HUNTSVILLE, Texas (Interstat) — Caleb Cotton singled up the middle with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to drive in the winning run and lift Sam Houston State to a 5-4 victory over Delaware on Saturday afternoon at Don Sanders Stadium.

The Bearkats improved to 22-29 overall, while the Blue Hens dropped to 17-33.

Delaware took a 4-0 lead scoring on a RBI double by Jeremy Wolf in the first and two sacrifice flies in the third and fourth. Sam Houston rallied for four runs in the fifth, taking advantage of a throwing error and a wild pitch.

Wolf homered to right field in the eighth to tie the game at 4-4.

Wolf finished 4 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs. Ryan McLaughlin pitched 4⅔ innings, allowing one earned run while striking out five without surrendering a hit. Cotton had two hits and two RBIs for Sam Houston.

Tyler Ryden started for the Bearkats and allowed three earned runs over five innings. Jonathan Anders picked up the win with 2⅔ innings of relief.

The series concludes Sunday.