NEW ALBANY, Miss.—The Christian Brothers University Bucs scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning to rally for a 4-3 win over host Blue Mountain Tuesday afternoon.

The Toppers (4-4) built a three-run lead early in the game, scoring twice in the second inning as they followed a two-out error with a pair of RBI singles.  They tacked on another run in the third with a pair of singles.

The Bucs (6-2) only put three runners on base in the first five innings, but they finally solved Blue Mountain pitching in the sixth inning.  Jimmy Franklin (Knoxville, Tenn./Powell HS) singled and stole second to start the inning, and an Alfredo Arroyo (San Antonio, Texas/James Madison HS) RBI single put them on the board.

In the eighth, Franklin again set the stage with a leadoff single, and a Brent Goode (Jackson, Tenn./North Side HS) single put two on with none out.  Arroyo reached on an error to load the bases, and a Lans Hardin (Keystone Heights, Fla./Keystone Heights HS) double scored two to tie the game.  Alan Wright (Olive Branch, Miss./DeSoto Central HS) followed with a sacrifice fly to score what proved to be the winning run.

Jake Garbuzinski (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS), two days after collecting his first career save, went seven and a third innings to earn his first victory.  He allowed three runs, one earned, on six hits with no walks.  Aaron Short (Cleveland, Tenn./Cleveland HS) picked up his third save with a scoreless inning and two thirds out of the bullpen.

Hardin went 3-for-4 in the game, while Franklin was 3-for-5.

The Bucs come home tomorrow afternoon for a doubleheader against LeMoyne-Owen at 1 p.m.