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Sacramento State's Matt Masciangelo hit by pitch 7 times in 8 at-bats to open NCAA season

Matt Masciangelo will never forget his debut with Sacramento State's baseball team.

During the Hornets' doubleheader against Loyola Marymount on Friday, Masciangelo, a junior outfielder who transferred from Cal State Bakersfield, was hit by a pitch seven times in eight plate appearances.

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But how about 7? Sacramento State's Matt Masciangelo was a hit... err... was hit... by a pitch seven times in eight plate appearances in his Hornet debut against Loyola Marymount on Friday... #StingersUp pic.twitter.com/U4enqrAQwD

— Sac State Baseball (@SacStBaseball) February 17, 2024

Masciangelo was plunked three times in the opener and four times in the second game.