MIAMI, Fla.- Jacksonville State erased a three-run deficit with a four-run seventh to register its first win of the 2017 season with a 6-5 decision over Florida International on Saturday night at the FIU Baseball Stadium.

After falling to the Panthers in the season opener, the two clubs will meet in the rubber match on Sunday at 11 a.m. CST.  The contest was moved up an hour to avoid potential rain in the area and due to JSU's travel schedule.

JSU (1-1) entered the top of the seventh trailing 5-2 after FIU (1-1) erased a 2-1 Jax State lead after senior Peyton Williams drove in JSU's first two runs in the visitors half of the second with triple to deep center.  It was Williams who started the four-run, four-hit inning for JSU.  The Opelika, Alabama outfielder greeted FIU pitcher Gio Soto with a walk.  Freshman Nolan Greckel came off the bench for a first pitch single.  Senior Clayton Daniel drove in the first run of the frame with a bloop single to right field.  Greckel was pushed across the dish on Taylor Hawthorne's ground ball out.  After Hawthorne swiped second base, senior Josh Bobo laced a single to left to equalize at 5-all.  It was another freshman in the lineup coming through for JSU as Payton Young smashed a single past third to give JSU a 6-5 lead.

The Gamecocks would nurse that lead the rest of the way after senior Joe McGuire, who entered in the sixth and shutdown FIU in the seventh with a clean frame.  Redshirt junior Justin Hoyt, who led the Ohio Valley Conference in saves, was inserted in the eighth and sat the Panthers down in order.  McGuire picked up the win for JSU, while Michael Agis was pegged with the loss for FIU.

FIU threatened in the ninth with a one-out double by Christian Khawam, but Hoyt doubled him up after snagging a line drive right back to him to end the game.

JSU aided FIU's scoring throughout the night with fielding miscues as JSU tallied five errors defensively.  FIU jumped on the board with a run the first after a throwing error and took the lead in the second on another error.  A trio of errors opened the door for FIU to add to the lead in the third and take a 5-2 advantage until the JSU half of the seventh.

After being limited to five hits in Friday's setback, the Gamecocks collected 12 hits, led by freshman Chase Robinson's 3-for-4 night at the plate, including a double.  Daniel was the only other Gamecock with multiple hits.

Kenny Meimerstorf paced FIU at the plate with three hits.

Jax State will send sophomore Derrick Adams to the mound in Sunday's rubber game.  The game will be available on live video at JSUGamecockSports.com along with a live stats feed link on the web site.