AKRON, Ohio (Interstat) — The Miami (Ohio) Redhawks completed a three-game sweep of the Akron Zips with a 15-8 victory Saturday afternoon at InfoCision Stadium in Mid-American Conference play.

Miami jumped to a 15-0 lead after the top of the first inning, scoring on an RBI single by Evan Appelwick, a sacrifice fly by Ryan Novak and a run-scoring groundout by Diego Cruz. The Redhawks added 12 more runs over the next six innings, including a three-run homer by Tommy Harrison in the third inning.

Harrison, named the game’s top star, finished 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs. He also went 5 for 5 with two homers and five RBIs in Friday’s win. Matthew Buffington drove in four runs on two hits, while Diego Cruz and Marcus Dierks each had three hits and combined for four RBIs. Dominic Krupinski added two hits and two RBIs.

Akron mounted a late rally, scoring eight runs over the final four innings. Brody Chrisman led the Zips with a 3-for-5 day, including a two-run homer in the sixth. Easton Amundson also homered in the sixth for Akron.

Troy Benko earned the win for Miami, pitching 5 2/3 innings while allowing four hits and four earned runs with one strikeout. The Redhawks improved to 38-15, while the Zips fell to 20-34.