BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Interstat) — Arkansas-Pine Bluff scored five runs in the first two innings and held off a late Bethune-Cookman rally Wednesday for a 6-4 victory at Jerry D. Young Memorial Field.

The Golden Lions (23-32) struck for three runs in the top of the first. Aaron Grant singled in a run, Blake Coleman added an RBI single and Nick Hockemeyer delivered a sacrifice fly. Weston Gingerich added a sacrifice fly in the second, and Konner Giddley singled home a run in the fourth to make it 5-0.

Bethune-Cookman (37-19) answered in the fifth. Sergio Rivera bunted for a single to score Jeter Polledo, then Andrey Martinez homered to left, driving in three runs to cut the deficit to one.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff added an insurance run in the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Grant. The Golden Lions outhit the Wildcats 13-9.

Sergio Rivera, Maikol Lucena, Jose Fernandez, Erick Almonte, Jeter Polledo, Christopher Watson, Edwin Sanchez, Jean Zambrano, Andris Barroso and Michael Rodriguez contributed for Bethune-Cookman.