ORLANDO, Fla. (Interstat) — Ty Smolinski hit two home runs and drove in three runs Friday night to lead Kansas State to a 5-4 victory over UCF in a Big 12 game at Jay Bergman Field.

Smolinski, who had been 0-for-4 in Thursday’s loss, broke a scoreless tie in the sixth inning with a solo homer, his eighth of the season. He added a two-run blast in the seventh for his ninth home run, giving the Wildcats a 5-0 lead. AJ Evasco also homered in the seventh, a two-run shot.

UCF rallied in the bottom of the seventh. A run-scoring single by Jacobs and a two-run double by Williamson cut the deficit to 5-3. Skinner then singled in Williamson to make it 5-4. Kansas State pitchers Cohen Feser and Aaron Arnold combined to close out the game.

Lincoln Sheffield started for Kansas State, throwing 6 1/3 innings, allowing no hits while yielding three earned runs and striking out six. Camden Wicker took the loss for UCF, giving up five earned runs over 6 1/3 innings. Kansas State improved to 27-24, while UCF fell to 30-20.