CHUNG'S WALK-OFF DOUBLE LEADS BASEBALL TO DOUBLEHEADER SPLIT WITH LA TECH
5/21/2011
Derrick Chung helped the Hornets to 9-4 mark in the opening game of doubleheaders.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Sacramento State baseball team split a Western Athletic Conference doubleheader with Louisiana Tech on Saturday afternoon at John Smith Field. The Hornets took game one, 5-4, but lost game two, 2-1.
Sacramento State is now 31-25 (6-17 WAC) on the season while Louisiana Tech is 31-25 (11-12 WAC).
The Hornets will be looking for the four-game series split on Senior Day at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Sacramento State will honor seven seniors prior to the game.
Sacramento State 5, Louisiana Tech 4 (May 21, 2011 at Sacramento, Calif.) (Game 1)
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Louisiana Tech...... 112 000 0 - 4 11 0 (30-25, 10-12 WAC)
Sacramento State.... 000 400 1 - 5 8 1 (19-37, 6-16 WAC)
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Pitchers: Louisiana Tech - Petersen, Trevor; Alvis, Sam(4); Breazeale, Dan(5).
Sacramento State - Sandoval, Brandon.
Win-Sandoval, Brandon(4-3) Loss-Breazeale, Dan(1-2) T-2:15 A-379
HR LATECH - Alvis, Will (8).
Weather: 72 degrees, sunny, 8 mph wind
Alvis, S. faced 1 batter in the 5th.
GAME ONE RECAP: With a runner on and one out in the bottom of the seventh inning, Derrick Chung slapped a double to left center that scored Carter Loud all the way from first for the game-winning run as the Hornets took the opening contest of Saturday's doubleheader, 5-4.
Sacramento State starter Brandon Sandoval (4-3) pitched a complete game for the win, allowing four runs on 11 hits in seven innings with two walks and three strikeouts. The senior used two double plays to get out of jams early and keep the damage to a minimum.
After Louisiana Tech scored four runs through the first three innings, the Sacramento State offense responded with a four-run fourth to tie up the game.
Dax Turner led off with a triple to right center and eventually scored on Loud's sacrifice fly to center. After the sacrifice fly, the Hornets loaded the bases with three walks, including the last two on 3-0 counts.
After a pitching change, Blake Miller swatted a double down the left field line which cleared the bases and tied up the game.
Miller went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead the Hornets, who scored five runs on eight hits and a season-high 10 walks. A total of six Hornets drew at least one walk in the game.
The big fourth inning allowed Sandoval to settle in and the senior was outstanding in the final three frames, facing just two over the minimum in that stretch.
Chung delivered in the ninth as the Hornets improved to 9-4 in the first game of doubleheaders this season.
GAME TWO RECAP: Freshman starter Tanner Mendonca allowed just two runs on eight hits in six innings with no walks and two strikeouts but the Hornets' bats were held nearly silent as Louisiana Tech took game two of the doubleheader, 2-1.
Starter Mike Jefferson and two relievers combined to allow just five hits and issued only four walks as the Bulldogs' pitching rebounded from game one.
Sacramento State's only run of the game came on Carter Loud's second home run of the season in the eighth inning.
The Hornets had a chance to tie it up in the ninth, as Justin Higley moved from first to third on two wild pitches with just one out. But a strikeout and a pop out put the game away for the Bulldogs.
Loud, Will Soto, Blake Miller, Brent Hottman and Andrew Ayers each recorded single hits for the Hornets. Louisiana Tech's Clint Ewing paced his team offensively, going 3-for-4 with one RBI.
