Garrett Braun (0-2) took the loss after he allowed four runs on six hits in 2.1 innings of relief work.
The Aggies took the early lead when C.J. Beatty's double to left-center scored Xavier Macklin from first. After Beatty moved to third on a fly out, Jaron Neal lined a single to the gap in left to plate Beatty with the second A&T run.
Marquis Riley singled and went to third on Lester Rivenbark's double down the left field line to start the Aggie second. A two-out sac fly from George Hines brought home Riley as A&T built a 3-0 lead.
With two outs in the bottom of the third,
Pat Irvine singled to center.
Bennett Davis walked after Irvine swiped second. Both runners then scored when Hines dropped what should have been the third out in center.
Elon's half of the fourth started with back-to-back walks to
Dallas Tarleton and
Harry Austin. After a balk moved both runners up a bag
Zeth Stone swung and missed for strike three, but the ball went to the back stop and the wild pitch allowed Stone to reach, Austin to take third and Tarleton to score the tying run. The Phoenix loaded the bases as
Cory Harrilchak was hit by a pitch, extending his streak of safely reaching base to 76 games. Elon went ahead 4-3 when
Chase Austin grounded into a double play that brought home
Harry Austin. Stone scored the fifth tally of the game when Irvine tripled to left.
In the fifth, Hines' double to left was followed by a Macklin singled to drive in the run. Beatty ripped his second double of the night to plate to even the score at five. The third double of the inning, this one by Nick Rogers, drove in Beatty and the Aggies were back on top, 6-5. With two outs, Cyril Daniel lined a single to center, scoring Rogers.
Tarleton's eighth home run of the year began the Elon fifth as the solo shot moved the Phoenix within one at 7-6.
Harry Austin followed with a bunt single and ended up on third when the throw to first sailed down the right field line. Stone's infield single brought home
Harry Austin to even the score again. Stone stole second and moved to third on a Harrilchak ground out.
Chase Austin delivered two more runs with his 15th home run of the year, this one a bomb to left that allowed Stone to trot home.
With one away in the eighth,
Harry Austin singled up the middle. He then stole second and third. On his steal of third, Elon's season-high eighth of the night, the throw went into left and the 10th run of the game scored.
Chase Austin's two-run homer made him the only Phoenix player with a multi-RBI night. Both Irvine and
Harry Austin went 3-for-3 and the later crossed the plate three times.
Beatty drove home two and scored twice in a 2-for-4 night at the plate to pace the Aggies. Macklin also score twice.
The Phoenix heads right back to the diamond tomorrow night to begin a three-game SoCon set with the Wofford Terriers. First pitch is set for 7 p.m.
-- ELON --