Faulkner avoided its first series loss of the season Wednesday when it rallied from eight down to beat Indiana Tech 16-12.

The Warriors used a seven-run third inning to take a 9-1 lead on Faulkner before Max Guzman (JR/Miami, Fla.) brought the thunder to change the complexion of the contest. The junior slugger drove a 3-0 offering over the batter's eye in center field into the trees to cut the deficit to 9-3. Hagan Holmstead (JR/Salt Lake City, Utah) followed with a single before Myron Mebane (SR/Tallahassee, Fla.) reached on a dropped third strike and Trystin Raikes (JR/Ottawa, Ill.) drew a walk to load the bases.

Bo Seccombe (JR/Tallahassee, Fla.) came off the bench with a pinch hit single to slice the deficit to 9-4. Te'kwaan Whyte (SR/Stone Mountain, Ga.) drew a bases-loaded walk to drive in Mebane and make it 9-5 before Marcus Ragan (SR/Vicksburg, Miss.)'s grounder plated Raikes to slice the deficit to 9-6. After Jacob Freeland (SR/Cape Coral, Fla.) walked for the second time in the inning, Guzman returned to the plate with thunder stick in hand. The Eagle first baseman needed to see only two pitches as he belted the second one over the fence in left center for a grand slam that put Faulkner on top 10-9.

The Eagles continued the onslaught in the fourth inning as Sam Anthony (JR/Columbus, Ga.) dropped down a leadoff bunt to reach before Mebane tripled him home. Raikes followed with a sacrifice fly to score Mebane for the 12-9 lead. Mike Battle (JR/Birmingham, Ala.) then reached on an error and scored on Jonathan Villa (JR/Ensenada, Mexico)'s triple to push the lead to 13-9. Ragan followed with a double to sore courtesy runner DeJhard Kimbrough (JR/Atlanta, Ga.) to make it 14-9.

Indiana Tech made a game of it again in the top of the sixth when it rallied for three runs to slice the score to 14-12. Faulkner stretched the lead once more in the seventh Guzman singled to ignite a rally before giving way to pinch runner Bo McClintock (JR/Beaver Creek, Ore.). Anthony singled home McClintock. Kimbrough later singled in Anthony to set the final margin.

The teams combined to use 13 pitchers, allowing a total of 27 hits and 21 walks while 386 pitches were thrown in the game. The win went to Stafford Quinnelly, who made his varsity debut by pitching one inning and allowing no earned runs. Heath Olive (JR/Birmingham, Ala.) worked two innings while striking out three to close it in a non-save situation.

Faulkner (19-6) returns to SSAC play Friday when it travels to Pulaski, Tenn. to play Martin Methodist.