LaGrange had 10 hits in the game. Jason Aylesworth, Eric Heath and Robbie Shelton each had two hits. Heath had a double included in his hits and drove in two runs.

The 2-3-4 hitters in Birmingham-Southern's lineup had nine of the team's 15 hits and drove in eight runs. Brandon Rico had four hits, including a home run and two doubles. Drew Leachman and Sam Hill had three RBIs each.

Birmingham-Southern jumped on Panther starter James Yancy in the first inning. The visiting Panthers got home runs from Sam Hill and Rico as part of a four-run inning.

Trailing 5-0, the Panthers got two runs back in their half of the second inning. Jordan Martinec led off the inning with a double. The Panthers loaded the bases with no outs. Kevin Bowman grounded into a double play as Martinec scored. Luis Perez scored the second run as Aylesworth beat out an infield single.

Birmingham-Southern built a 12-2 lead going into the bottom of the seventh inning. The Panthers scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to make it 12-5. Heath had a two-run single and Shelton had a run-scoring base hit in the inning.

The Panthers closed out the scoring in the ninth. Heath led off with a hustling double on a base hit up the middle. He later scored on an infield throwing error after Shelton grounded out for the inning's second out.

The Panthers host the University of the South in doubleheader Saturday beginning at noon. The two teams play again Sunday beginning at 1 p.m.