OMAHA, Neb. (Interstat) — Omaha scored four runs in the fifth inning and added two in the eighth to erase a deficit and beat South Dakota State 10-7 on Thursday. The Mavericks improved to 19-24, while the Jackrabbits fell to 17-28.

South Dakota State took a 7-2 lead in the third on Nolan Grawe’s three-run homer and Luke Luskey’s solo shot. Nic Werk added an RBI double in the fourth, and Dayton Franke homered in the fifth. But Omaha answered with Sam Beck’s solo homer in the fourth, then tied it on a walk and Edoardo Cornelli’s RBI single. Chase Diggins’ two-run homer put Omaha ahead 8-7. Franke’s sacrifice fly in the seventh tied it, but Jackson Trout’s two-run homer in the eighth sealed it.

Cardel Dick, Hayden Lewis, Sam Beck, Jackson Vaughn, Eli Hoerner, Cornelli, Tanner Hosick, Brayden Curtis and Maddox Meyer contributed for Omaha. Sam Schlecht pitched for South Dakota State. The teams meet again Friday and Saturday.