MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (Interstat) — Brody Chrisman went 4-for-6 with two home runs and five RBIs as Akron Zips defeated Central Michigan Chippewas 12-10 on Saturday afternoon at Bill Theunissen Stadium in a Mid-American Conference game. Akron improved to 20-29, while Central Michigan fell to 18-28.

Chrisman homered in the third and eighth innings. Gabe Mathison added a grand slam in the seventh. Akron collected 11 hits. For Central Michigan, Tyson Potts pitched six innings, allowing four hits and two earned runs while striking out seven. Logan Keilen homered and drove in three runs, and Bryson Webb hit a grand slam in the seventh. The Chippewas had 13 hits but left runners on base. Akron erased an early deficit with a seven-run seventh, then held on.