Ben Brockman Dominates Buffaloes in Game 2
Wildcats Even Record with Two-Win Weekend
The ACU Wildcat baseball team evened its record this weekend at Crutcher Scott Field and took two games in a three-game-set against West Texas A&M University.
The games served as the Lone Star Conference South Division openers for each team, and ACU moved to 2-1 while WTAMU opened the season 1-2.
The Buffaloes opened with a strong victory in game one, holding ACU to four hits in their 12-2 win. However, the Wildcats came on strong in games two and three with 6-1 and 10-4 wins respectively.
Ben Brockman and Aaron Lawler picked up the two victories from the pitcher's mound for the Wildcats, and Coy Polk fell to 1-2 on the year with a loss in game one.
Game 1: West Texas A&M University recorded 20 hits in its conference opener to beat ACU 12-2.
Benino Gonzales led an offensive attack for the Buffaloes in game one, hitting 3 of 4 with two RBI and two doubles. The Buffaloes had a field day with ACU's starting pitcher Polk, pounding 10 hits and scoring five times in the first four innings of play. The Buffaloes finished the game with 12 runs on 20 hits in the win.
WTAMU's James Schroeder pitched a complete game with seven solid innings allowing only one earned run and four ACU hits. Schroeder walked only one and struck out four Wildcats in the win to improve to 2-0 on the year.
Game 2: Ben Brockman rescued the ACU pitching staff from a poor performance in the first contest and the Wildcat offense returned the favor to West Texas A&M in game two with six runs on 11 hits to even the series at 1-1 with a 6-1 win. Brockman moved to 3-0 on the season, allowing only one WTAMU run, while striking out 11 and scattering eight hits over nine innings.
Ryan Barker hit a towering two-run homer in the third inning over the left-centerfield wall, and Cody Cure also had a big game for the Wildcats offensively, hitting 3 of 4 and scoring two runs in the victory.
Game 3: Dan Gubbels led the ACU Wildcats to their second win over WTAMU with a three-hit performance that included a home run in a 10-4 win.
Gubbels started the game with a bang for the Wildcats, leading off the bottom of the first inning with a lined-shot over the right-field wall for a solo home run. Gubbels finished the game 3 for 4 with two RBI.
A five-run eighth inning sparked the Wildcats' victory. Barker, Matt Callahan, Don Brockman, and Josh Ashton all had RBI hits in the inning and Chris Judkins was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to bring in the fifth run that extended ACU's lead to 10-3.
Lawler pitched six innings for the Wildcats and allowed three runs on seven hits, walked four Buffalo hitters and struck out six in the win that moved him to 2-0 on the season. Andrew Dillman acquired his first save of the year for ACU with three innings of successful relief. Dillman allowed one run on two hits, struck out five and walked three Buffalo hitters.
