ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (Interstat) — Easton Amundson went 5 for 5 with two home runs and six RBIs, but it was not enough as Oakland rallied to beat Akron 13-10 on Tuesday afternoon at Oakland University Baseball Field. Ben Clark led the Golden Grizzlies, going 4 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs.

Akron scored 10 runs in the first inning, highlighted by Amundson’s three-run double. The Zips led 10-1 after Clark’s solo homer in the bottom of the first. Amundson added a solo homer in the fourth and a two-run shot in the seventh, but Oakland chipped away. The Golden Grizzlies scored nine runs in the sixth and eighth innings combined, tying the game on a wild pitch and taking the lead on a passed ball, a sacrifice fly and a single by Tony Konopiots.

Akron fell to 20-31, while Oakland improved to 10-37. Taylor Bednar pitched three scoreless innings for the Zips, striking out three. Jordan Dahlof struck out three in three innings for Oakland, and Jaxson Easterlin allowed one run in two innings. Kelton Phillips had three hits for Akron, and Kyle McConachie drove in two runs as a pinch hitter.