Box Score AUBURN – The Jacksonville State baseball team overcame a late three-run deficit to post a 10-9 win over Auburn on Sunday at Plainsman Park.

The Gamecocks (6-3) finished the weekend with a pair of wins on The Plains as they topped Western Illinois on Saturday night. 

JSU needed a pair of three-run comebacks as AU plated three runs in the opening frame and after JSU erased that deficit, found itself behind again late in the game after the Tigers scored four runs in the fifth.  After falling behind 9-6 after six innings, Jax State was selective at the plate in the eighth as it scored a pair of runs on back-to-back walks by Tiger pitching.  JSU took advantage of AU's pitching staff allowing 12 walks as the Tigers used seven different pitchers. 

JSU's Paschal Petrongolo led the offense with a 3-for-4 performance at the plate, including the single to start the scoring in the eighth.  The Blackwood, New Jersey-native reached base all six times at the plate with a pair of walks.  He drove in a pair of runs in the win.

After AU touched JSU starter Jake Walsh with three runs, the Gamecocks took the lead with a five-run second inning.  The Red and White touched three AU hurlers for four hits in the inning, highlighted by a pair of singles by Daniel Clayton and Petrongolo.

Daniel finished the day with a pair of hits, while Taylor Hawthorne had multi-hit games.  Ryan Sebra matched Petrongolo with three hits, including a late double.

After surrendering 12 hits by Walsh and Graham Officer, Joe McGuire and Grant Chandler limited AU's offense to just three hits.  Chandler, from Madison, Alabama, picked up his first career win. 

Senior Travis Stout, who picked up his second save of the weekend and his 34^th career save.  He now is one save shy of matching the Ohio Valley Conference record of 35 career saves, held by former Austin Peay stopper, Tyler Rogers (2012-13).

AU's Sam Mason was saddled with the loss. The Gamecocks return to action on Wednesday as they travel to Birmingham to face the Bulldogs of Samford.  First pitch is set for 6 p.m. at Joe Lee Griffin Field on the SU campus.