AKRON, Ohio (Interstat) — Akron scored three runs in the third inning and held off Northern Illinois for a 4-3 victory in a Mid-American Conference game Sunday at InfoCision Stadium.

The Huskies took a 3-0 lead in the first on Nolan Sandee’s bases-loaded walk. The Zips answered in the third, tying the game on Brennan Morgan’s two-run single after an error extended the inning. Blake Bowen’s bases-loaded walk in the sixth drove in the decisive run.

Akron’s bullpen combined for 7 1/3 innings of relief, allowing just two runs. Trieg Matthews earned the win and Carter Beck struck out four. Northern Illinois starter Carter Cox took the loss, allowing three earned runs over 5 2/3 innings.

The Zips improved to 16-23. The Huskies fell to 22-12.