DAYTON (Interstat) — Kendal Spencer homered to right field in the top of the 10th inning and later scored on a two-out single by Brendan Shannon, lifting Youngstown State to an 8-6 victory over Wright State in the first game of a doubleheader Friday.

The Penguins improved to 14-38 with the extra-inning win, while the Raiders fell to 25-25.

Youngstown State struck first in a back-and-forth game that featured 11 hits from each team. After a scoreless first inning, Wright State took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second on a solo home run by Cy Turner and a two-run blast by Zac Butler. The Raiders carried that advantage into the sixth.

Youngstown State broke through in the top of the sixth, scoring two unearned runs to cut the deficit to 3-2. Shannon reached on a single and later scored on a fielding error by first baseman Aidan English. Nick Beckley also scored on a single by Spencer.

The Penguins seized the lead in the seventh. Mario Uriepero doubled and scored on a single by Lorenzo Rossi, who also drove in Ryan Schummer. Beckley followed with a double that brought home Rossi, making it 5-3.

Wright State answered in the bottom half, tying the game at 5-5. Sam Warren scored on a single by Josh Holmstrom, and Cole Duncan crossed on a base hit by JP Peltier.

Youngstown State regained the lead in the ninth when Schummer homered to right field, his first of the game. The Raiders again responded in the bottom of the ninth. With two outs, pinch runner Zach Denby scored on a single by Peltier to knot the game at 6-6.

In the top of the 10th, Spencer led off with a solo home run to right center, putting the Penguins ahead 7-6. Uriepero singled, moved to second on a walk and scored on a single by Shannon that was misplayed in center field, giving Youngstown State an 8-6 lead.

Mikey Rodriques, the Penguins’ final reliever of the night, retired the Raiders in order in the bottom of the 10th to seal the win. He struck out Jason Gregory, got Butler to pop out and fanned Dion Fultz looking.

Griffen Paige started for Wright State but was replaced after the fourth inning. The Raiders’ pitching staff issued seven walks and hit two batters. Youngstown State starter Jack Messmore worked six innings, allowing three runs on four hits while striking out five. He was replaced by Aidan English in the seventh. Bryce Palms pitched the eighth and ninth innings before giving way to Rodriques.

The game was the fourth meeting this season between the Horizon League rivals. Wright State had won two of the prior three, including a 20-8 victory on April 12 and an 8-5, 10-inning decision on April 11. Youngstown State had won the most recent matchup, 5-2 on Thursday.

Spencer finished with two hits, including the go-ahead home run, and three RBIs. Schummer added a homer and three runs scored. For Wright State, Turner had two hits and a homer, and Butler drove in two runs.

No betting line was posted for the game.