PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Joey Baran’s ninth-inning bunt single sparked a chaotic, game-ending sequence as Pittsburgh rallied to defeat Youngstown State 8-7 on Wednesday night. The Panthers scored two unearned runs on a throwing error by third baseman Nathan Beckley to complete the comeback.

Youngstown State built a 7-3 lead, powered by home runs from Beckley, Brayden Kuriger and Ryan Schummer. Beckley went 3 for 5 with a homer and two RBIs.

Pittsburgh chipped away with homers from Lorenzo Carrier, Caden Dulin, Sebastian Pisacreta and Carter Dierdorf. Carrier drove in two runs.

Alex Jang’s two-run homer in the top of the ninth gave the Penguins a brief lead before Pittsburgh’s final rally. Both teams finished with 11 hits. Pittsburgh improved to 17-6. Youngstown State fell to 3-19.