SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Interstat) — Zane Adams threw six hitless innings and Justin Lebron homered and drove in two runs as Alabama defeated South Carolina Upstate 7-5 on Saturday.

Adams (6.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 5 K) combined with Matthew Heiberger (3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K) on a two-hitter for the Crimson Tide, who improved to 39-19. Alabama scored seven runs in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth innings, with Eric Hines hitting a three-run homer in the third and Lebron adding a solo shot in the sixth.

South Carolina Upstate (34-29) rallied with three unearned runs in the seventh and one more in the ninth. Johnny Sweeney hit a two-run homer in the seventh and Trey Bentley doubled in a run in the ninth. Brad Benton allowed three hits in three scoreless innings in relief for the Spartans.

Alabama’s Jason Torres went 2 for 3 with an RBI and Chris Torres worked two scoreless innings for USC Upstate. The Crimson Tide recorded 11 hits to the Spartans’ 10.