SACRAMENTO, Calif. - JaRell McIntyre hit a three-run home run in the

fifth inning to tie the game and singled in the go-ahead run in the

seventh to lift the University of Nevada to a 9-6 win over Sacramento

State Tuesday afternoon at Hornet Field.

The win improved the Wolf Pack to 22-19 overall. The Hornets dropped

to 17-23 and have now lost 13 of their past 15 games.

Nevada scored the game's first run when second baseman Matt Maguire

hit an opposite-field home run. Maguire, however, paid the price in

his next at-bat when he was hit with a pitch in his back. Nevada

responded in the next half inning by striking leadoff hitter Aurelio

Jackson which resulted in both benches emptying and a lot of talking.

After order was restored, Tim Maghan put Sacramento State ahead with

the first of his two home runs of the day. The Wolf Pack tied the

score in the fourth on a single by Alex Rangel which scored McIntyre.

The Hornets then broke the tie in the bottom half of the inning,

scoring four runs. The first run scored on a botched pickoff attempt

which plated Chris Kinsey. Jackson then drove home Cory Williams with

a sacrifice fly and Maghan added the final touch with his second

two-run shot of the day.

Starter Jeff Groeger opened the fifth inning by retiring the first

two batters but then ran into trouble. The junior allowed a solo home

run by Chris Dickerson and a single to Mike Gillies before walking Bo

Bryant. McIntyre then hit the first pitch offered to him over the

left field fence to tie the game. Nevada surged ahead in the seventh

on a single by McIntyre and added two more runs in the ninth on a

two-out error by Williams.

Maghan became the first Hornet to hit two home runs in a game since

Daniel Harkness hit a pair against Cal State Fullerton on March 20,

1999. The Keizer, Ore., native ended the day 2-for-5 with four RBI.

Freshman Chris Kinsey was the other bright spot in the Sacramento

State lineup going 3-for-4.

McIntyre completed the game 4-for-5 with four RBI and a pair of runs

scored. Maguire and Gillies each added two hits.

Sacramento State returns to Hornet Field on Friday to host UC Santa

Barbara. The game, which is the first of a three-game Big West

series, will start at 2 p.m.

WP - Jason Mackintosh (5-5)

SV - Clint Kofmehl (3)

LP - Jeff Groeger (4-7)

James Holcomb, Jason Mackintosh (4), George Moran (7), Clint Kofmehl

(9) and Christian Popoff; Jeff Groeger, Marshall Plouffe (6), Adam

Rakela (8), Joey Robinson (8), Michael Penbera (9) and Dave Lusk.

TOP HITTERS: NEV - JaRell McIntyre 4x5, 4 RBI, HR, 2B, Matt Maguire

2x5, HR, Mike Gillies 2x5, Chris Dickerson HR; SAC - Chris Kinsey

3x4, Tim Maghan 2x5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, Carlos Morales 2B.