LEWISBURG, Pa. (Interstat) — Bucknell Bison rallied from an early deficit and held off a Navy Midshipmen comeback Monday afternoon at Eugene B. Depew Field, winning 6-4 in a Patriot League contest.

The game turned decisively in the bottom of the seventh inning when Bucknell left fielder Michael Trommer doubled to right center, driving home Billy Fluharty for what proved to be the decisive run. Trommer finished 2 for 4 with two RBIs, including that go-ahead knock off Navy reliever Jackson Beattie.

Navy jumped ahead in the top of the first inning. After two quick outs, Chris Klug doubled to left field and scored on Patrick Walsh’s single to left. Navy led 1-0 but Walsh was thrown out trying to steal second to end the inning.

Bucknell answered in the third inning, capitalizing on two Navy errors. After a walk and a single, a wild pitch moved runners to second and third. With two outs, a throwing error by Navy pitcher Tyler Grenn allowed Andrew Swenson and Zach Selfon to score, tying the game at 2-2. A subsequent error by the third baseman on a ball hit by Garrett Mathias allowed Trommer to score, giving Bucknell a 3-2 lead.

The Bison extended their lead in the fourth. Lleyton Coupe singled and advanced on a walk and a wild pitch. Andrew Swenson lifted a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Coupe to make it 4-2. After a single by Deacon Bowne, Beattie relieved Grenn. Billy Fluharty then reached on a fielder’s choice, driving in Selfon for a 5-2 Bucknell advantage.

Navy pulled even in the top of the sixth. Will Howard doubled to left center and Noah Stead doubled to left, putting runners at second and third. Tyler Cripe’s sacrifice fly scored Howard. Klug reached on an error by Bucknell third baseman Deacon Bowne, allowing Stead to score. Following a single by Evan Brown, Andrew Manning singled to center, scoring Klug for a 5-5 tie. Bucknell turned to reliever Everett Garber, who struck out Victor Izquierdo to end the inning.

Bucknell regained the lead for good in the seventh. Fluharty singled and Trommer doubled to right center. Navy brought in Jackson Clark, who retired the next three batters, but Bucknell held a 6-5 edge.

Navy threatened in the eighth. After a hit by pitch and a walk, Bucknell brought in Hadley Maxwell, who struck out Izquierdo. In the ninth, Maxwell retired the side in order, fanning pinch hitter Ty DePerno and inducing a fly ball and groundout.

Brady Hoar started for Bucknell, going 5 2/3 innings, allowing six hits and three earned runs with two strikeouts. Garber earned the win with 2 1/3 scoreless innings, striking out three. Maxwell picked up the save. For Navy, Grenn took the loss, surrendering two earned runs in 3 1/3 innings while striking out four. Jackson Beattie allowed one run in 2 2/3 innings. Clark tossed two scoreless innings.

Navy outhit Bucknell 10-7 but committed three errors, leading to four unearned runs. The Midshipmen fell to 30-19 overall. Bucknell improved to 26-22.

The game was the second of a two-game set after Bucknell trounced Navy 16-4 on Sunday. The teams meet again Tuesday at Depew Field.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Navy 6, Bucknell 5. Interstat’s ELO system had given Bucknell a 51.60 percent probability to win. Navy entered as a pregame favorite with a spread of plus 1.5.