Sacramento State 12, at California Baptist 7

MESA, Ariz. (Interstat) — Jakob Poturnak hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning to break open a close game and lift Sacramento State to a 12-7 victory over California Baptist on Friday in the Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship. The Hornets, who entered the tournament with a 29-31 record, used a 14-hit attack to outlast the top-seeded Lancers, who fell to 44-15. Sacramento State has now won two of its last three games against California Baptist, including a 19-2 rout on May 10. Poturnak, the third baseman, finished 1 for 5 with four runs batted in, his lone… Read more...