DELAND, Fla. (Interstat) — Jordan Thomas drove in two runs and Kai Holm added an RBI double as Lipscomb defeated Florida Gulf Coast 4-1 on Thursday at Melching Field at Conrad Park.

The Bisons (27-24) took a 1-1 tie in the third when Thomas grounded out to second, plating Stelogeannis. Lipscomb broke the game open in the fifth: Pruitt doubled down the left-field line for one run, Thomas singled up the middle for another and Holm doubled to left for the fourth run.

Florida Gulf Coast (35-21) scored its lone run in the eighth when Dempsey singled through the right side, scoring Gagnon. Eagles starter Chris Diaz took the loss. Lipscomb pitchers Alexander Llinas, Kaleb Kantola and Adam Jamison combined to hold the Eagles to four hits.

Thomas finished with two RBIs, while Pruitt and Holm each scored once. Florida Gulf Coast managed just four hits against the Bisons’ staff, which scattered six hits. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Eagles.