AKRON, Ohio (Interstat) — The Akron Zips erupted for six first-inning runs and cruised to an 11-1 victory over the Youngstown State Penguins on Tuesday evening at InfoCision Stadium.

Akron sent 11 batters to the plate in the opening frame, highlighted by a two-run double from Brady Bowen and an RBI double from Mitchel Szymczak. Brody Chrisman added an inside-the-park home run in the fourth.

Zips starter John Allen earned the win with four scoreless innings, allowing just one hit. Penguins starter Kale Wemer took the loss despite a solid effort, yielding one earned run over 4 2/3 innings. Youngstown State managed only three hits total.

The Penguins fell to 5-29 overall. Akron improved to 15-20.