FLORENCE, Ala. (Interstat) — Tripp Patterson pitched six innings with six hits allowed, no earned runs and five strikeouts as North Alabama defeated Austin Peay 6-1 Friday at Braly Municipal Stadium. The Lions improved to 27-26 overall, while the Governors fell to 24-29.

Will Millard led the North Alabama offense, going 3 for 4 with three RBIs, including a double in the second inning that scored Nash Rippen for the game’s first run. Tyler LePage added two hits and two RBIs, driving in a run with a single in the fourth and another with a double in the eighth.

North Alabama scored three runs in the fifth, capitalizing on a throwing error by Austin Peay second baseman Andres Matias that allowed an unearned run. Millard followed with a two-run single. The Lions rapped 10 hits and grounded into two double plays.

Austin Peay’s lone run came in the ninth on a solo home run by Cole Johnson. Ryker Walton took the loss, allowing two earned runs on no hits over 3 1/3 innings. Luke Davenport earned a hold with two innings of one-run relief, and Kelly Crumpton struck out three in a perfect ninth.