SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Fresno State baseball team defeated the Sacramento State Hornets 5-4 at John Smith Field on Tuesday.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Eddie Saldivar hit a standup double to right center on the first pitch of the game, and was driven in by Rocco Peppi, who hit a double in the very next at-bat.
The Bulldogs took a 4-0 lead in the top of the third with a sacrifice fly from Murf Gray and back-to-back RBI singles from Bobby Blandford and Tyler Davis.
The Hornets started to rally in the third with a three-run homer to straight-away center.
The offense slowed for both clubs until the sixth inning when Rocco Peppi hit his second RBI double of the night to bring in Saldivar.
The Bulldogs held the Hornets scoreless until the bottom of the ninth when they hit an RBI triple to make it a 5-4 game, but the rally came up short.
NOTES
Bryce Armstrong made his first season and second career start for the Bulldogs and pitched 3.0 innings with three strikeouts, one walk and three earned runs.
Freshmen JT Guerrero and Caleb Anderson both came in relief for the Bulldogs and combined three scoreless innings with five strikeouts and only one hit.
Tommy Hopfe earned his third save of the season and JT Guerrero earned his first win.
UP NEXT
The Diamond 'Dogs are headed to San Jose State for the second conference series of the season.