ELON, N.C. – The Elon University baseball team hit a season-high four home runs, including a pair by Tyler McVicar, but the High Point Panthers rallied from a five-run deficit with a big seventh inning and then held on to down the Phoenix 17-16 on Tuesday night at Williard Stadium.

McVicar drove in a career-high seven runs with a 4-for-6 day at the plate. Along with his two homers, he also singled twice. Danny Lynch was 3-for-5 with three runs scored and Austin Leeney drove in three and scored twice during a 2-for-4 performance for the Phoenix (15-22).

High Point (24-13) got a 4-for-6, two-run, three-RBI game from Josh Greene.

Dimitri Lettas (1-1) took the loss after he surrendered three runs on a hit and two walks in one-third of an inning.

The win went to Peter Ripke (2-0) earned the win after he allowed a run on two hits in an inning of work.

How It Happened: Elon led 11-6 heading to the bottom of the seventh inning when the Panthers erupted for 10 runs on six hits. Josh Greene led off the inning with a solo homer before the next three hitters walked to load the bases. After an out was recorded at home on a fielder's choice, a wild pitch allowed a second run to cross the plate. A bases-loaded pinch-hit single drove home a pair to cut Elon's lead to 11-10. A passed ball then tied the game before a sacrifice fly put the Panthers in front. Another wild pitch made it a 13-11 contest. Four consecutive hits scored the final three runs of the inning as High Point took a 16-11 lead.

The Panthers tacked on one in the last of the eighth before the Phoenix attempted to rally in the ninth. Lynch led things off with a double before a walk and hit batter loaded the bases. With one out, Leeney lined a single to left to score one. A two-out double off the bat of Nick Zammarelli drew Elon within three at 17-14. McVicar followed with a two-RBI single to trim it to a one-run contest before a pop out ended the game.

The Phoenix erased an early 2-0 deficit when McVicar belted his first home run of the game to left-center to tie it up in the third. Elon would take advantage of a two-error play to start the fourth inning to grab a 6-2 lead. With one out, Will Nance doubled home a run. A two-out single from Leeney drove home Nance before Ryne Ogren hit his second homer of the year.

High Point would tie it the last of the fourth before the maroon and gold went back in front with four in the sixth on a solo shot from Liam O'Regan and a three-run blast from McVicar.  Elon added one in the seventh on a Leeney sacrifice fly to take the 11-6 lead.

Notes: Elon reached double digits in runs scored for the first time since a 13-7 win over William & Mary on March 19... McVicar recorded the second two-homer game of his career... O'Regan tied the program's NCAA Division I freshman record with his seventh home run of the year... Zammarelli eclipsed the 100-RBI mark for his career with his two in the ninth inning.

On Deck: Elon will head home to take on the UNCG Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20.