KENNESAW, Ga. (Interstat) — Jacksonville State scored the winning run on a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat Dallas Baptist 6-5 on Saturday in a Conference USA game at Fred Stillwell Stadium.

The Gamecocks (45-13) erased a 5-0 first-inning deficit. Chayton Krauss hit a two-run homer for the Patriots (32-26), who led throughout the middle innings. Dylan Schlaegel doubled in a run in the third, and Luke Pettitte added an RBI groundout in the sixth for a 5-3 advantage.

Jacksonville State pulled within a run in the seventh on Grayson Ashe’s RBI single, then tied the game in the eighth on Luke Williams’ run-scoring single. In the ninth, Cooper Blauser walked with the bases loaded to force in Caleb Johnson.

Russ Smith started for Dallas Baptist and allowed three earned runs over 4 2/3 innings. Ryan Geraghty struck out five in three scoreless innings for Jacksonville State, and Skyler Hutto recorded the final two outs for the win.