HENDERSON, Tennessee-The Christian Brothers University Bucs scored three runs in the top of the 12th inning to claim a 6-3 win at Freed-Hardeman Tuesday night.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The Lions (9-6) opened the scoring with a run in the bottom of the first on a single and a double.
• CBU (4-9) drew even in the top of the third with a run. Nick Traylor (Germantown, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS) reached on an error and moved to third on another error after a Larry Hubbard (Collierville, Tenn./St. George's Independent HS) single, scoring when Jaime Soto (Naples, Fla./Gulf Coast HS) grounded out.
• FHU regained the lead with a run in the fourth on two walks, a hit batter and a sacrifice fly.
• The Bucs tied it back up in the top of the fifth. #T.J. Klutts# worked a leadoff walk and stole second, moving to third on a  Hunter Howard (Chelsea, Ala./Chelsea HS) groundout and scoring on a sacrifice fly by Traylor.
• CBU took its first lead of the day in the top of the ninth. Jared Cramer (Olive Branch, Miss./DeSoto Central HS) led off with the double and scored on sacrifice bunts by Parker Jordan (Southaven, Miss./Briarcrest Christian HS) and Keagan Voss (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS).
• The lead was short-lived as the Lions tied it back up in the ninth on a single, a stolen base and another single to send the game to extra innings
• The Bucs took the lead for good with a 12th-inning rally. Howard led off with a walk and moved to second on a Traylor sacrifice. Jeff Goodwin (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS) singled him home for the winning run. After Goodwin stole second, Soto drew a walk, and pinch-runner Trevor Goetsch (Arlington, Tenn./Arlington HS) and Goodwin successfully executed a double-steal. With two out, a passed ball scored Goodwin and a wild pitch plated Goetsch to set the final margin.
• Garrett Stebbins-Johnson (Jacksonville, Fla./Providence School of Jacksonville) pitched around a pair of one-out singles in the bottom of the 12th to preserve his first victory.

KEY STATS:
• Hubbard went 3-for-4.
• Cramer was 2-for-5 with a double, a walk and a run.
• Goodwin went 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, a run and one RBI.
• Klutts was 1-for-4 with a stolen base, a walk and a run.
• Will Rutledge (Nashville, Tenn./Father Ryan HS) threw three innings in the start, allowing a run on two hits and a walk against four strikeouts.
• Blake Dallas (Arlington, Tenn./Arlington HS) threw two innings of relief, allowing a run on a hit and two walks with two strikeouts.
• Garrett Dooley (Atoka, Tenn./Millington HS) pitched a scoreless sixth with a walk and one hit batter.
• Ryan Taylor (Arlington, Tenn./Arlington HS) threw a hitless seventh, allowing a hit batter.
• Nick Myers (Collierville, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS) worked the eight, pitching around a walk.
• Jonathan Baldelli (Bartlett, Tenn./Bartlett HS) threw two innings, allowing a run on three hits against three strikeouts.
• Stebbins-Johnson (1-0) earned the win with two shutout innings, pitching around three hits and striking out two.

WHAT'S NEXT:
The Bucs return to action Saturday at noon as they host West Georgia for a doubleheader, with a single game set for 1 p.m. Sunday.