RENO, Nev. (Interstat) — The Grand Canyon Antelopes defeated the Nevada Wolf Pack 9-3 on Saturday afternoon at William Peccole Park, earning a split in the Mountain West series.

Grand Canyon pounded out 18 hits, while Nevada managed nine. The Antelopes improved to 21-30 overall; the Wolf Pack fell to 22-26.

Grand Canyon broke open a 1-1 tie in the top of the third with a three-run outburst. Cannon Peery doubled and scored on Tanner Johns’ RBI double. Jose Lopez doubled home Johns, and Devin Bates delivered a run-scoring single.

The Wolf Pack answered in the fourth when Lee Matsuzaki homered to right, driving in two runs to cut the lead to 4-3.

Grand Canyon added four more in the eighth. Peery doubled in a run, and Johns singled in two. Dominic Chacon closed the scoring with a solo homer in the ninth.

Nicholas Robb earned the win, tossing 4 2/3 hitless innings with four strikeouts. Elijah Higginbottom worked four innings, allowing two earned runs. Aiden Pollock pitched two scoreless for Nevada.