HUNTSVILLE, Texas (Interstat) — Tate Hickman pitched six innings of four-hit shutout ball as Sam Houston State crushed Delaware 8-1 in Conference USA action Sunday afternoon at Don Sanders Stadium.

Hickman allowed no earned runs and struck out two for the Bearkats (23-29). Sam Houston broke the game open with a six-run fourth inning, featuring Hunter Alvord’s solo homer, a sacrifice fly and two wild pitches. Kirby Orth added a two-run homer in the eighth, and Caleb Cotton singled in the first run. The Bearkats amassed 10 hits and two sacrifice hits.

Delaware (17-34) scored its only run in the eighth on Jeremy Wolf’s RBI single. The Blue Hens managed six hits but grounded into three double plays. Ben Moyzan threw 2.2 scoreless innings of relief for Delaware. Sam Houston completed a three-game series sweep, having won the previous two games by scores of 5-4 and 13-2.