The pair of wins extends Sacramento State’s winning streak to a season-long three games. The Hornets are now 6-3 and have won four of their last five games. Centenary fell to 4-9.

In the first game, Sacramento State scored a run in the bottom of the first inning but allowed the Gents to score twice in the third to take a 2-1 lead. The Hornets tied the game in the fourth inning on a ground out by LeVier which scored Mario Celillo. The team moved ahead in the sixth inning when LeVier hit his first collegiate home run over the left field fence.

Sacramento State appeared to have the game in control heading into the eighth inning. However, Seth Winterer drew a leadoff walk and moved to second on a ground out. Winterer then advanced to third on a deep fly ball by Ryan Green before scoring on a wild pitch. Neither team was able to score in the ninth inning forcing the game into extra innings.

After Hornet starter Kevin Marzion retired the Gents in order in the top of the 10th, Ryan Brown was hit by a pitch to start the Sacramento State inning. Kinsey ended the game with a home run to straightaway center field on a 2-2 pitch. The homer was Kinsey’s fourth of the season and his second walk-off home run in the last five games.

Marzion threw all 10 innings to earn his first win of the season. The senior allowed just one earned run and struck out four. Tyler Robertson, who entered the game in the 10th, took the loss for Centenary.

The Hornets continued their momentum in the second game as the team scored two runs in the first inning and four in the second. Helping Sacramento State in the second innings were a pair of Gent errors, a wild pitch and a passed ball.

Centenary cut the lead to 4-2 in the fourth inning but Kinsey hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the fourth to extend the Hornet lead. Sacramento State concluded its scoring with three runs in the fifth including a two-run HR by LeVier.

Sophomore Marshall Plouffe moved to 1-0 with the win. Plouffe tossed seven innings and surrendered just five hits and one earned run while striking out nine.

The two teams will conclude the three-game series on Sunday at 1 p.m.

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Game 1 R H E

Centenary (4-8) 002 000 010 0 - 3 8 3

Sacramento State (5-3) 100 101 000 2 - 5 7 1

WP - Kevin Marzion (1-2)

LP - Tyler Robertson (0-2)

Mark Nonis, Tyler Robertson (10) and Larry Branson; Kevin Marzion and Joe Evans.

TOP HITTERS: CENT - Dan Davenport 2x4; Tony Cardone 2x4; ;Ryan Green 2x5; Patrick Beale 2B; Andrew Collup 2B. SAC - Chris Kinsey 2x4, HR, Casey Fuller 2x4, 2B, Bret LeVier 2B.

Game 2 R H E

Centenary (4-9) 000 200 003 - 5 10 3

Sacramento State (6-3) 240 330 00 - 12 11 3

WP - Marshall Plouffe (1-0)

LP - Bryan Treanor (0-1)

Bryan Treanor, Andrew Collup (1), Paul Kurpinsky (6), Clyde Shields (8) and Kevin Cassidy, Larry Branson (2), Tony Cardone (6); Marshall Plouffe, Warren Rosebrock (8), Dave Turner (9) and Matt Wilson.

TOP HITTERS: CENT - B.J. Grenda 3x5; Ryan Green 2x4, 2B; Dan Davenport 2B. SAC - Tim Reimer 3x3; Chris Kinsey 2x3, HR; Mario Celillo 2x3; Bret LeVier HR.