IRVINE, Calif. (Interstat) — Grand Canyon broke a tie with a five-run 10th inning to defeat UC Irvine 9-4 on Wednesday evening at Anteater Ballpark, earning a split of the two-game midweek series.

The Antelopes, held to four runs through nine innings, erupted in the extra frame. They scored on a hit-by-pitch, a walk, another walk and two wild pitches before Billy Scaldeferri’s sacrifice fly. Scaldeferri finished with three RBIs.

Grand Canyon pitchers Cam Cunnings and Cody Kiemele combined for six hitless, scoreless innings of relief. Cunnings struck out five over four frames. UC Irvine’s Zach Fjelstad had a two-run double.

Grand Canyon improved to 3-6. UC Irvine fell to 6-3.