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\n May. 15 (Fri) \/ 8 P.M.
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History <\/a><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n SACRAMENTO, California \u2014 Tarleton State dropped the opening game of its final regular season conference series on Thursday, falling 8-5 to Sacramento State at John Smith Field in Sacramento, California.<\/p>\n The Texans (33-18, 11-5 WAC) held an early four-run lead before the Hornets (25-29, 9-7 WAC) rallied late to even the series opener. Despite the loss, Tarleton State remains one win away from clinching the outright WAC regular season championship.<\/p>\n Tarleton State jumped out quickly, scoring two runs in the second inning and two more in the third to take a 4-0 advantage. Sergio Guerra<\/a> opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly before Ike Shirey<\/a> added an RBI single later in the frame. In the third, Rayner Heinrich<\/a> drove in a run with a single up the middle, and another run crossed following a double play ball.<\/p>\n The Texans collected seven hits on the night, led by multi-hit performances from Slade McCloud<\/a> and Shirey. Heinrich added an RBI, while Carson Lorch<\/a> scored twice and reached base twice.<\/p>\n Matthew McCullough<\/a> turned in a strong start on the mound, allowing just one unearned run across 4.1 innings while striking out two. Karsen Davis<\/a> and Anthony Treto<\/a> combined for 2.2 innings of relief, with Treto recording two strikeouts.<\/p>\n Sacramento State chipped away with a run in the fourth before scoring twice in both the sixth and seventh innings to take its first lead of the game at 5-4. Tarleton State answered in the eighth when Shirey delivered an RBI single to tie the game, but the Hornets responded with a three-run double from Jace Jeremiah in the bottom half of the inning to reclaim control.<\/p>\n