GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Interstat) — Troy scored nine runs in the sixth inning to erase an early deficit and defeat Rider 15-7 on Saturday evening at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium in a playoff game.

The Trojans improved to 33-30, while the Broncs dropped to 33-19.

Rider took a 4-2 lead into the bottom of the sixth after Erich Hartmann singled in a run and Kyle Neri added a sacrifice fly in the third, Eliot Medlock drove in a run in the fourth and again in the sixth. Troy answered with a nine-run outburst, highlighted by a three-run double from Pyne and a three-run double from Nelson. Janicki, Boroff and Piasecki each added RBI hits.

Troy added four more in the eighth on RBI doubles by Markham and Piasecki, a Janicki single and a Meier sacrifice fly. Hartmann homered in the ninth for Rider, and Medlock added a sacrifice fly. Labrusciano singled in a run.

Rider outhit Troy 15-14 but could not overcome the Trojans’ big innings.