AIKEN, S.C. – The No. 13 University of North Georgia (UNG) baseball team rallied late and rode a clutch extra-inning swing from JD Coleman to defeat USC Aiken 6-4 on Friday in its final Peach Belt Conference series of the regular season.

Trailing 4-0 entering the ninth inning, the Nighthawks mounted a dramatic comeback. Jake Streeter sparked the rally with a two-run single to right, cutting the deficit in half. Caleb Farr followed with an RBI groundout to bring the Nighthawks within one before Coleman delivered a game-tying single up the middle to even the score at 4-4.

After forcing extra innings, North Georgia completed the comeback in the 11th. Coleman came through again, lacing a two-run double to right-center to score Streeter and Cam Hodge, giving the Nighthawks their first lead of the game at 6-4.

Coleman finished 3-for-5 with three RBI, delivering both the game-tying and game-winning hits. Farr added two hits and an RBI, while Hodge and Jake Prince each recorded two hits in the win.

USC Aiken built its lead with a run in the third inning before capitalizing on a North Georgia error and a two-run single in the seventh to extend the advantage to four.

On the mound, Matthew Heard started for the Nighthawks, allowing four runs over 6.1 innings while striking out five. Chandler Thiel was dominant in relief, earning the win after tossing 4.2 innings and allowing just one hit with no runs.

The series continues Saturday, with first pitch scheduled for 12 p.m.