT throw scored two more followed by an RBI single to make it 5-0.
 
Keone Givens tripled to the left center field gap to start the bottom of the third followed two hitters later by a Clay Koelzer RBI double to push across WT's first run of the game and cut the lead to 5-1. Tag Baxter doubled to the right center field gap to start the sixth followed by a Justin Martinez triple down the right field line and a Darius Carter sac fly to center to cut the lead to 5-3.
 
ASU's Dalton Carleo gave way to Trent Hughes in the bottom of the seventh after a great start as the top of the WT order came to the plate, Givens drew a four-pitch walk and stole second followed by a Kyle Kaufman RBI double to the warning track in center field at 5-4. Martinez was hit by a pitch to leadoff the eighth followed by a Darius Carter sac bunt to move Martinez into scoring position, Jake Pederson tied the game with a pinch-hit single to center followed by a fly ball and Loya getting hit by a pitch. A wild pitch moved runners to second and third with two outs before Koelzer walked to load the bases, Kaufman cleared the bases with a double to right center to make it 8-5.
 
Chandler Dean picked up the win (1-0) on the mound for the Buffs, tossing a perfect top of the eighth inning before Braden Baker finished off the win with a save, allowing two hits and striking out a pair.