NEW ORLEANS - The Tulane baseball team scored six runs in the final three innings to break a 3-3 tie and give them the win over Northern Colorado in the second game of a three-game series. Northern Colorado is now 7-13 on the season, while Tulane improves to 13-9.

The Bears scored three runs, all on a home run by senior Kevin Sandberg, on six hits and played errorless baseball for the second straight game. The Green Wave scored nine runs on nine hits and also did not commit any errors.

"We have got to find a way to win," said Head Coach Kevin Smallcomb. "Kevin's home run tied the score but we couldn't do anything after that. We also struggled to find the strike zone again today."

Northern Colorado used six pitchers who combined to walk six batters and hit another five in the eight innings. Starter Jeff Sciba takes the loss to move to 1-4 on the year. He threw 5.1 innings, giving up five runs on five hits with three walks and four strikeouts.

Nate Steinmetz and Forbes Scott each pitched 0.2 innings. Steinmetz gave up one run on no hits, walking two and fanning one, while Scott allowed one hit and struck out one. Joe Willman and Forest Carpenter each were on the hill for 0.1 innings, Willman getting an out in the only batter he faced and Carpenter gave up two runs on one hit and walked one. Tony Crudo concluded the game, pitching the final 0.2 innings allowing one run on two hits, striking out one.

Sandberg had two of the team's six hits, scoring one and with three RBI to lead the Bears offensively.

Preston Claiborne took the win for Tulane, bringing his season record to 2-1. He struck out four in 2.2 innings of work, allowing just one hit.

Tulane started the second game of the series in the first way as the first, aggressive on the base paths. Nick Boullosa began the game with a walk, stole second, moved to third on a groundout and was able to score on a sacrifice fly for the 1-0 lead.

Senior Erik Hegstad, who had a 15-game hitting streak snapped in the first game against the Green Wave, doubled down the left field line in the second inning but was stranded. Tulane added one run on two hits in the bottom half of the frame for the 2-0 advantage.

Neither team scored in the third and another stolen base led Tulane to one more run in the fourth for the 3-0 lead. The fifth was also scoreless, but the Bears tied the score in the top of the sixth. Freshman Adam Hilker led off the inning with a walk and junior Mike Raudenbush singled to center. Senior Andy Mees sacrificed the pair to second and third, but Sandberg hit his ninth home run of the year, a blast to left field to knot the score at 3-3.

Three hit batters, a walk and wild pitch gave the lead back to Tulane, 5-3 in the bottom of the sixth and the Green Wave added one in the seventh to extend their lead to three, 6-3. A three-run home run by Jeremy Schaffer on the first pitch of the game by Crudo put the Green Wave ahead 9-3 in the bottom of the eighth.

The two teams conclude the three-game series tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. (Central)/noon (Mountain). The Bears then travel to Lincoln for two games against the Nebraska Huskers on Tuesday and Wednesday before beginning a series against Houston Baptist at home on Friday.