CANYON, Texas – The #25 Buffaloes of West Texas A&M dropped a pair of Lone Star Conference contests on Saturday afternoon to the UT Tyler Patriots at Irwin Field in Tyler, Texas.
 
The Buffs and Patriots continue their series tomorrow afternoon with first pitch set for 1:00 p.m. at Irwin Field.
 
GAME ONE
WT got on the board in the top of the fourth inning as Mike Manetta started off the frame with a single up the middle followed by a Ryan Johnson RBI double to the gap in right center for the early 1-0 lead, the Buffs weren't done yet as they used a pair of ground balls to plate Johnson as a Will Fuenning dribbler to first base made it 2-0.
 
UT Tyler looked to cut into the lead in the home half of the fifth as a leadoff walk and a WT error put Patriots on first and second with no outs, UTT layed down a sac bunt to move both runners into scoring position followed by a Kaston Mason RBI groundout to second and a single to center by Lane Hutchinson to make it 2-2.
 
The Patriots took their first lead of the game in the bottom of the sixth as Edward Ortiz singled thru the right side with two outs to plate Carson Cox for the 3-2 lead. 
 
Nick Marshall picked up the loss (5-1) on the mound for the Buffs, allowing three runs (two earned) on nine hits with one walk and three strikeouts in his 6.0 innings of work.
 
GAME TWO
The Buffs used the long ball to jump out to an early lead in the nightcap as Kory Schmidt lifted a solo shot to the deepest part of the ballpark in straight away center with two outs in the top of the second for the 1-0 lead. 
 
The Patriots responded in the bottom of the second as Ortiz plated Cox on an RBI bunt single followed by a Kason two-run single to center with two outs for the 3-1 lead. Tyler added to their lead in the bottom of the fourth inning as Mason singled to left field with two outs to drive in Jordan Gochenour followed by a Hutchinson RBI double to the gap in left center and a wild pitch to make it 6-1. 
 
Tyler added to their lead in the home half of the fifth as Nathan Carriere singled thru the right side with no outs to score Tommy van de Sanden which sparked a six-run frame by the Patriots to extend their lead to 12-1. The Buffs answered in the sixth as Schmidt singled to center with two outs to plate Johnson to cut the lead to 12-2.
 
Tyler Cornett picked up the loss (1-1) for the Buffs, allowing three earned runs on three hits with four walks and two strikeouts in his 1.2 innings of work.