West Texas A&M Lady Buffs take down Texas A&M – Kingsville to advance in LSC tournament

CANYON, Texas (KFDA) – The West Texas A&M Lady Buffs took down Texas A&M – Kingsville on Thursday night in the first round of the LSC tournament.

The Lady Buffs scored five of their eight runs on the game in the second and third innings, taking a commanding lead on the tournament’s eight seed.

A sacrifice fly from Gabriella Valforte and a sacrifice bunt from Heaven Moreno got the run scoring started and put West Texas A&M up 2-0.

That lead ballooned to 4-0 after an RBI double from Diana Murtha and an RBI single from Valforte in the third. Murtha and Valforte then executed a double steal on the base paths to plate another run for the Lady Buffs.

Texas A&M – Kingsville managed two runs in the fifth off an RBI single from Kayla Gonzales, but it wasn’t enough as WT took home the 8-2 victory.

In the circle, West Texas A&M star pitcher Emilee Boyer pitched a gem with six strikeouts and only three hits allowed.

The Lady Buffs will play their next game at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. It will be a matchup with the winner of St. Mary’s and Oklahoma Christian, which will be played earlier on Friday at 2:30 p.m.

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