BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (Interstat) — Central Michigan erupted for 22 hits and outlasted Bowling Green 21-13 in a high-scoring Mid-American Conference baseball game Sunday at Warren E. Steller Field. The Chippewas, who took two of three in the series, broke open a tight contest with an eight-run eighth inning and added six more in the ninth.

Zach Knowlton led the offensive barrage for Central Michigan (12-18), going 3 for 6 with two home runs and five RBIs. Brady Krzciok added a grand slam in the eighth as part of his four-RBI day. Pauly Mancino homered and drove in four runs for the Falcons (12-16), who rallied with a seven-run fifth inning but could not keep pace.