GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Interstat) — Troy rallied from a four-run deficit and used back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning to defeat Miami (Fla.) 9-6 on Sunday in an NCAA Tournament playoff game at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium.

The Trojans improved to 34-30 with the victory, while the Hurricanes fell to 39-20.

Miami grabbed an early lead but could not hold it as Troy’s bats erupted in the middle innings. The Hurricanes struck first in the fourth inning. After Max Galvin was hit by a pitch, Alex Sosa launched a two-run homer to center field to tie the score at 2-2. Miami added two more runs later in the frame on a two-run single by Milano, capitalizing on a throwing error by the Troy second baseman.

Galvin led off the fifth inning with a solo home run to right field to put Miami ahead 5-2. After Williams stole second, Sosa doubled down the right-field line to drive in Williams, extending the lead to 6-2. At that point, Miami appeared in control, with starter Lazaro Collera having limited the Troy offense after an early home run by Josh Pyne in the third.

Troy began its comeback in the bottom of the fifth. Pyne doubled and later scored on a fielder’s choice by Nelson, cutting the deficit to 6-3. The Trojans then erupted for three runs in the sixth. Catcher Jabe Boroff led off the inning with a solo homer to left, making it 6-4. Houston Markham singled, and after a pair of singles by Piasecki and Pyne loaded the bases, a wild pitch allowed Markham to score. Janicki followed with a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Piasecki and tying the game 6-6.

The decisive inning came in the seventh. With two outs, Boroff again crushed a solo home run to left field, giving Troy its first lead at 7-6. Markham followed by homering to right center, stretching the lead to 8-6. Miami brought in reliever Menendez, who ended the inning without further damage.

Troy added an insurance run in the eighth. Pyne singled, advanced on a walk to Cavill, and scored on a single up the middle by Meier to make it 9-6.

Miami threatened in the ninth when Ogden singled, but Galvin popped out and Williams grounded out to third to end the game.

Pitcher Zach Crotchfelt entered in the fifth for Troy and held the Hurricanes scoreless over the final four innings, allowing just two hits and striking out none with no walks. For Miami, Sosa finished with a home run and a double, driving in three runs. Galvin also homered. Boroff’s two blasts and Markham’s homer and single powered Troy. Pyne added a homer and a double.

The game was played in 87-degree heat with partly cloudy skies and a wind blowing out to right field at 6 mph.

The Interstat game simulator had projected a final score of Miami 7, Troy 6, and Interstat’s ELO system gave Miami a 60.80 percent probability to win.