NEW ORLEANS (Interstat) — Jayden Adcox’s three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted the New Orleans Privateers to a 6-4 victory over the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders on Friday at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in a Southland Conference game.

Adcox, the Privateers’ catcher, finished 1-for-2 with the homer and three RBIs. His blast to deep left field erased a 4-3 deficit and gave New Orleans a lead it never relinquished. The Privateers improved to 23-30 overall and 12-16 in conference play, while the Islanders dropped to 23-27 and 13-14.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi grabbed its first lead in the top of the seventh when catcher Jack Bergstrom homered to left field, his solo shot putting the Islanders ahead 4-3. Bergstrom went 1-for-3 with the home run and an RBI.

The Islanders had taken a 3-3 tie earlier in the sixth inning on a triple by right fielder Isaiah Afework, who drove in Stark. Afework led the Islanders with a 3-for-4 performance and an RBI.

New Orleans opened the scoring in the bottom of the first. After Biddick singled, Kruise Newman homered to left field, driving in two runs. Newman, the Privateers’ first baseman, finished 1-for-4 with the homer and two RBIs.

The Privateers extended the lead to 3-0 in the bottom of the fourth. Tidwell singled and later scored on a double by Cummings.

Trailing 3-0, the Islanders rallied in the top of the fifth. Afework singled and Reynolds reached on a hit-by-pitch. After a sacrifice bunt, Afework scored on a wild pitch and Reynolds scored on a single by Sanchez, cutting the deficit to 3-2.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tied the game in the top of the sixth when Afework tripled to right field, scoring Stark.

Islanders starting pitcher Connor Schlect worked 5.2 innings, allowing three earned runs on four hits with two strikeouts. The right-hander was replaced by Singleton after giving up a hit in the sixth.

New Orleans starter Riley Marcotte pitched seven innings, allowing four earned runs on seven hits while striking out five. Jack Garvey relieved Marcotte in the eighth and pitched 1.1 innings of one-hit relief with three strikeouts, earning the win. Skylar Jones and Lane Alack combined to close the ninth, with Alack recording the final out after a bases-loaded jam.

Islanders reliever Easten Smith took the loss after allowing Adcox’s home run. Smith threw 1.2 innings, giving up one earned run on no hits with four strikeouts.

Defensively, New Orleans turned a double play in the first inning and catcher Adcox threw out a runner attempting to steal third in the fourth.

The Islanders outhit the Privateers 8-5 but left nine runners on base, including three in the ninth inning. New Orleans left seven runners on base.

The game was the second of a three-game series. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi lost the opener 9-2 on Thursday, and the teams meet again Saturday.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a 6-5 Islanders victory, while Interstat’s ELO system gave New Orleans a 59.20 percent probability of winning.