May 1, 2007

Final Stats

Stockton, Calif. - Trailing 11-0 in the bottom of the third inning the Pacific baseball team came up just short of a miraculous comeback falling to Sacramento State, 13-11, on Tuesday, May 1.

The loss dropped the Tigers to 10-35-1 on the season, while Sacramento State moved to 13-32 overall.

Sacramento State got on the board first with a two-run home run from Gabe Jacobo over the left-center field wall. The Hornets added to their lead with six runs in the second and three more in the third to take an 11-0 edge.

The Tigers got on the board in bottom of the third as sophomore Kurt Wideman (Fallbrook, Calif.) singled, followed by a double from freshman Josh Powers (Elk Grove, Calif.) to put runners at second and third. One out later, freshman Matt Fuson (Lodi, Calif.) singled into right field to plate both Wideman and Powers.

Sacramento State got the two runs back in the top of the fourth to make the score, 13-2.

Pacific got back in the game in the bottom of the fifth with five runs on six hits.

The Tigers rally continued in the bottom of the sixth as sophomore Joe Oliveira (San Diego, Calif.) blasted his third home run of the season over the left field wall to make it 13-8.

In the bottom of the eighth, sophomore Zach Chamberlin (San Rafael, Calif.) made it a two-run game with a three-run home run over the center field wall.

Sacramento State's Billy Sinacori (2-1) earned the win as he allowed seven runs on eight hits in 3.1 innings

Chamberlin led the Pacific offense as he was 2-for-5 including a three-run home run.

Sophomore Erik Hamren (Coto de Caza, Calif.) suffered the loss (0-2) surrendering five runs on two hits, two hit batters and a walk in 1.1 innings.

Pacific returns to the diamond on Friday, May 4 as the Tigers travel to Riverside, Calif. to take on UC Riverside at 7 p.m.