DELAND, Fla. -- With three runs in the eighth inning of the regular season finale at Stetson, the University of North Alabama pulled out an 8-5 win over the Hatters and secured the No. 5 seed in the upcoming ASUN Conference Tournament.

The Lions, now 30-14-1 overall, finished 12-11-1 in league play and in fifth place in the standings, with the top eight advancing to post-season play.

UNA led Stetson 30 in the fourth inning before the Hatters took a 5-3 lead, aided by a grand-slam.

The Lions rallied to tie the game in the fifth and it eventually went to extra-innings, still tied at 5-5.

In the eighth, Taylor Brown was hit-by-pitch and Holley Files pinch ran. Felicity Frame singled and a fielding error allowed Files to score. A Hailey Jones single later in the inning scored two more runs to make it 8-5.

The Lions first run came when Gracie Benton reached on a fielder's choice and scored on a Haven Kirby RBI-double.

In the third, Frame and Sidney Bevis both singled and Frame scored on a passed ball. A Georgia Land sacrifice fly then drove in Bevis to make it 3-0.

With UNA down 5-3 in the fifth, Jones was hit-by-pitch and Land walked. A Benton single loaded the bases and then, with two outs Brown singled in two runs to tie the game.

Elena Escobar (10-4) got the win, pitching four and a third scoreless innings of relief.

The win also gave the Lions a 2-1 series win over Stetson and dropped the Hatters to the sixth seed.