HOSKINS' SIXTH HOME RUN OF THE SEASON LEADS BASEBALL PAST SAN FRANCISCO, 3-1
3/28/2012
Rhys Hoskins pulled out his home run trot after a two-run blast in the sixth inning at USF.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Freshman Rhys Hoskins hit his team-best sixth home run of the season while six pitchers limited the Dons to just three hits and the Sacramento State baseball team defeated San Francisco, 3-1, on Thursday afternoon at Benedetti Diamond.
The Hornets (13-13) scored three runs on 10 hits with one error. The Dons (13-14) tallied one run on just three hits with no errors.
In a game that featured 16 pitchers – 10 for USF, six for Sacramento State – neither teams' offense could get into much of a rhythm.
The Dons took a 1-0 lead after shortstop Aritz Garcia’s sacrifice fly in the fourth. The Hornets had five hits through the first five innings but nothing to show for it until Hoskins stepped to the plate in the sixth. The Jesuit HS graduate put a charge into a 1-0 pitch which sailed over the left field fence. Hoskins’ team-best sixth home run of the season gave the Hornets a 2-1 lead. Clay Cederquist smacked a pinch hit single to right to tack on an insurance run in the ninth but it wasn’t needed as the Sacramento State pitching staff was on point.
Kopas (1-0) earned his first collegiate victory while Davis pitched a perfect 1-2-3 ninth for his team-leading fourth save. The senior closer has surrendered just three runs on six hits in 13 innings this season. San Francisco reliever Jordan Haseltine (0-1) took the loss.
Sacramento State has tomorrow off before starting a three-game set at CSU Bakersfield on Friday. The Hornets will throw RHPs Tanner Mendonca, Ty Nichols and Brennan Leitao in the series. The Roadrunners are 8-14 this season.
Sacramento State 3, San Francisco 1 (Mar 28, 2012 at San Francisco, Calif.)
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Sacramento State.... 000 002 001 - 3 10 1 (13-13)
San Francisco....... 000 100 000 - 1 3 0 (13-14)
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Pitchers: Sacramento State - Morgan, Zach; Hoelzen, Tyler(3); Creel, Brandon(4); Kopas, Daniel(5); Greenwood, Hunter(6); Davis, R.J.(9) and Chung, Derrick. San Francisco - CECILIO, Christian; LOVE, Cameron(2); REMER, Jordan(3); HINKLE, Haden(4); LEE, Sheldon(5); HASELTINE, Jordan(6); WATERMAN, Elliott(7); WEST, Logan(8); PULIDO, Andrew(9); GRAFF, Ben(9) and MORIOKA, Mason.
Win-Kopas, Daniel(1-0) Save-Davis, R.J.(4) Loss-HASELTINE, Jordan(0-1) T-2:50 A-82
HR SAC - Hoskins, Rhys (6).
Weather: Overcast, Light Rain
Game: 26USF12
