Emory spoiled Senior Night for LaGrange with a 10-5 win over the Panthers on Tuesday at Cleaveland Field in Williamson Stadium. The Eagles (24-11) broke a 5-5 tie with five runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Panthers (13-21) for the second time this season.

The game marked the final home game of the season and the last one for five Panther seniors. Josh Bricker, Tyler Brooks, Caleb Cunningham, Chris Laye, and Jim Reed were recognized in a pregame ceremony.

Bricker pitched the first inning and gave up three runs on four hits. Brooks went the next 5-1/3 innings, allowing two runs but only one was earned.

Blake Schuck (0-6) took the loss. Schuck was charged with all five runs in the ninth. Jonathan Fleckenstein got the final two outs in the inning.

Trailing 5-0, the Panthers chipped away at the deficit. They got on the board in the fourth with two runs. Cain Sauls hustled home after the plate was left uncovered on James Poropatic's sacrifice bunt. Keith Sims drove in the second run with a two-out double down the left field line.

The Panthers drew within a run in the seventh. They loaded the bases with one out. Sauls lined a hit to center to drive in a run and Laye followed with a swinging bunt single, scoring Reed to make it 5-4.

In the eighth, the Panthers pushed across the tying run. Casey Bell's sacrifice fly to left center scored Sims to make it 5-5.

The Panthers close out the season with a three-game USA South series at conference-leading Methodist beginning with a doubleheader on Saturday.