Badgers fall despite school-record hit total
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Western Texas College | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 2 |
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Amarillo College | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 3 |
The highest scoring game since the reboot of athletics for the AC baseball team tilted in the favor of Western Texas by the end of Friday's nine-inning shootout.
Despite outhitting the away team 22-14, the Westerners defeated Amarillo College by the score of 20-16.
Free bases played a significant factor in the loss. Amarillo College pitchers walked 15 Western Texas batters compared to four walks allowed by the Westerner pitching staff.
Offensively, eight of the nine Badger starters had double-digit hit totals – led by Benavidez's three singles and a double.
Saleh, Gonzalez, and Jan Avila tallied one home run apiece. Avila's solo homer moved his season total to four – tied for fourth on the Badgers roster.
AC now has hit three or more home runs during four games in 2024.
The 22 hits by the Badgers in Friday's finale were the most recorded in program history.