LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Interstat) — Trey Hill homered and drove in two runs, and Arkansas-Little Rock scored five times in the eighth inning to rally past Morehead State 8-5 on Saturday at Mims Gym in an Ohio Valley Conference contest.

The Trojans improved to 27-20 overall and 12-10 in the OVC, while the Eagles fell to 24-21 and 11-11. Both teams recorded eight hits.

Morehead State jumped ahead early. In the top of the fourth, Ian McCubbin launched a two-run homer to deep left field, his 12th of the season, scoring Jacob Kearns. Later in the inning, Keagan Griffith singled to shallow center field, driving in Logan Coomer, who had doubled. The Eagles led 3-0 after four.

The Eagles added two more in the fifth. Griffin Olson doubled to right field, plating Dylan Krupp, and then Kearns delivered a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Bryce Germann. Morehead State led 5-0 after four and a half.

Arkansas-Little Rock got on the board in the bottom of the fifth. With the bases loaded, a sacrifice fly by Jacob Lopez scored Nico Baumbach. Later in the inning, a throwing error on a failed pickoff attempt allowed another run to score, cutting the lead to 5-2.

The Trojans crept closer in the seventh. Baumbach walked and Hill singled. A single by Jackson Chaplain drove in Baumbach, making it 5-3.

The decisive eighth inning began with a walk to Dylan Simpson and a fielder’s choice. Ty Rhoades doubled down the right-field line, putting runners at second and third. Baumbach then doubled to right, driving in two runs to tie the game at 5-5. Hill followed with a two-run homer to left center, his second of the season, to give Arkansas-Little Rock a 7-5 lead. Later, Kade Smith tripled to right field, scoring Lopez, capping the five-run outburst.

Morehead State threatened in the ninth, putting two runners on with two outs, but Tag Andrews struck out Kearns to end the game.

For Morehead State, Landon Waugh pitched six innings, allowing no hits and two earned runs while striking out one. McCubbin went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs. Olson went 1-for-3 with an RBI. Griffith went 1-for-3 with an RBI.

For Arkansas-Little Rock, Hill finished 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. Baumbach went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and three runs scored. Smith went 1-for-5 with two RBIs. Rhoades went 1-for-3. Isaac Evaniew pitched two scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out two. Josh Beezley pitched two scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out two. Andrews pitched the ninth, allowing one hit and striking out one.

The game was the second of a three-game series. Morehead State won the opener 1-0 on Friday. The teams conclude the series Sunday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Morehead State 8, Arkansas-Little Rock 6. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Arkansas-Little Rock with a 59.20 percent probability to win.