RICHMOND, Va. (Interstat) — Virginia Commonwealth broke open a tie game with a five-run eighth inning to defeat Army 11-3 on Saturday evening.

The Rams, who evened the weekend series, trailed 3-1 early but tied it on Dante DeFranco’s two-run homer in the second. The Black Knights pulled even at 3-3 in the sixth on Carter Hewitt’s two-run single.

VCU starter Patrick Steitz earned the win, allowing two runs over six innings with five strikeouts. Army’s Kevin Reavey took the loss, yielding three runs in five innings despite not allowing a hit.

The Rams sent 10 batters to the plate in the decisive eighth, keyed by RBI hits from Nick Flores and Nate Kirkpatrick. Quinn Maher drove in two runs without a hit for VCU. The Rams improved to 7-8, while Army fell to 5-6.