DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --The Florida A&M Rattlers broke through after a 4-4 tie in the seventh inning to take down the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 7-5 Friday.

Senior Zach Morea (3-0) picked up the victory out of the bullpen for Florida A&M (13-13, 7-0). The right-hander went 3.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits, allowing one walk and striking out two.

Junior Joseph Pierini led the way offensively for the Rattlers, going 1-for-3 in the ballgame with a home run, a walk and three RBI. Junior Ty Jackson provided a noteworthy performance at the plate as well, going 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI. Senior Jared Weber also helped out, going 2-for-5 for Florida A&M with an RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Rattlers got on the board immediately, starting their scoring with one run in the top of the first inning. Florida A&M plated a run on a based-loaded walk by Pierini.

The Wildcats then tied the ballgame at one before the Rattlers came back to reclaim their advantage in the second inning. Florida A&M brought home a pair, with one run driven in by Weber's single, which brought the score to 3-1 in favor of the Rattlers.

Florida A&M's lead had disappeared by the time the fifth inning came around and turned into a 4-3 Bethune-Cookman advantage, when the Rattlers tied up the game at four.

The game remained tied until the eighth inning, when Florida A&M got rolling again on offense. The Rattlers scored twice on Pierini's two-run homer, bringing the Florida A&M advantage to 6-4.

The Rattlers held Bethune-Cookman without a run before expanding their lead to 7-4 the following inning. Jackson came across to score the lone run of the inning for Florida A&M and get them on the board. Bethune-Cookman put one run on the scoreboard before the game was over, but the Rattlers still held on for the 7-5 win.

GAME NOTES
» Florida A&M's highest scoring inning was the eighth, when it pushed two runs across.
» The Rattlers out-hit the Wildcats at a 10-9 clip.
» Weber stole two bases in Friday's game.
» Florida A&M went 3-for-10 (.300) with runners in scoring position.
» Florida A&M pitchers faced 40 Bethune-Cookman hitters in the game, allowing 13 ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out seven.
» The Rattlers drew four walks from Bethune-Cookman pitching.
» Pierini led the Rattlers at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
» Bethune-Cookman was led offensively by junior Hylan Hall, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI.
» Junior Nolan Santos led the Wildcats pitching staff, throwing seven innings of four-run ball.

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