Florida A&M scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to pull out a 4-3 victory over Mercer, Wednesday afternoon at Moore-Kittles Field.

FAMU (8-15) pounded out eight hits, while Rattler pitching held Mercer (14-20) to three hits.

The Rattlers were paced by Tim Jones with two hits, while John Dortch, Tyler Brown and Steve Karwatt, all finished with one hit each for the Bears.

Anthony Espin (3-3) got the win for the Rattlers, giving up two hits, one run and striking out two in two innings of relief. Cirilo Manego, the FAMU starter struck out a season high nine batters, allowing one hit in seven innings of work.

Josh Lowey (1-2) took the loss for Mercer, giving up two earned runs, two hits and striking out three in one and two-third innings of work.

MU scored one run in the top of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead on a wild pitch scoring Brown.

The Bears picked up another run in the top of the fifth inning as Jason Butts scored on a Brown RBI fielder’s choice, increasing the lead to 2-0.

FAMU tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning as Jared Jeffries doubled to score Tim Schalch from first, then Jeffries would score on a Tim Jones RBI single.

The Rattlers took the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning as both Thaddous McBurrows and Darryl Evans scored on a Steve Cunningham RBI single, making the score 4-2.

Steve Karwatt would score MU’s final run of the game on a wild pitch, for the 4-3 final.

The Rattlers will return to action on Thursday, April 10 against Morehouse College at 3 p.m. Then they will travel to Dover, Del., to take on Delaware State in a three game series with a doubleheader on Saturday, April 12 and a single game on Sunday, April 13, at 1 p.m. both days.