Calling Franklin's baseball game Tuesday afternoon a roller-coaster ride would only serve to overhype roller coasters.

The Grizzlies faced a multitude of highs and lows in their 13-12 victory over Webster — a big inning to take the lead, a momentum-sapping rain delay followed by a Gorlok surge, a gritty eighth-inning rally capped off by a rocket of a go-ahead home run off the bat of Dyllan Redmon and then a 1-2-3 ninth to finish the job.

"Wild game," Griz coach Lance Marshall said. "Two really good teams battling back and forth, and our guys kept their resolve. Gave up the lead, came back with some clutch at-bats in the eighth inning before Dyllan came to the plate. Just getting on base, a couple of guys drew walks, and then Dyllan just put the barrel to the ball."

The Grizzlies (15-14) gave up single runs in each of the first two innings but evened the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the second. Ian Nuckles scored from third base on an error by the catcher, and Alex Billman singled on a 3-2 pitch to plate Davis Wagner.

After the Gorloks went back up by two courtesy of a homer in the top of the third, Franklin answered with a five-run third that was highlighted by two circuit shots. Drew Helton hammered a ball into a neighboring back yard for a three-run jack, putting the home team in front 5-4, and Noah Loveall added a two-run shot a couple of batters later. Redmon singled home two more runs in the fourth to push the Griz lead to 9-4.

Franklin was still in front, 9-5, when a flash of lightning halted play in the top of the seventh inning. When the game resumed a little less than an hour later, Webster seized the momentum immediately, tying the score with four runs in the seventh inning and going in front with three more in the top of the eighth.

But the Grizzlies were determined not to go out with a whimper, and they scrapped their way through the bottom of the eighth to set up Redmon's game-winning blast.

Jaxon Henke reached on a one-out error and moved up on an infield single by Billman. Nic Deering walked to load the bases, and Josh Girvan followed with a groundout to score Henke. Billman scampered home on a wild pitch to make it a one-run game.

Then, with two out and the tying run on third, Redmon scorched a line drive over the wall in left center to give Franklin the lead back.

Wagner, the sixth Grizzly pitcher of the day, recorded the last two outs of the eighth and then retired the Gorloks in order in the ninth to seal the victory.

Franklin won despite collecting just eight hits, with Redmon (four RBIs) and Billman each accounting for two. The Grizzlies, though, drew six walks — and didn't waste many opportunities, leaving just three runners on base.

Girvan had three of the Grizzlies' six stolen bases, with Deering adding a pair. 

Now, Franklin will try to carry that energy into a pair of big conference doubleheaders this weekend, first at home against Rose-Hulman and then at Transylvania.

"Every game's a new day, but it certainly feels good," Marshall said of Tuesday's thrilling win. "The guys feel good about themselves, and I'm excited to see what we can do this weekend."