Box Score ELON, N.C. -- Ryan Kinsella's two-out single through the right side of the infield scored Antonio Alvarez to lead the Elon Phoenix to a  5-4 walk-off, 12-inning victory over the Furman Paladins in Southern Conference baseball action from Latham Park on Saturday.

"We grinded this one out and found a way to win at the end," said Elon skipper Mike Kennedy.  "For our momentum and energy level we needed a 'W' today.  I didn't care how we got it, we just had to get one.  That was a much-needed win."

With the score even at four entering the last of the 12th, Alvarez drew a two-out walk and stole second.  After Furman (7-3, 1-1 SoCon) intentionally walked Alex Swim, Kinsella grounded the first pitch he saw from Ryan Dittmar through the right side and Alvarez slid home just in time for Elon (5-4, 1-1) to even the series with the Paladins at a game apiece.

Furman took a 1-0 lead in the third as a Paul Nitto double down the left field line drove home Hunter Burton.  Elon evened the score in the bottom of the fourth on a Chris King ground out that allowed Casey Jones to score.

The Paladins grabbed a 3-1 edge in the top of the sixth thanks to Jordan Simpson's two-out line drive that just went off the glove of a leaping Sebastian Gomez at second and into right-center.

Elon answered right back in the last of the sixth and took a 4-3 lead.  Swim led off with a double to right-center and trotted home on Kinsella bomb over the batter's eye in center field to tie it.  It was the fourth homer of the season for Kinsella.  Danny Lynch singled with one away and headed to third on a King single.  Chris Bresnahan followed with a sacrifice fly to center as the maroon and gold moved in front.

Furman loaded the bases in the eighth with two down before tying the game on a passed ball as Chris Ohmstede raced home to make it a 4-4 contest.

The score remained deadlocked into the 12th for the second consecutive game before Elon came away victorious.

Andrew MacDonald (2-0) allowed just one hit over three innings out of the bullpen to earn the win.  He struck out three.  MacDonald also singled in his first-ever plate appearance for the maroon and gold.  Starter Kyle Webb allowed three runs on seven hits in 5.2 innings.  He matched his career high with eight strike outs.

Dittmar (2-1) took the loss as he surrendered one run on one hit in two-thirds of an inning.  

Offensively, Elon saw Kinsella drive in three with his 2-for-6 performance.  Alvarez also had two hits for the Phoenix.

For Furman, Ohmstede went 3-for-5, while Nitto, Simpson and Hunter Burton had two-hit games.

The rubber match in this series is set for 1:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon at Latham Park.