SACRAMENTO – Sacramento State defeated Utah Valley University 7-2 on Sunday afternoon at John Smith Field in Sacramento, California to sweep the weekend series. 
 
The Hornets (28-23, 17-13 WAC) used early runs and solid pitching to keep in front of Utah Valley (16-35, 9-18 WAC). The Wolverines brought home two runs but could not rally from behind. 
 
UVU got a runner on base in the second after Cole Jordan drew a two-out walk to give the Wolverines their first base runner of the game. Jordan was left on the bases after a groundout ended the inning. 
 
Trailing 5-0 in the fourth, Spencer Olsen was hit by a pitch with one out before Mick Madsen hit his third home run of the year to right field to bring the score back to 5-2. For Madsen, it marked his second home run of the week after going deep on Wednesday at Portland. 
 
After holding Sac State scoreless in the bottom of the fourth, the Wolverines looked to get more runs back. Kyle Coburn got a two-out double to right field before Mitch Moralez drew a walk to put two runners on base. The inning ended as Trey Cutchen grounded into a fielder's choice. 
 
Moralez reached base in the eighth after being hit by a pitch. Cutchen lined a ball right at the Hornet first baseman, who tagged first for a double play. 
 
Trey Goodrich (1-0) picked up the win tossing 2.0 innings, allowing one hit, and holding the Wolverines scoreless. Mason Gray (2-5) gets tagged with the loss after going 2.1 innings for Utah Valley. Kevin Haynes picked up his second save of the year after throwing three hitless innings. 
 
Luke McCollough went 2.2 innings in relief of Gray, allowing three hits and one run. Blake Zeleny went 2.0 innings, giving up two hits and one run. Bobby Voortmeyer closed the game for Utah Valley throwing one inning on two base hits. 
 
Offensively the Wolverines were led by Madsen, who had the two-run home run, and Coburn with a double. Moralez reached base twice in the contest. 
 
The Wolverines will now head to Stockton, California to close a nine-game trip at Pacific on Monday at 1:00 p.m. MT/noon PT. Utah Valley will then come home to close out the regular season in a crucial WAC series against New Mexico State beginning at 6:05 p.m. on Thursday, May 19.