NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (Interstat) — High Point built a huge early lead and held off a late Charleston Southern rally for a 14-11 victory in a Big South Conference baseball game that stretched from Friday afternoon into the evening at Buccaneer Ballpark.

The Panthers (25-12) scored nine runs in the second inning, highlighted by a three-run homer from Christian Smith and a two-run shot from SeoJun Oh, who finished with three RBIs. The Buccaneers (21-15) chipped away, amassing 17 hits, including four RBIs from Tyler Wright and two each from Chandler Tuupo and Lucas Pringle.

High Point relievers Tyler Shafer and Jack Carey combined for 5 1/3 scoreless innings to stem the comeback. Charleston Southern scored three unearned runs in the eighth to pull within three but got no closer. The teams combined for 29 hits.