Buffaloes rout Hounds in series opener

CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M teed off on Eastern New Mexico pitching early and often, and the Buffs snapped a season-high four-game skid with a 15-5 victory over the Greyhounds to start a three-game Lone Star Conference’s series Friday night.

The teams face each other again in a noon doubleheader.

Shortstop Jake Fuller went 3-for-3 with three runs and three RBIs, including a two-run double to highlight a four-run second for the Buffs (30-15, 18-12).

The host Buffaloes chased Alec Lemmon (2-3) after just two-thirds of an inning, scoring seven runs with six hits and an early Greyhound fielding error. Just three of the runs came across earned.

Reliever Dominic Yearego won his first decision of the season, pitching 3 2/3 inning in relief with four of WT’s 10 strikeouts.

The Buffs finished with 18 hits, five of them doubles, and posted a team slugging percentage of .657.

The Greyhounds (10-35, 3-27) got on the board in the fourth inning, when Zack Shank hit a two-out bases loaded single. Shank led the Hounds with a 2-for-4 effort, while Jacob Cluff had a 1-for-4 night with a two-run double in the seventh.

Friday

Lone Star Conference

West Texas A&M 15, ENMU 5

ENMU 000 210 2 — 5 8 2

WTAMU 740 220 X — 15 18 2

Alec Lemmon, Chris Miranda-Carr (1), Enrique Perez (2), Kiegan Basso (6) and Isaak Bustamonte. Brooks Trujillo, Joshua Payne (3), Dominic Yearego (4) and John Baiada. W — Yearego (1-0). L — Lemmon (2-5). DP — West Texas A&M 2. LOB — West Texas A&M 8, Eastern New Mexico 10. 2B — ENMU: Tregra Williams, Jacob Cluff, Keenan Dodd; West Texas A&M, Nick Chapman 2, Hunter Henderson, Jake Fuller 2. T — 2:30. A — 213. Records — Eastern New Mexico 10-35, 3-27; West Texas A&M 30-15, 18-12.