A solo home run by Jack Arroyo in the seventh inning was the difference in the Hornets’ 3-2 win at the University of San Diego on Sunday afternoon.

The victory improved the Hornets’ record to 5-2 and capped off a strong weekend, as Sacramento State took two out of three games from the Tritons.Senior John Acha homered three times in the series, batting .385 with five RBI’s.

In the series finale, Junior pitcher Warren Rosebrock picked up his first win of the year after allowing two runs on six hits in six innings of work.

UC San Diego took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third, but the Hornets’ tied the game at 1-1 in the top of the fifth inning with an RBI single from Brett Flowers.

After Hornet shortstop Brett LeVier led off the sixth inning with a triple, junior Buddy Morales drove in LeVier with a ground out to shortstop giving the Hornets’ a 2-1 lead.

The Tritons would tie the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth with a pair of singles and a double off Rosebrock.

But Arroyo’s second home run of the season, a blast over the left-center field wall in the bottom of the seventh, secured a 3-2 win for Sacramento State.Defensively catcher Buddy Morales impressed after throwing out three runners trying to steal second base.

Freshman Billy Sinacori earned his fourth save of the season after closing out the ninth inning, allowing one hit and striking out one.

The series got off to an interesting start on Friday, when the umpires arrived an hour and a half late, forcing the game to be postponed due to darkness.

The Hornets’ shrugged off the circumstances and won the series opener 6-5 on Saturday.

Acha led the attack with two home runs and three RBIs, while junior Bret LeVier went 3-5 with a two-run homer.

In Saturday’s second game, the Tritons scored early and often by tallying six runs in the first three innings en route to a 7-5 win over the Hornets’.

Sac State starter Marshall Hendon allowed six runs, four of them earned, and five hits in just two innings.

Acha continued his monster weekend with two more home runs, while LeVier added another homer.

Before making the trip to San Diego, the Hornets’ won their home opener 5-4 last Wednesday over the University of San Francisco at Hornet Field.

After the Hornets’ squandered a 4-0 lead, outfielder Ronnie Machado Jr.’s RBI single with two out in the bottom of the 10th gave the Hornets’ a 5-4 victory.

“I was disappointed that we lost a four run lead, but we found a way to scratch it out,” Hornet manager John Smith said after the win. “USF is very good, but I don’t think we played anywhere near where we should.”

The Hornets’ will return home on Friday for their next game against St. Mary’s at 2 p.m. at Hornet Field.