FORT MYERS, Fla. (Interstat) — The South Florida Bulls used a six-run sixth inning to defeat the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 7-3 on Tuesday night.

Eli Thomas drove in two runs, including a sixth-inning sacrifice fly, during the decisive rally that featured RBI from Jacob Green, Jevin Relaford and Ryan Pruitt. The Bulls managed just five hits but capitalized on walks and a hit batter.

The Eagles scored all three runs in the eighth on Javier Gorostola’s two-run single and an error. They outhit South Florida 9-5 but stranded multiple runners.

Five Bulls relievers combined for 8 1/3 scoreless innings, led by Dominic Pontbriant’s 2 2/3 innings with four strikeouts. Ethan Sutton also struck out three in 1 1/3 perfect frames.

South Florida improved to 21-4. Florida Gulf Coast fell to 17-8.