{"id":268653,"date":"2026-04-15T06:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/268653\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T06:21:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:21:09","slug":"baseball-powers-past-san-francisco-in-midweek-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/268653\/","title":{"rendered":"BASEBALL POWERS PAST SAN FRANCISCO IN MIDWEEK WIN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UTA_200x200.png\" alt=\"UT Arlington\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p>at UT Arlington<\/p>\n<p>4\/17\/2026 | 4 PM PT<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Apr. 17 (Fri) \/ 4 PM PT&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UTA_200x200.png\" alt=\"UT Arlington\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        at\u00a0UT Arlington&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/hornetsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/opponent-history\/ut-arlington\/124\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>SACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 Senior <a href=\"https:\/\/hornetsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/luis-pimentel-guerrero\/10291\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10291\" target=\"_blank\">Luis Pimentel-Guerrero<\/a> finished 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI while six pitchers combined on a three-hitter on Tuesday night, helping lift the Sacramento State baseball team to a 12-2 seven-inning victory over visiting San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>The Hornets (16-22 overall) won for the fifth time in their last seven games and swept a pair of midweek games from the Dons by a combined 20-5 score. USF fell to 18-16 overall with the loss.<\/p>\n<p>Pimentel-Guerrero reached base in all four of his plate appearances, adding a first-inning walk to a two-run home run in the second \u2014 his third of the season \u2014 and singles in the fourth and fifth innings. It marked his 12th multi-hit game of the year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hornetsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/ryan-ellis\/10977\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10977\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Ellis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hornetsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/erick-dessens\/10980\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10980\" target=\"_blank\">Erick Dessens<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/hornetsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/ayden-hadley\/10989\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10989\" target=\"_blank\">Ayden Hadley<\/a> all finished with two hits, while four other Sacramento State batters ended the night with knocks \u2014 including a double by <a href=\"https:\/\/hornetsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/cameron-sewell\/10270\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10270\" target=\"_blank\">Cameron Sewell<\/a>. Five Hornets combined to drive in 10 of the team&#8217;s 12 runs, while two more scored on a pair of San Francisco errors.<\/p>\n<p>Ellis and Pimtentel-Guerrero helped set the table, each scoring three runs, while Dessens and <a href=\"https:\/\/hornetsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/sam-harry\/10976\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10976\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Harry<\/a> added two apiece.<\/p>\n<p>On the mound, junior <a href=\"https:\/\/hornetsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/konner-entz\/10978\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10978\" target=\"_blank\">Konner Entz<\/a> went two innings in the start, allowing a pair of unearned runs on a hit and striking out one. Freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/hornetsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/devin-james\/10990\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10990\" target=\"_blank\">Devin James<\/a> (2-1) relieved him in the third and picked up the win, allowing just two hits and striking out one over his two innings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hornetsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/carson-timothy\/10982\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10982\" target=\"_blank\">Carson Timothy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hornetsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/kurt-marton\/10981\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10981\" target=\"_blank\">Kurt Marton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hornetsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/andrew-monson\/10278\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10278\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Monson<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/hornetsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/chase-sorlie\/10296\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10296\" target=\"_blank\">Chase Sorlie<\/a> then finished the night without allowing a hit or a run and striking out three and allowing only two baserunners on hit by pitches.<\/p>\n<p>A pair of passed balls after a one-out walk and a single led to the Dons&#8217; two runs in the first, but that was it for San Francisco, which managed a third inning single and a fourth-inning double for its only other hits on the day.<\/p>\n<p>The Hornets, meanwhile, wasted little time in rallying in the home half of the first, plating four runs to take the lead for good. Three walks and a hit by pitch led to the team&#8217;s first run as <a href=\"https:\/\/hornetsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/jakob-poturnak\/10293\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10293\" target=\"_blank\">Jakob Poturnak<\/a> put his team on the board for the first time. <a href=\"https:\/\/hornetsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/jace-jeremiah\/10979\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10979\" target=\"_blank\">Jace Jeremiah<\/a> followed with a potential double-play ball to the left side that was thrown away on the turn, allowing Ellis and Pimentel-Guerrero to score for the 3-2 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Sewell&#8217;s double just out of the reach of the USF centerfielder added a fourth run and the Hornets began to run away.<\/p>\n<p>After stranding a runner in the second, Sacramento State plated three in the home half as <a href=\"https:\/\/hornetsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/erick-dessens\/10980\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10980\" target=\"_blank\">Erick Dessens<\/a> doubled home a run and Pimentel-Guerrero followed with his blast over the right field wall to make it 7-2.<\/p>\n<p>Jeremiah tacked on two more with a two-run single in the fourth and the Hornets made it a double-digit lead with back-to-back singled by Dessens and Pimentel-Guerrero and another on an error to cap the scoring.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the bullpen cruised, retiring the side in order in the fifth and stranding runners in the sixth and seventh to nail down the win.<\/p>\n<p>Sacramento State opens an eight-game roadtrip with a return to Western Athletic Conference play this weekend, traveling to Texas for a three-game series against UT Arlington on April 17-19. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. PT on Friday, Noon PT on Saturday, and 10 a.m. PT on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Game: at UT Arlington 4\/17\/2026 | 4 PM PT &#13; Apr. 17 (Fri) \/&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":268654,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122],"class_list":["post-268653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268653\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}