MEMPHIS, Tenn. –  The Talladega College baseball team fell 9-8 in a late rally by Christian Brothers University this afternoon on the road. The Tornadoes are now 4-8 on the season while the Bucs move to 5-6 on the year.

Trailing 1-0 after two innings, Talladega jumped on the board in the top of the third. It all started when Ronaldo Rivera doubled to left field before scoring off Rafael Diaz's two-run homer to make it 2-1 before the inning ended.

The Bucs in the bottom of the third plated three runs on two hits to retake the lead and go up 4-2 but the lead didn't last long as the Tornadoes tied the game in the top of the fourth at 4-4 and then reclaimed the lead 6-4 in the top of the fifth.

Christian Brothers got one of the runs back in the bottom of the fifth to make it a one-run game and then took its second lead of the game in the bottom of the sixth off of back-to-back home runs to make it, 7-6.

With nine outs to go, the Tornadoes got to work in the bottom of the seventh when Miguel Oropeza started the frame by being hit by the pitch. He later scored off Jose Santigo's RBI double down the left-field line to tie the game at seven. Santigo was able to take third on the throw home. With a runner on third and no one out, Evan Baker walked to put runners on the corners. Santigo scored from third to put the Tornadoes up 8-7 when Jaylen Mateo singled down the left-field line. Baker took third on the play. Talladega looked to add some insurance but a strikeout and a double play ended the threat.

After both teams produced a scoreless eighth inning, Talladega took its one-run lead into the bottom of the ninth that saw the Bucs rally using a pair of walks, a hit batter, and a single to score a pair of runs and pick up a 9-8 win.

As a team, Talladega recorded five extra-base hits with two of them being home runs while recording five stolen bases.

Santigo finished the day going 3-for-4 with two runs scored, an RBI, a double, and a stolen base. Both Oropeza and Diaz each had a home run and a pair of RBIs.

Starting pitcher Daniel Jose went three innings while allowing four runs (three earned) on four hits. Reliever Ramses Ortega took the loss (1-2) while giving up two runs (both earned) on one hit in 2.2 innings of work. He fanned four in the process.

Talladega is back in action this weekend when it hosts GCAC rival Rust College in a three-game series with game one on Saturday. First pitch for game one is set for 1 p.m.