BASEBALL PLAYS AT PACIFIC IN STOCKTON TUESDAY NIGHT

Athletics News


Apr 24, 2017





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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sacramento State (20-20) looks to complete a season sweep of local rival Pacific (13-24) when the teams meet for the second time this season at 6 p.m. Monday in Stockton. The Hornets beat the Tigers 9-1 at John Smith Field back on March 28.
Leading Off
Sacramento State hit 10 home runs in five games last week. The Hornets recorded their first five-homer game since March 2014 in the 9-0 win at Seattle U and hit five homers over the two games against San Francisco. Kody Reynolds and Vinny Esposito homered in both USF games.
The Hornets had a string of 15 straight successful stolen base attempts before a caught stealing last Saturday. The team has been successful on 20 of its last 22 steal attempts and leads the WAC with 44 stolen bases this year. Ian Dawkins is tied for second in the WAC with 11 steals this year.
Sacramento States lead the WAC in nearly every pitching category including ERA (3.79), opposing batting average (.236), strikeout to walk ratio (2.29), WHIP (1.25), and hits allowed per nine innings (8.00). Hornet pitchers have also hit the second fewest batters and are third with 293 strikeouts.
Parker Brahms continued his outstanding freshman season earning WAC Pitcher of the Week honors after throwing six shutout innings in a win Saturday at Seattle U. The freshman allowed just three singles and two walks and tallied six strikeouts against the Redhawks for his second shutout.
Pacific has a solid 12-7 home record this year despite a 1-17 road mark. One of those loses was at John Smith Field on March 28 when the Hornets scored a 9-1 win. The Tigers have lost nine of their last 10 games and 13 of their last 15 contests. Pacific has a 5.84 team ERA and is hitting just .250.
MultimediaTuesday's game will stream live for free on HornetSports.com/Radio with Anthony Rifenburg and Noah Alvarez on the ...

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