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\n May. 21 (Thu) \/ 3 PM PT
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<\/p>\n MESA, Ariz. \u2014 Senior Ryan Ellis<\/a> tied a school single-game record with three doubles and senior Jace Jeremiah<\/a> added a double, a home run, and three RBI on the day, helping power the No. 4-seeded Sacramento State offense to a 9-4 victory over No. 5 Abilene Christian in both team’s Western Athletic Conference Tournament opener on Wednesday afternoon at Hohokam Stadium.<\/p>\n The Hornets improved to 27-30 overall and advances to face top-seeded regular season champion Tarleton State on Thursday at 3 p.m. PT. Sacramento State, which avenged a loss to the Wildcats that ended its tournament run in 2025, meets the Texans in a quick rematch of last week’s regular season finales at John Smith<\/a> Field in which the Hornets took two-of-three.<\/p>\n ACU fell to 25-30 and is facing No. 6-seeded UT Arlington in an elimination game as of press time.<\/p>\n Ellis became the 15th Hornet to collect three doubles in a game and the first to do so since Matt Masciangelo<\/a> accomplished the feat at Grand Canyon on March 28, 2024. All told, seven of Sacramento State’s 12 hits on the day went for extra bases after Sam Harry<\/a> doubled twice and Jeremiah wrapped up his big day at the plate.<\/p>\n With three hits, Ellis was one of four Hornets to finish the day with multiple hits as seven of the nine batters in the lineup collected at least one.<\/p>\n Starter Ethan Lay<\/a> (5-3) collected his ninth “quality start” of the season en route to the win, allowing two runs on seven hits over six innings, walking two and striking out seven. Sean Carey<\/a> struck out five over 2.0 innings of relief and Trevor Wilson<\/a> picked up his sixth save of the year in just three pitches, inducing a game-ending double play with the bases loaded.<\/p>\n A two-run single in the top of the first staked the Wildcats to an early lead, but that would be it for Abilene Christian for a while as Sacramento State rattled off nine unanswered runs until the ninth when the Wildcats plated an inconsequential pair.<\/p>\n Three doubles in the team’s first four at-bats were enough to tie the game as Harry doubled down the right field line and scored on Ellis’ first two-bagger of the day to get the Hornets on the scoreboard. After a strikeout, Jeremiah bounced a ground-rule double over the fence in right centerfield, plating Ellis to make it a 2-2 game.<\/p>\n A walk and Ellis’ second double set the table for Erick Dessens<\/a> in the third as the junior laced a single back up the middle to score both and give Sacramento State the lead for good. Jeremiah then added the cherry on top of a four-run inning, taking the first pitch he saw from ACU starter Brett Lanman (1-6) over the wall in left for a 6-2 lead and the Hornets never looked back.
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Harry and Jeremiah extended their respective hitting streaks to nine consecutive games following their performances on Wednesday, while Ellis (10 games) and Brett Ott<\/a> (nine games) added one more to their respective runs of reaching base safely.
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\nBig fly for Jace Jeremiah<\/a> (??? 102 mph, ??394 ft) — his fourth of the year — extends the Hornets’ lead in the third#StingersUp<\/a> x #WACbsb<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\u2014 Sac State Baseball (@SacStBaseball) May 20, 2026<\/a>
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\nThree more runs came across in the eighth to put the game out of reach as Harry doubled and scored on Ellis’ record-tying double and a pair scored later in the inning on bases-loaded walks to Jakob Poturnak<\/a> and Cameron Sewell<\/a> for the 9-2 advantage.
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\nA little better version of Ryan Ellis’<\/a> 3rd double of the day — which ties a school single-game record — leading to another run… The Hornets add two more on bases-loaded walks and lead 9-2 in the 8th#StingersUp<\/a> x #WACbsb<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nA solo home run and a bases-loaded hit batter gave Abilene Christian a pair of runs in the ninth and the Wildcats had the tying run on deck before Wilson stepped in, inducing the game-ending twin killing to secure the victory.<\/p>\n
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\n\u2014 Sac State Baseball (@SacStBaseball) May 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n