HUNTSVILLE, Texas (Interstat) — Sam Houston scored six runs in the seventh inning to erase a five-run deficit and defeat Texas-Arlington 7-5 on Tuesday at Don Sanders Stadium.

The Mavericks built a 5-0 lead by the third, highlighted by a two-run homer from Xavier Melendez. The Bearkats’ comeback in the seventh featured a two-run double by Jeric Curtis and an RBI ground-rule double from Hunter Alvord. Relievers Cooper Harris, Jakob Holzer and Zak Johnson combined for 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball for Sam Houston. Texas-Arlington’s Dylan Skolfield, Landon Murphy and Hayes Melville provided 6 2/3 scoreless relief innings in the loss.

Sam Houston improved to 12-12. Texas-Arlington fell to 8-16.