Sacramento State enters the series riding on a four-game winning streak.  The Hornets beat WCC foe Pacific 8-5 on Monday and swept Texas State over the weekend.

Entering the season, Sacramento State was picked to finish in a three-way tie for first at the top of the Western Athletic Conference along with UT Rio Grande Valley and Grand Canyon.  Right-handed pitcher Scott Randall was named the WAC's Preseason Pitcher of the Year.

Thus far in 2021, the Hornets are 5-2 on the season and Randall has a 1-0 record with a 2.70 ERA over 10.0 innings, striking out nine and walking just one.

As a team, the Hornets boasts a 2.95 ERA.

Offensively, they are hitting .218 with Aaron Zeidman leading the way with a .462 batting average going 6-for-13.  Martin Vincelle-Simard tops the team with three round trippers while Dawson Bacho has driven in a team-high eight runs despite hitting just .200.

Defensively, the Hornets have committed five errors on the season and has a .980 fielding percentage.