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JACKSONVILLE – Todd Cunningham went 3-for-4 and Sam Eberle drove in a pair of runs as Jacksonville State rallied for a 7-3 win over Troy at Rudy Abbott Field on Tuesday.

JSU's Tanner Freshour (1-1) picked up the win after pitching 3 1/3 innings without allowing a hit. Troy's Drew Hull (1-4)gave up six runs, all in the eighth inning, to suffer the loss.

The Gamecocks struck first when Blake Seguin led off the third with a triple and Cal Lambert had a RBI infield grounder to give JSU a 1-0 lead.

Troy took a 2-1 lead in the fourth when T.J. Rivera had a RBI single and later scored on a wild pitch. The Trojans extended the lead in the sixth after Rivera scored an unearned run to give TSU a 3-1 lead.

Jax State the plated six runs in the eighth inning to rally for the win. Todd Cunningham had a RBI double, while Sam Eberle followed with a two-RBI single to give the Gamecocks a 4-3 lead.

Kyle Bluestein then had a RBI triple to chase Hull from the game for the Trojans. Daniel Adamson then had a RBI infield single to score Bluesetein and Andrew Edge gollowed with a single to left field for the final margin.

Jacksonville State has now won eight of its last 11 games and will host in-state rival Samford on Wednesday. Game time is set for 6:30 p.m. at Rudy Abbott Field.