SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Makoa Sniffen drove in five runs, including a four-run homer, as Saint Mary’s defeated San Diego State 9-6 on Sunday evening at USD Sports Center to win the weekend series.

Sniffen’s blast to deep left field highlighted a five-run fifth inning for the Gaels, who collected 11 hits. Ian Armstrong added a solo home run in the eighth. Jake Hilton earned the win with five innings of two-run ball for Saint Mary’s, which improved to 9-5.

The Aztecs, who fell to 9-7, scored first on Tyce Peterson’s first-inning double but could not overcome the deficit despite three RBIs from Peterson and Jabin Trosky. Carson Johnson took the loss for San Diego State.