DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Eighth-ranked Minnesota State salvaged a win in the series finale against Embry-Riddle on Friday afternoon, capitalizing on Eagle miscues for a 7-5 win. The Eagles (12-6) committed four errors and saw three unearned runs prove to be the difference for the Mavericks (4-2).

Nick Dearing took the mound for the Eagles to start the day, and Kevin Toth continued to be a thorn in the side of ERAU pitchers as the Maverick second baseman singled to short before moving to second on a ground out and scoring the game's first run on a RBI single from Taylor Branstad.

The Eagles came up empty in their half of the first against Aaron Rozek, but the Blue and Gold hung a crooked number on the MSU starter in the second, taking a 3-1 lead. After a Jonathan Camp double to start the inning, Joshua Garcia reached on a fielder's choice as the throw to third to try to get Camp went into the ERAU dugout, allowing Camp to score and move Garcia to second. Matt Jacobs singled to left and Garcia came home to score when the left fielder misplayed the ball, giving ERAU a 2-1 lead. Enderson Velasquez singled back up the middle to plate Jacobs and account for the final Eagle run of the frame.

MSU retook the lead in the third on a bizarre play by the Eagle defense. With the bases loaded and two outs on the board, a wild pitch from Dearing brought in a run and two subseuquent errors scored two more Maverick runs as Minnesota State grabbed a 4-3 lead.

Rozek cruised through the third and stranded a pair of Eagles in the fourth, as he and Dearing kept it a one-run game until the top of the sixth when MSU chased Dearing from the game with three runs on three hits and an ERAU error.

Trailing 7-3, the Eagles cut the deficit in half with two runs in the seventh, the first on a ground out from Camp with the bases loaded, scoring Tobias Moreno, and the second on a Garcia single to left, bringing in Kyle Zirbes.

Dylan Demarest, who had relieved Dearing in the seventh, got two outs in the eighth before Joey Swinarski got the final out of the inning to send the game to the last of the eighth.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Eagles threatened another last inning comeback as they put two runners on with one out for Camp, but a 6-4-3 double play ended the game in favor of the visitors.

Dearing (3-1) suffered his first collegiate loss in five innings of work, while Zirbes, Velasquez and Ryan Maxon each recorded two hits for the Eagles.

ERAU takes the weekend off before hosting NAIA powerhouse Cumberland (Tenn.) on Monday, March 7 at 6 p.m.