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vs. California Baptist<\/p>\n
5\/22\/2026 | 7 PM PT<\/p>\n
\n May. 22 (Fri) \/ 7 PM PT
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\n vs.\u00a0California Baptist
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<\/p>\n MESA, Ariz. — Senior Ryan Ellis<\/a> finished 2-for-3 with a tape-measure home run, a double, and three RBI, while senior Luis Pimentel-Guerrero<\/a> added two hits and a home run of his own as fourth-seeded Sacramento State held-off third-seeded Utah Tech for a 5-3 victory, eliminating the Trailblazers from the postseason and keeping their own season alive for one more game.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sacramento State improved to 28-31 and moved on to face second-seeded California Baptist on Friday night at 7 p.m. PT. The winner advances to “Championship Saturday” against No. 1 Tarleton State, needing to beat the Texans twice to clinch the crown and the league’s automatic NCAA Tournament berth. Utah Tech finishes its season at 34-24 overall.<\/p>\n After spotting the Trailblazers a run in the first, the Hornets answered on Pimentel-Guerrero’s fifth home run of the year that cleared the wall in right field on the first pitch of the second inning to tie the game at one.<\/p>\n That sent Sacramento State off to the races as Ellis’ titanic blast cleared the stacked bullpens in right field — his third of the year — to give the Hornets the lead for good in the third and they tacked on two more in the fourth on RBI doubles by Brett Ott<\/a> and Ellis for a 4-1 advantage.<\/p>\n Utah Tech responded to make it a one-run game with two in the sixth, but a sacrifice fly by Ellis in the home half of the frame put Sacramento State back up two and the Hornets shut the Trailblazers down from there.<\/p>\n Carson Timothy<\/a> (5-4) went 5.1 innings, allowing two earned on five hits, walking one and striking out a career-high six to pick up the win before turning it over to the bullpen. Trevor Wilson<\/a> went two innings and gave up just one hit while working around three walk and striking out two before Sean Carey<\/a> came on to shut the door, earning his second save of the year with 1.2 scoreless, hitless innings.<\/p>\n Erick Dessens<\/a>, Jakob Poturnak<\/a>, and Nikhil Beasley<\/a> also added hits for the Hornets, who out-hit Utah Tech by an 8-6 margin. With his performance Thursday, Ellis now has five hits in three tournament games thus far — all going for extra bases (four doubles and a home run) — while driving in a team-high five.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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