ORLANDO, Fla. (Interstat) — UCF rallied from a five-run deficit and scored twice in the ninth inning, capped by a walk-off throwing error, to defeat Kansas State 6-5 in a Big 12 matchup Saturday evening at Jay Bergman Field.

The Wildcats jumped to a 5-0 lead in the top of the first, but the Knights gradually cut into it. Jordan Lodise had a sacrifice fly in the second, Javier Crespo homered in the fourth, and Lodise added an RBI double in the sixth to make it 5-3. After Kansas State scored in the top of the eighth, UCF got a run back on a fielder’s choice in the bottom half. In the ninth, Stephen Chucka tied the game with a solo homer. With two outs, a throwing error by first baseman Smolinski allowed the winning run to score.

Kaniel Rosado earned the win with 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief, allowing three hits and striking out two. UCF had 10 hits to Kansas State’s nine. The Knights improved to 31-20; the Wildcats dropped to 27-25.