BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - RV/RV Hendrix dropped the rubber match of a three-game series to No. 2/2 Birmingham-Southern (Ala.), 15-7, on Sunday in Southern Athletic Association (SAA) action at Striplin Field. The Warriors fall to 8-3 in road games.

Hendrix (22-7, 7-5 SAA) jumped out to a 2-0 lead courtesy of a Drake Job RBI ground out in the top of the second inning and Rally Miller scoring on a wild pitch in the fifth.

David Blackburn pitched a perfect game until a leadoff single in the bottom of the fifth, as the Panthers scored nine runs with two outs.

The Warriors plated five in the top of the seventh to cut the deficit to 9-7. An Adam Bland two-run single preceded a RBI walk by Rail Gilliam, a run driven in when Zach Marriott was plunked and a Jacob Carpentier RBI on a fielder's choice. 

Birmingham-Southern (21-7, 9-3 SAA) countered with three runs in each of the home half of the seventh and eighth innings.

Will Lantis plated four runs for the Panthers. Noah Best and Andrew Dutton each drove in three runs. Best scored three times.

Birmingham-Southern's Joey White (4-0) pitched six innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on three hits with three strikeouts, two walks and a wild pitch. Davis Williams (4) threw three innings of relief for the save, giving up two hits with three strikeouts, a balk and hit batter.

Miller and Carpentier each had two hits. Bland plated two. Miller scored twice and stole as many bases, as his team totaled five.

Six different Warriors drew a walk.

Blackburn (5-2) pitched 4.2 innings, allowing five unearned runs on two hits with four strikeouts and two walks. Blackburn, Will Graves, Jackson Corrigan and Kyle Wellman did not allow an earned run in the first 7.1 innings.

Hendrix faces Ozarks (Ark.) on Tuesday for the fifth time this season, including third-straight at Warrior Baseball Field. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. CT.