HATTIESBURG, Miss-- The 6th-ranked University of Mobile baseball team improved to 21-1 in GCAC action by rallying to take a 7-5 ball game from William Carey University. The Rams took advantage of 4 Crusader errors and used a pair of long balls to come back from a 5-1 deficit through 4 innings.

The Crusaders jumped on Jesse Luker for 3 runs in the 1st, as a Mobile error plated a pair and then Louis Rolon followed with a RBI single.

After Kevin Orso belted his 6th homer of the year in the 2nd, the Crusaders tacked on single tallies over the 3rd and 4th on RBI's from Lance Brewer and Ben Smith.

Then, the Crusaders unraveled in the 5th as Mobile plated 4 runs on a pair of Crusader miscues. Jared Baria capped the inning with a 2-out, 2-run single up the middle that extended his hitting streak to 17 games. Center fielder Carlos Romero then led off the top of the 6th with the winning tally on a solo bomb to left-center.

Ira Turner came in for Mobile and worked a scoreless 8th for his 7th straight scoreless appearance and Scott Mitchell fanned the side in the 9th for his 4th save of the season. Jesse Luker (7-1) allowed only 3 earned runs in 7 innings of work will striking out 6.

The two teams finish the series with a 1:00 double header Saturday.