ELLISVILLE — J.P. Elkins tripled in two runs and scored another during a four-run rally in the sixth inning, and Hinds Community College beat Jones County Junior College 5-4 in Game 3 of an MACJC playoff series on Friday.

Hinds (28-19) won the best-of-three series and advanced to the NJCAA Region 23 tournament, which is scheduled for May 16-19 in Eunice, La.

Hinds won Game 1 on Thursday, 7-4. Jones took Game 2 by an 11-1 score in the first half of a doubleheader Friday. R.J. Brown doubled and drove in three runs for Jones in Game 2.

Austin Booth pitched four innings of shutout ball for Hinds in Game 3, and relievers Patrick Hodges and Jase Dalton managed to keep Jones (38-11) from making a late-inning comeback.

Hinds’ big sixth inning gave it a 5-0 lead. Miguel Morgan hit a three-run home run for Jones in the seventh inning, and the Bobcats loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth.

One run scored on a fielder’s choice, but the Eagles picked a runner off of second base and Dalton got Robbie Woody to line out to him to end the game.