BOCA RATON, Fla. (Interstat) — Charlotte scored five runs in the first inning and held off a late Florida Atlantic rally to win 5-4 Sunday at FAU Baseball Stadium, snapping a two-game losing streak in the American Athletic series.

Dylan Koontz drove in three runs, including a first-inning walk and a sacrifice fly in the seventh, and added an RBI single in the ninth. The 49ers collected 11 hits but grounded into three double plays. Eddie Copper pitched four scoreless innings with five strikeouts, and Adam Stanton struck out five over 4 1/3 innings for Charlotte.

Florida Atlantic’s Nicholas Romano homered in the ninth, a two-run shot that cut the deficit to 5-4, and finished with three RBIs. Brayden Gilson tossed 3 2/3 scoreless frames for the Owls, who had nine hits.

Charlotte improved to 20-23 overall; FAU dropped to 21-22. The teams split the three-game series after the Owls won the first two.