PEMBROKE, N.C. -- Augusta State dropped the opener of its Peach Belt Conference series with UNC Pembroke 10-6 Friday night at Sammy Cox Field.

ASU's Curtis Parker and Jeff Rice each jacked their third home runs of the season and the Jaguars racked up 15 hits, matching their season high. The contest was a rematch of last season's PBC Tournament Championship game in Columbus, Ga., which the Braves claimed 2-1 to earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Regional.

Parker and Rice each went 3-for-5 and drove in a pair of runs. Clay Tucker and Kevin Dodson both posted a 2-for-5 effort and Seth Foster scored a pair of runs.

The Jags got on the board first with a run in the top of the first inning before UNCP answered with a two spot in its half of the frame. ASU tied the game in the top of the second on a two-out, RBI-single from Caleb Saggus that plated Dodson.

The Braves answered with two more runs in the bottom of the second. The Jags got as close as 4-3 in the top of the fourth on Rice's leadoff homer. The Braves answered with a run in the bottom of the inning and 8-3 lead in the sixth.

Senior righthander Wilson Taylor (2-1) made his first start of the season and took the loss, allowing 10 hits and five runs in 5.0 innings. He struck out four and walked two. Matt Blume worked a third of an inning of relief and Chase Johnston went the final 2.2 innings, giving up six hits and three runs while striking out one.

ASU (8-16) and the Braves meet in a doubleheader Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Live stats and a live webcast are available at http://livestats.prestosports.com/uncpbraves/ and at http://www.ustream.tv/uncpembroke.