GREENSBORO, N.C. – Kyle Wooden's bases-loaded RBI groundout in the eighth gave Guilford College a stirring 9-8 comeback win over visiting Greensboro College Wednesday at McBane Field.

The Quakers (2-5) erased an 8-1 sixth-inning deficit to drop the Pride to 0-6 in the first of three scheduled meetings between the cross-town rivals this season.

Greensboro blasted four home runs in the first five innings to open the seven-run lead. Quinn Finnegan belted solo shots in the second and fourth innings. His fourth-inning blast followed Lyle Donaldson's home run one batter earlier. Austin Catherina hit a two-run homer in Greensboro's three-run second inning.

The run support helped Michael Manfro cruise into the sixth inning with a sizable cushion. The right-hander tired in the sixth inning of his longest stint of the season as Guilford halved its deficit with three runs (two unearned) in the inning.

Sammy Stuart, Guilford's third pitcher of the day, entered the game in the sixth inning. He overcame five walks and held Greensboro scoreless on two hits for the rest of the game while his teammates rallied at the plate against the Pride bullpen. Derek Hardison's two-run single drew Guilford to within 8-6 in the seventh and the Quakers' tied the game two batters later without a base hit. Two wild pitches sandwiched around a throwing error allowed the tying runs to score.

Guilford hit three singles and a fielder's choice to start the eighth inning off of reliever Zach Thurton (0-1). Left-hander J.H. Pike entered the game to face Wooden, who entered the game with a team-leading .450 batting average. With one out in the inning, he grounded to Catherina at shortstop, who threw to Finnegan at second for a force out. Wooden beat Finnegan's relay throw to first and the go-ahead run scored.

Donaldson hit a one-out double in the top of the ninth and Matt Irwin worked a two-out walk to put runners on first and second with two out. Stuart got Michael Cobb to ground out to Wooden at first to end the game and pick up his first win of the season.

Hardison, one of six Quakers with two hits in the game, had three RBI, including a run-scoring double in the first. Wooden also finished with two hits, including his team-leading fourth double of the season.

Greensboro's Catherina and Finnegan both had a game-high three hits. Catherina had three RBI and Finnegan had two.

Guilford entertains Case Western Reserve Sunday (2/20) in a noon doubleheader at McBane Field.