KINGSVILLE, Texas – West Texas A&M softball split its Lone Star Conference doubleheader against Texas A&M-Kingsville on Saturday evening. The Lady Buffs now move to 26-3 overall and 18-2 in Lone Star Conference play.
 
WT and Texas A&M-Kingsville finish the series tomorrow with a 12 p.m. first pitch at Hubert Field.
 
THE BASICS
Game 1 Score: Texas A&M-Kingsville 2, West Texas A&M 1
Pitching: (W) Beth Montes (11-5); (L) Heidi Vortherms (11-2)
 
Game one proved to be a low-scoring affair on Saturday afternoon. After being held hitless in the first two innings, Braeland Booth started the third with a single. The base hit went stranded as the Javelinas escaped the inning. Texas A&M-Kingsville scored the game's first runs in the bottom half of the inning after loading the bases. Back-to-back two out walks from WT brought in a pair of runs.
 
The Lady Buffs got a run back in the top of the fourth as Emilee Boyer lifted a solo shot over the fence. The lone run for WT held up for the Javelinas to hold on for a one-run win. The Lady Buffs registered just one run on four hits with three runners left on base.
 
THE BASICS
Game 2 Score: West Texas A&M 4, Texas A&M-Kingsville 0
Pitching: (W) Emilee Boyer (12-1); (L) Carissa De Los Santos (5-5)
 
The Lady Buffs matched their scoring total from the first game in the first inning of game two. Birttni Rufus reached first on a one-out single before moving into scoring position on a stolen base. With two outs in the inning, Diana Murtha singled up the middle to score Rufus and give WT an early lead.
 
An inning later, Gabriella Valforte started the second with a solo home run. The two-run lead held up for the Lady Buffs until the top of the fourth where WT added to its lead. The Lady Buffs started the fourth with a bang as Madison Johnson blasted an absolute no-doubter to left. On the very next pitch, Valforte crushed her second home run of the game.
 
Now holding a 4-0 lead, Boyer settled in and allowed just one hit the remainder of the game to receive the win.