LUBBOCK, Texas - The University of Texas Permian Basin baseball team fell in a back-and-forth battle with Lubbock Christian, 6-5, at Hays Field in Lubbock, Texas on Friday at the Lone Star Conference Championships. The Falcons look to stay alive tomorrow against Angelo State in the double-elimination tournament.
 
Jack Haggerty led the offense with a pair of hits while driving in two. Ethan Flodstrom also drove in a pair in the effort. 
 
Haggerty was plunked on the very first pitch of the game. A stolen base and an error later he was on third with one out. A ground ball by Flodstrom allowed him to score and put the Falcons ahead 1-0. In the bottom of the inning, the Chaps scored a run thanks to an error and a wild pitch.
 
The Chaps added a run in the second before the Falcons put a crooked number on the board in the third. Carson Johnson walked and moved to second on a single by Mason Hamlin. Flodstrom followed with a single to score a run and Austin Hall followed with a groundout to take a 3-2 lead.
 
Runs in the fourth and the sixth put the Chaps back in front heading into the seventh. Clayton Coats started the inning with a walk before Johnson was walked to put two on. Haggerty then lined a triple into the rightfield corner to put the Falcons on top 5-4. The lead wouldn't hold as the Chaps tied it in the seventh before walking it off with a single in the ninth for the win.
 
UTPB takes on Angelo State tomorrow in an elimination game at 11 a.m. The winner of that contest will face the loser between Lubbock Christian and Arkansas-Fort Smith at 7 p.m.