Box Score GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Tyler McVicar's two-out, pinch-hit double down the left field line in the top of the eighth inning drove home two and broke a 3-3 tie as the Elon Phoenix earned a 6-3 Southern Conference baseball victory over the UNC Greensboro Spartans on Saturday afternoon.

"We're just trying to play in the moment right now," said Elon head coach Mike Kennedy whose team has won three straight games.  "We got off to such a tough start.  We still have to play better.  The goal is to just focus on the next one.  Confidence breeds success."

Elon (10-8, 4-4 SoCon) entered the eighth inning in a 3-3 tie with the Spartans (8-9, 0-2) and saw Antonio Alvarez begin the game-winning rally with a single through the left side of the infield.  After a sacrifice bunt that advanced Alvarez and a pop out, UNCG intentionally walked Joey Tomko.  That is when McVicar strode to the plate and ripped the first pitch he saw from Corey Taylor toward third.  The hot shot glanced off the third baseman and rolled down the left field line.  Alvarez easily scored and aggressive base running by the Phoenix allowed Tomko to score from first.  On the throw home, McVicar took third.  He would later score on a UNCG error to make it a 6-3 game.

Once Andrew MacDonald tossed a scoreless eighth, Nate Young came on for Elon and retired the first hitter in the last of the ninth on a fly ball to left.  An infield single kept the Spartans' hopes alive before Young struck out the next two hitters to garner his fifth save of the season.

The Phoenix scored first for just the third time this year as Alex Swim, who hit a one-out triple in the top of the first, scored on an Alvarez ground out.  The hit was the 240th of Swim's career, moving him into a tie for sixth on Elon's career hits chart.

UNCG came right back with a run in the last of the first.  After Kyle Webb set down the first two hitters of the inning, Trevor Edwards drew a walk.  Lloyd Enzor followed with a soft single to right before back-to-back infield singles from Cambric Moye and Eric Kalbfleisch tied the game at one.

Elon went back in front in the second when Danny Lynch tripled home Wil Leathers only to see the Spartans push across two in the bottom of the second.  Shawn Hendon drew a leadoff walk and went to second on an error before Ray Crawford singled home the tying run.  The go-ahead run would later score on a Kalbfleisch infield single.

UNCG held on to its 3-2 lead until the seventh when the maroon and gold tied things up.  Tomko reached on a one-out single before Danny Lynch walked.  Tomko then raced home on a Sebastian Gomez single through the left side.

Webb (1-0) was the winning pitcher after he allowed three runs (two earned) on eight hits in seven innings on the mound.  The senior struck out eight and walked two.

Kennedy said of Webb, "Kyle was a little upset with a call early in the game, and a lot of times guys won't channel that energy in the right way, but he actually did.  It dialed him in and, as a result, he had a great day."

The loss went to Spartan reliever Taylor as he was charged with three runs (two earned) on two hits in just one inning of work.

Elon will look to complete the SoCon series sweep on Sunday in a 1 p.m. game at UNCG Baseball Stadium.