HATTIESBURG, Miss. (Interstat) — AJ Gracia went 5-for-6 with five RBIs to lead Virginia past Southern Mississippi 15-11 in 10 innings Saturday afternoon at Pete Taylor Park. The Cavaliers improved to 37-22, while the Golden Eagles fell to 44-17.

Virginia scored in the first on Gracia’s RBI single. Southern Miss answered with Tucker Stockman’s three-run homer in the second. Joe Tiroly’s three-run homer in the third put Virginia ahead 4-3, but Davis Gillespie’s three-run homer in the bottom half gave the Golden Eagles a 6-4 lead. The Cavaliers responded with five runs in the fourth, including Gracia’s three-run triple and Tiroly’s sacrifice fly, to go up 9-6.

Southern Miss closed to 9-8 in the sixth on Gillespie’s RBI double and an RBI single. Virginia pushed the lead to 11-8 in the seventh on Murray’s RBI single and Gracia’s RBI single. The Golden Eagles tied it 11-11 in the eighth on Barrett’s RBI single and Stockman’s two-run double.

In the 10th, Jackson’s two-run single and John’s two-run homer sealed the win. John Paone pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings for the win. Stockman finished with five RBIs, and Gillespie drove in four for Southern Miss.