SACRAMENTO (Interstat) — Rayner Heinrich homered and drove in four runs as Tarleton State defeated Sacramento State 15-4 on Friday at John Smith Field in a Western Athletic matchup. The Texans, who now are 34-18, pounded out 17 hits to the Hornets’ six.

Heinrich went 2 for 4 with a three-run homer in the third inning and later added an RBI walk. First baseman Cage McCloud also homered and drove in four runs, going 2 for 5. Ethan Wendel pitched four scoreless innings, allowing no hits and striking out two. Ike Shirey went 3 for 6 with two RBIs for Tarleton State.

The Hornets (25-30) scored their runs on Luis Pimentel-Guerrero’s two-run homer in the fourth and two unearned runs in the fifth. Tarleton State scored 15 runs through six innings, including a four-run homer by Cason McCloud in the fifth. The Texans’ Tai Phetluangsy struck out three in one perfect inning. Adam Enyart took the loss for Sacramento State, allowing one earned run over 2 1/3 innings.