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Winner West Texas A&M WT 14-1
4
St. Mary's STMU 7-6
Winner
West Texas A&M WT
14-1
13
Final
4
St. Mary's STMU
7-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
West Texas A&M WT 0 0 8 3 0 0 2 13 15 0
St. Mary's STMU 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 7 1

W: Drew Mesecher (2-1) L: Sepulveda, Oscar (2-2)

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West Texas A&M WT 14-2
11
Winner St. Mary's STMU 8-6
West Texas A&M WT
14-2
6
Final
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St. Mary's STMU
8-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
West Texas A&M WT 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 6 8 1
St. Mary's STMU 0 0 3 4 1 3 X 11 12 0

W: Schmidt, Connor (1-0) L: Cooper Harris (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | RattlerAthletics.com

Baseball splits twinbill with #2 West Texas A&M

By Heather Kennedy | St. Mary's Athletics Communications

SAN ANTONIO – The St. Mary's baseball team earned a hard-fought split against West Texas A&M, the number two-ranked team in the nation on Saturday, dropping game one 13-4 before bouncing back to win game two 11-6.

Freshman Ryan McGowen (San Antonio) went 4-for-5 in the doubleheader with two runs, two RBIs and he was hit by a pitch. Senior Mario Vela (Mission, Texas) was 4-for-6 with two RBIs, a double and a sacrifice bunt over the two games and junior Keaton Milford (New Braunfels, Texas) had six RBIs and two home runs in the nightcap.

The Rattlers (8-6) and Buffs (14-2) conclude their series on Sunday at noon at Dickson Stadium. The Rattlers remain at home for a three-game series against Lubbock Christian beginning on Friday with a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m.

GAME ONE RECAP
Junior Andrew Perez (El Paso, Texas) went 2-for-3 for the Rattlers in the first game, notching two of the team's five hits in the game, while McGowen knocked in two of the team's four runs.

Senior Oscar Sepulveda (San Antonio) fell to 2-2 on the season after pitching 2 2/3 innings. He allowed seven earned runs on seven hits, walking one and striking out four. Both junior Mason Minister (San Antonio) and senior Branson Hall (Lubbock, Texas) pitched two or more innings in relief.

The Buffs scored eight runs in the third and three in the fourth to take an 11-0 lead before the Rattlers were able to break onto the scoreboard in the fifth. With one out, junior Johnny Hernandez (El Paso) walked and sophomore Javier Camacho (Corpus Christi, Texas) also drew a base on balls. Junior Steven Wynn (San Antonio) was hit by a pitch to load the bases and junior Ragan Forrest (Lorena, Texas) walked to plate Hernandez for the first run. Vela singled to score Camacho and McGowen singled between the third baseman and short stop to score two more for the 11-4 tally.

West Texas A&M tacked on two runs in the top of the seventh for the 13-4 final score.

GAME TWO RECAP
Milford once again exploded for six RBIs, helping lead the Rattlers to an 11-6 victory in the nightcap. It is the third time this season Milford has had more than five RBIs in a game. He hit two home runs in the contest, the first Rattler this season to leave the park twice in one contest. Milford also scored three times and walked once.

The Rattlers scored 11 runs on 12 hits with one Buffs error, while West Texas A&M scored six runs on eight hits with no StMU miscues.

Freshman Connor Schmidt (Devine, Texas) pitched six innings for the Rattlers, giving up six runs on seven hits, walking four and striking out six to win his first game of the year (1-0). Junior Levi Hon (Wylie, Texas) pitched the final frame and allowed just one hit.

McGowen, A. Perez, Hernandez and Mario Vela each also had two hits in the second game of the twinbill, while Donnie Perez drew two walks.

West Texas A&M again scored first, plating one run in the second inning, but the Rattlers scored three in the third. With one out, McGowen singled up the middle and A. Perez singled to right field. D. Perez walked to load the bases and Milford walked to score McGowen. Wynn reached on a fielder's choice that scored A. Perez, but D. Perez was out at third. Hernandez singled and moved to second on the throw to score Milford for three runs.

The Buffs got all three runs back in the top of the fourth to take the 4-3 advantage, however the Rattlers scored four in the bottom half of the inning to gain back the lead. With two outs, McGowen singled to centerfield and A. Perez doubled to left to score McGowen. D. Perez was intentionally walked and Milford hit a three-run home run for the 7-4 lead.

In the St. Mary's half of the fifth, they added one run on one hit with one error. Hernandez reached on an error by the pitcher on a bunt attempt and Vela sacrificed him to second. With two outs, freshman Jake Mares (Fort Worth, Texas) tripled to right center to Hernandez for the 8-4 advantage.
With one out in the sixth, D. Perez singled back up the middle and Milford followed with his second home run of the game. With two outs, Hernandez singled to right center and Vela doubled past the short stop to score Hernandez for another three runs and lift StMU to the 11-4 lead.

West Texas A&M scored two runs in the top of the seventh for the 11-6 final score.
 
 
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