SACRAMENTO — Senior Jorge Bojorquez finished 3-for-4 on the day while Brett Ott and Jose Ruiz each drove in runs, but visiting Tarleton State kept the Sacramento State bats at bay en route to a 5-2 victory in game two of their Western Athletic Conference series on Saturday afternoon at John Smith Field.

The Hornets fell to 21-23 overall and 9-11 in league play with the defeat, while the Texans improved to 24-19 and 14-9 in the WAC, clinching the series with Saturday's victory.

Tarleton State scored twice in the fourth, two more in the sixth, and one in the seventh while banging out 14 hits en route to the win, stranding nine Sacramento State base runners in the process — six of those in scoring position. Mason Hammonds finished 4-for-5 and drove in three of the five runs.

Ruiz made it a one-run contest with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the fourth that brought the Hornets to within 2-1 at the time and Ott added an RBI in the ninth to cap the scoring. Sophomore Jaxon Byrd did double-duty, adding a double at the plate and pitching 1.1 scoreless innings while striking out one.

Bojorquez's three-hit day marked his fourth three-hit game of the season, matching his performances against Seattle U (April 12), No. 17 Oregon (April 9), and Grand Canyon (March 28).

Right-hander Tyler Stewart (4-3) took the loss, allowing the first two runs of the game while scattering nine hits and striking out four over the first 4.1 innings.

Reese Bassinger (4-1) picked up the win in relief for Tarleton State, allowing a run on five hits and striking out two over the final five innings, while starter Matt Haley struck out five and gave up a run on four hits over the first four innings.

The two teams meet in the series finale on Sunday (April 28) morning at 10 a.m. at John Smith Field.