SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Interstat) — South Carolina Upstate rallied from a four-run deficit to beat Northern Kentucky 10-9 on Saturday afternoon at Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park. The Spartans improved to 29-27, while the Norse dropped to 24-28.

Brady Small hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning to tie the game at 9-9. Henry Zenor followed with an RBI single that scored Alex Ritzer for the go-ahead run. Zenor finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Maloy Heaghney added two hits and two RBIs for Upstate.

Northern Kentucky’s Josh Williams went 5-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs. Pierce Bauerle homered in the ninth to pull the Norse within one, but Jacob Kirby closed the door with four innings of relief, allowing four hits and one earned run while striking out three.

The Norse outhit the Spartans 13-12. Northern Kentucky had taken a 9-5 lead in the fifth inning on a two-run single by Alex Brazer and a two-run double by Williams. But the Spartans answered with five runs in the sixth to secure the win.