MESA, Ariz. (Interstat) — San Diego State erased an 8-0 deficit to beat Air Force 11-8 on Saturday at HoHoKam Park in a Mountain West game. The Aztecs improved to 35-23, while the Falcons fell to 27-28.

Air Force built its lead with a two-run second inning, a solo home run by Wyatt Hanoian in the fourth and four runs in the fifth, including a sacrifice fly by Hanoian and a run scoring on a wild pitch. Boyd Landon added a two-run double in the sixth and Ben Niednagel tripled in another run.

San Diego State began its comeback in the fifth on Anthony Marnell IV’s RBI double. Jabin Trosky’s three-run homer highlighted a five-run sixth, and Adam Magpoc added an RBI single and Zane Kelly an RBI single. Max Farrell doubled in a run in the seventh and Magpoc tied the game with a sacrifice fly. In the eighth, Jake Jackson’s two-run double and Zach Justice’s RBI single put the Aztecs ahead.

Richard Rutledge started for Air Force; Simon Lemke, Alec Belardes and others pitched for San Diego State. Key contributors included Magpoc, Tyce Peterson, Marnell, Gage Adams and Kelly for the Aztecs, and Patrick Davidson and Gaines Estridge for the Falcons.