BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Interstat) — Florida A&M rallied for four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning Wednesday evening to overtake Texas Southern 8-6 at Jerry D. Young Memorial Field in a Southwestern Athletic contest.

The Rattlers (28-22) trailed 6-4 entering the seventh before stringing together four hits. Colton Ryals singled to left to drive in a run and J. Brown followed with a two-run single to center. W. Brown added an RBI single to cap the frame.

Texas Southern (18-22) had taken a 6-4 lead in the top of the seventh thanks to a two-run homer by Byron Robinson, part of a five-run outburst. Anthony Ruiz had two hits and an RBI in the inning.

The Tigers grabbed an early 1-0 lead on Ruiz’s RBI single in the first, but Florida A&M answered with two runs in the bottom half. Jay Campbell’s solo homer in the third cut the deficit to 3-2, and an unearned run in the fifth tied the game at 4 before Texas Southern’s big seventh.

Florida A&M outhit Texas Southern 14-10. Caleb Granger, Cody Williams and Clark Lincoln pitched for the Rattlers; Joshua Prieto worked for the Tigers. The Rattlers have won four straight against Texas Southern.