AUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta State topped UNC Pembroke 8-5 in the final game of the three-game Peach Belt Conference series on Sunday afternoon at Lake Olmstead Stadium.

With the win, the Jaguars improved to 11-10 on the season and 3-2 in the conference, while the loss dropped UNC Pembroke to 16-6 overall and 2-3 in the league.

Senior lefty Ben Dukes (3-1) earned the win giving up seven hits in 6.0 innings, with three strikeouts. Sophomore Patrick Lowe recorded his second save of the season, relieving Dukes in seventh. Lowe gave up one run on two hits and booked four strikeouts in three innings of work.

Senior Tim Rawlings paced the Jags offensively with a 3-for-4 afternoon and drove in three runs. Juniors Tony Baker and Shannon Wilkerson each knocked out homers. Freshman Dwight Ashe had two safeties, while seniors Jorge Virguez, Kevin Owens, and sophomore Tristan Toorie each had a hit on the day.

UNC Pembroke jumped out on top in the first inning scoring two runs, with a homer from senior Kevin Dietrich and an RBI from junior Jordan Pegram, scoring Seth Kivett. Augusta State answered back in the first with a single from Rawlings, scoring sophomore Alex Walker.

ASU rallied back in the third, with a double from Rawlings scoring Wilkerson and Walker. The Jags would go on to take the game, 8-5.

The Jags are back in action on Tuesday, March 10, for a non-conference matchup against West Liberty at Lake Olmstead Stadium. First Pitch is set for 2:00 p.m.