HIGH POINT, N.C. – An early offensive outburst, including a season-high quintet of home runs, helped the Elon University baseball team capture a 14-8 victory at High Point on Tuesday night. The win improved Elon to 125-85 all-time against the Panthers.

At the plate, Elon (12-13) would see Kyle Jackson homer twice and drive in a season-best five runs. Cam Devanney also added a pair of homers and drove in four. Ryne Ogren matched his personal best with four hits.

High Point (10-13) saw Austen Zente drive in three in a three-hit night.

Sean Byrnes (2-0) picked up the win after tossing 1.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen.

The loss went to High Point starter Peter Ripke (0-1) who was touched up for five runs on six hits in 2.2 innings.

How It Happened: Elon was able to jump out to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Joe Satterfield started the game by drawing a four-pitch walk and scored on Ogren's double to the left field corner. Ogren then came in when James Venuto doubled to the gap in left-center.

The Phoenix added to its lead in the third thanks to back-to-back, two-out homers from Jackson and Shawn Blake. Jackson's shot to left was a two-run bomb that brought home Ogren who had singled. Blake then drilled an 0-1 pitch over the right field wall to give Elon a 5-0 lead.

Devanney got in on the long ball party in the fourth, connecting on a two-run shot to left to make it 7-0.

High Point got on the board in the last of the fourth when Zente led off with a solo home run down the left field line.

Elon's offensive onslaught continued in the fifth as the Phoenix scored three more. With the bases full, Devanney singled home one. Satterfield picked up an RBI on a fielder's choice before Ogren's second double of the game scored the 10th Elon run of the game. With two outs, Jackson belted a 1-0 pitch over the left field wall for his second homer of the game, this one a three-run shot that gave the Phoenix a 13-1 advantage.

With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the fifth, Zente drove in two more for High Point with a single to left-center. The Panthers would add another on a Josh Greene single to right. 

High Point cut it to 13-6 in the last of the seventh, scoring one on a sacrifice fly and another on a wild pitch.

Devanney added to the Elon lead by leading off the ninth with a home run to left.

High Point's Joe Johnson led off the last of the ninth with a home run to right-center. The Panthers would also score on a bases-loaded walk in the inning.

Notes: The last time that Elon hit five or more home runs in a game was April 23, 2010 when the Phoenix hit five at College of Charleston... Ryne Ogren extended his hitting streak to a career-best 13 games... During his streak, Ogren has gone 27-for-55 (.491)... The win was Elon's first away from Latham Park this season (1-5).

On Deck: Elon returns to Latham Park for its second CAA series of the year as the Phoenix hosts James Madison. The series is slated to begin with a 6 p.m. first pitch on Friday, March 31.