NATCHITOCHES, La. (Interstat) — Ethan Pena homered in the top of the second inning to give Stephen F. Austin an early lead, and the Lumberjacks held on to defeat Northwestern State 6-4 on Friday.

Pena’s fifth home run of the season put SFA ahead 1-0. The Lumberjacks added four runs in the fourth inning on run-scoring singles by Cermodrick Bland, Julian Swift and Mark Henning. Swift’s hit drove in two runs. Henning added an RBI single in the sixth for SFA’s final run.

Northwestern State answered in the bottom of the third. Thomas Marsala III reached on a fielder’s choice, scoring Sam Ardoin. Ethan Menard singled to drive in Marsala, and Joe Siervo followed with a two-run homer, his sixth, to tie the game 4-4.

Stephen F. Austin outhit the Demons 13-7. Elian Balmaceda pitched for the Lumberjacks, while Bryce Johnson, Michael McAloose, Sebastian Huerta, Zach White and Sam Ardoin played key roles for Northwestern State. Gabriel LeBlanc, Kevin Robinson, Caleb Muffoletto and Caden Fiveash also appeared on the mound for the Demons.

The Lumberjacks improved to 28-24, while the Demons fell to 26-25.