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Baseball team falls short against New Mexico State

Baseball team falls short against New Mexico State

Jerod Moreno May 1, 2016

Sacramento State baseball failed to even the series as New Mexico State won 6-2 on Saturday in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The two teams are now tied for second place with each other in the Western...

Hornet softball swept by Weber State

Hornet softball swept by Weber State

Connor Ashford May 1, 2016

A close game saw the Sacramento State softball team come up short in extras to Weber State, losing by a final of 4-3 in 14 innings. After going down in order in the top half of the inning, Hornet...

Sophomore Katie Dunaway prepares for a putt during an afternoon practice on Monday, April 11. 

Women’s golf ends on a high note

Julian Perez April 29, 2016

The Sacramento State women’s golf team wrapped up its 2015-16 season on April 20 with a second place finish at the Big Sky Conference Championship in Boulder City, Nevada. The conference championship...

Do’s and dont’s for athletes in the social media world

Angel Guerrero April 28, 2016

Imagine living in a world where one mistake on a social media account could cost you a scholarship to a university or bring the scrutiny of an entire nation to your doorstep. For the nearly half...

The Sacramento State baseball team rushes Gunner Pollman after hitting a walk off hit against Fresno State at Raley Field, Wednesday, April 27.

Hornets win in walk-off fashion

David Somers April 28, 2016

Coming off of a 15-inning win against UT Rio Grande Valley on Sunday, the Sacramento State baseball team walked off in the bottom of the 11th inning on a two-out single by Gunner Pollman to win a non-conference game against Fresno State 5-4 Wednesday night in Sacramento.

Sac State (25-15) starting pitcher Tanner Olson had a brilliant midweek start, going six innings while giving up only four hits with no strikeouts and no walks. Out of the four hits given up by Olson, only one of them was an extra-base hit, which was just a double. Jonny Palsha pitched in relief of Olson and gave up four earned runs on four hits while striking out two and giving up a walk. Chad Perry relieved Palsha and pitched two strong innings, giving up no runs on just two hits with a strikeout. Austin Ragsdale earned the win with one hitless and scoreless inning pitched.

The first six innings between Fresno State and Sac State were a pitchers duel between Olson and Fresno State's trio of Edgar Gonzalez, Brennon Williams and Tim Borst, as no runs were scored in the first six innings.

Sac State got the first run of the game across in the bottom of the seventh inning. Pollman led the inning off with a two-strike single up the middle, and Vinny Esposito followed with a first-pitch single to center field to put runners on first and second base with no outs. Brandon Hunley reached base safely on a fielding error by the third baseman to load the bases with no outs. Dan Deely hit the ball right back to the pitcher who threw to third for the first out of the inning, scoring Pollman on an RBI fielder’s choice. Fresno pitcher Dylan Lee struck out the next two batters to minimize the damage.

The next half inning, Fresno State (26-16) exploded for four runs. Korby Batesole led the inning off with a walk. Nick Warren executed a sacrifice bunt to move the runner into scoring position with just one out. Zach Ashford capitalized with an RBI single to right center field to score Batesole.

Ryan Dobson bunted for a single to put runners on first and second with just one out. Kevin Viers hit an RBI double down the right field line past Esposito on a bad hop. Jake Stone executed the third bunt and second sacrifice bunt of the inning to score Dobson and advance Viers to third base. Viers scored during the next at bat on a wild pitch, giving Fresno State a 4-1 lead.

Sac State shrank the Fresno State lead by one in the bottom half of the eighth. Matt Smith was the first runner aboard of the inning on a fielding error by the shortstop. Trent Goodrich hit a double down the left field line and advanced Smith to third base with one out. Pollman hit a sacrifice fly ball to left field, scoring Smith.

Sac State tied the game in the bottom of the ninth inning on a huge hit by Smith. Chris Lewis started the rally off with a one-out single to third base. Bronson Grubbs followed with a walk. Andrew McWilliam grounded out to second base and advanced runners to second and third with two outs. Smith came up big with a two-out, two-run single through the left side of the infield to tie the game at four runs apiece.

The Hornets ended the game with a walk-off single by Pollman in the bottom of the 11th inning. Lewis led the inning off with a first-pitch single to right field. Grubbs followed with a sacrifice bunt to advance Lewis to second base. Andrew McWilliam reached base safely on a fielder’s choice to shortstop that advanced Lewis to third base.

Goodrich was then intentionally walked, which put Pollman in the hot seat. Pollman converted the run with an RBI single to walk the Hornets off the field with their heads held high and arms in the air.

Sac State will face off against New Mexico State this weekend in a three-game series at Presley Askew Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Game one starts at 6 p.m. on Friday. New Mexico is currently in third place in the Western Athletic Conference with a record of 10-5, while Sac State is tied for first with Seattle University at 12-3.

Kasparas Zemaitelis strikes the ball against Wacil Bendjelti of Eastern Washington at Rio Del Oro Racquet Club, Wednesday, March 23. Sacramento State defeated Eastern Washington, 7-0.

Men’s tennis is rested and ready to go for Big Sky tournament

Spencer Thompson April 27, 2016

The Sacramento State men’s tennis team (10-14, 8-3 in the Big Sky Conference) was pushed down into the fifth seed of the Big Sky Tournament as both Idaho and Northern Arizona finished their regular...

Hornets take care of business in Texas

Jerod Moreno April 25, 2016

The Sacramento State baseball team attempted to get a doubleheader in on Saturday before the rain hit Edinburg, Texas. However, the second game of the doubleheader was postponed in the bottom of the...

Gunner Pollman and Ryan Smith talk about a game plan against New Mexico at John Smith Field, Tuesday, Mar. 29.

Sac State drops opener to UTRGV

Jerod Moreno April 24, 2016

Sacramento State baseball fell to UT Rio Grande Valley 3-2 despite out-hitting the Vaqueros in game one of the three-game series on Friday. Sac State starting pitcher Sam Long threw six strong innings,...

Hornets waste no time in putting away Idaho State

Connor Ashford April 24, 2016

Sacramento State’s softball team got back on the right track Saturday, beating Idaho State (21-20) in six innings by a final score of 10-1 on the road. After weather caused a late start to the...

Second baseman Zamari Hinton throws to first base against Southern Utah at Shea Stadium, Saturday, April 16.

Hornets drop doubleheader to Idaho State

Connor Ashford April 24, 2016

The Sacramento State softball team lost both games of a doubleheader against Idaho State on Friday, losing by finals of 7-4 and 5-3. The first game saw the Hornets (22-17) start strong, scoring...

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