MARYVILLE, Tenn. - Maryville used home runs by Cory Kopec and Kyle Cyprysiak to rally for a 7-4 GSAC win over LaGrange at Scotland Yard on Saturday. The loss was the fifth straight for the Panthers, now 16-12 overall and 0-2 in the conference.

Maryville (19-7, 2-0 GSAC) will go for the sweep of the three-game series Monday. The Panthers will be trying to avoid being swept for the second straight weekend. The five straight losses are the most since 2006.

Neil Smith started for the Panthers. He lasted only six batters in the first inning, allowing two runs on two hits. Doug Scherer relieved Smith and allowed only one run in 5-2/3 innings, walking three and striking out eight.

Trailing 3-0, the Panthers took advantage of three Scot errors in the fifth inning to score four times to take the lead. After a leadoff walk to Luis Perez; Jason Aylesworth and Kevin McCrary reached on errors with a single by Phil Woods sandwiched between the errors. Perez scored the first run of the inning on the second error.

Brent Kinsey's sacrifice fly brought in the second run and Woods scored the tying run as David Miller reached on a fielder's choice. Craig Mobley reached on Cyprysiak's error at first base, allowing Miller to score the go-ahead run.

Kopec greeted reliever Kenneth Strack in the seventh with a home run to left to lead off the inning to tie the game. Bobby Woodall (0-1) relieved Strack and gave up three straight hits; the third a three-run home run by Cyprysiak giving the Scots a 7-4 lead.

Mark Morales retired the Panthers 1-2-3 in the ninth inning for his seventh save of the season.