LaGrange came from behind three times to beat Greensboro 15-10 on Friday night at Cleaveland Field in Williamson Stadium.

The Panthers (11-16, 10-10 USA South) evened their USA South series with the Pride (11-17, 10-13 USA South). The teams close out the series Saturday at 1 p.m.

Senior third baseman Jim Reed had four hits, including two doubles, and drove in four runs to pace the Panthers. Freshman shortstop Jackson Patrick had a pair of hits and three RBIs.

Eric Morell (4-4) battled through five innings to get the win. Morell gave up seven runs, six of those earned, and walked two. 

Jonathan Fleckenstein pitched two scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out one. Chandler Joyner pitched a scoreless eighth inning, giving up a hit and striking out one. Austin Perez pitched the ninth, allowing a two-out three-run home run to Zach Neumeister for the 15-10 final.

The two teams swapped runs in the first, then the Pride got two in the second to lead 3-1.

The Panthers answered with four in the third to go up 5-3. The Panthers opened the inning with five straight hits off Josh Evans (1-1). Cain Sauls and James Poropatic had run-scoring hits, while Kyle Gutowski drove in the final run with a sacrifice fly.

The Pride rallied to tie the game with two runs in the fourth and went up 7-5 with two more in the fifth.

In the bottom of the fifth, the Panthers loaded the bases with no outs. Evans got the next two outs, but Patrick lined a single to left driving in two runs to tie the game 7-7. Alex Murfin followed with an RBI single and Reed capped the inning with a double down the left field line as Patrick scored to make it 9-7.

In the sixth, the Panthers broke the game open with six runs. Pinch-hitter Alec Redden drew a bases loaded walk to score the first run. An infield single by Patrick brought in another run and with the bases loaded, Reed doubled to left center to clear the bases as the Panthers' lead swelled to 15-7.