CANYON, Texas – The #15 Buffaloes of West Texas A&M plated a run in the home half of the ninth to keep the game alive followed by the winning score on a walkoff bases loaded walk in the 11^th inning for a 4-3 Lone Star Conference victory over the St. Edward's Hilltoppers at Wilder Park in Canyon, Texas.
 
The Buffs and Hilltoppers continue their Lone Star Conference weekend series tomorrow afternoon with first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m. at Wilder Park.
 
THE BASICS:
- Score: #15 West Texas A&M 4, St. Edward's 3
- Records: WT (3-1, 3-1 LSC) / SEU (1-3, 1-3 LSC)
- Location: Canyon, Texas
- Venue: Wilder Park
- Series (Streak): Hilltoppers lead, 9-3 (W1)
 
RECAP:
The Buffs jumped out to an early lead in the bottom of the third inning as Clay Koelzer walked with the bases loaded and one out followed two batters later by a Justin Martinez hit-by-pitch for the 2-0 advantage. The Hilltoppers took advantage of an errant WT throw in the fifth as Nolan Burr scored from third on the error to cut the lead to 2-1.
 
St. Edward's tied the game in the top of the eighth as Tyler Dean drew a bases loaded walk with two outs followed in the ninth by a Hunter Torrez bunt single in front of the plate that scored Burr for the 3-2 lead. The Buffs wouldn't go down without a fight as Cade Engle scored from third on a wild pitch with one out to send the game into extra innings tied at 3-3.
 
The Buffs would win it in the 11^th as they loaded the bases once again before Tanner Schuetz drew a four-pitch walk for the 4-3 victory. Senior Mathieu Gauthier was dominant on the mound as the right hander allowed just one unearned run on three hits with one walk and nine strikeouts in his seven innings of work, Chandler Dean picked up the victory as the Bowie product allowed just two hits over the last three frames with three strikeouts for the Buffs.