DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Interstat) — UCF held off a late Bethune-Cookman rally for a 5-4 victory Tuesday evening at Jackie Robinson Ballpark.

The Knights built a 5-2 lead, keyed by a two-run single from Zak Skinner in the eighth inning. The Wildcats had pulled within a run in the sixth on an RBI single from Jorge Rodriguez and a sacrifice fly from Jose Fernandez.

UCF starter Roman Kimball earned the win, allowing two earned runs over five innings with four strikeouts. Kevin Schoneboom and Kris Sosnowski provided 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. Bethune-Cookman’s Andrey Martinez opened the scoring with a first-inning home run.

UCF improved to 22-15, while Bethune-Cookman fell to 29-12.