Turner Bishop hit a tying three-run homer in the ninth inning and Jared Young hit the go-ahead RBI single, rallying Old Dominion to a 9-8 win on Friday in the second game of Conference USA series at FAU Baseball Stadium.
The Monarchs improved to 10-3 in one-run games and clinched the No. 2 seed in next week’s C-USA Tournament in Biloxi, Miss.
The Owls (36-18, 19-10) tagged starter Adam Bainbridge for 12 hits over five innings in taking a 7-5 lead.
Craig Lopez limited the damage, giving up just two hits, including Austin Langham’s solo home run in the seventh, over the next two innings.