CONWAY, Ark. - No. 25/NR Hendrix lost to Oglethorpe (Ga.), 5-4, on Sunday in the rubber match of a three-game, Southern Athletic Association (SAA) series. The Warriors lost for just the third time in 17 games at Warrior Baseball Field and dropped consecutive contests for the first time all season.

Hendrix (21-4, 6-3 SAA) took a 4-3 advantage with three runs in the bottom of the third inning. Rail Gilliam produced a RBI single, followed by a RBI from Jacob Carpentier on a fielding error by Mason Pearcy to tie the affair at three. A Juan Pablo Leon sacrifice fly plated Gilliam to give R.J. Thomas' squad a one-run upper hand.

The Stormy Petrels countered with a run in each of the fifth and sixth innings. A Shota Barbeau RBI single tied the contest. Will Arnold's RBI double proved to be the game-winner.

Barbeau ended 3-for-5 at the plate. Arnold drove in three and scored twice.

Grant Guinther (4-1) picked up the win with two innings of relief, allowing one hit with a walk and wild pitch. Will Marconi (2) earned the save with an inning of hitless relief while striking out one.

Gilliam, Owen Shaw and reigning SAA Player of the Week Zach Marriott each batted 2-for-4. Adam Bland had a triple. Gilliam, Carpentier, Leon and Marriott each drove in a run. Shaw scored twice, while Gilliam and Joseph Watts each touched home once.

Reigning SAA Pitcher of the Week David Blackburn (5-1) suffered the loss, giving up five earned runs on nine hits with two strikeouts and four walks in five innings. John Henry Fowler pitched three innings of two-hit relief with three strikeouts and a walk. Kyle Wellman threw an inning out of the bullpen, allowing just one hit to go along with a strikeout.

Hendrix concludes a four-game homestand Tuesday against Ozarks (Ark.), looking to win for the fifth-straight time in the series and fourth this season. First pitch is 5 p.m. CT.