Zips Claim Series Finale 11-0, Arrivo Collects Eight RBI

Saturday, May 21

Akron, Ohio

12:00 PM

University of Akron

University of Purdue Ft. Wayne

Zips Claim Series Finale 11-0, Arrivo Collects Eight RBI

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Zips Claim Series Finale 11-0, Arrivo Collects Eight RBI

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AKRON, Ohio – Akron scored 11 runs and held Purdue Fort Wayne scoreless in the series finale fueled by outfielder Nick Arrivo (Ann Arbor, Mich.) grand slam to end the game. The 2022 Akron baseball team ended the season on a two-game winning streak and secured a 2-1 series win over the Mastodons on Sunday at Skeeles Field.

Arrivo earned Akron's Joe Thomas Hitting Award and led the Zips with a 4-for-5 performance, including three singles and a grand slam for eight RBI and one run scored. He finished the series batting 8-for-13 (.615) with 10 RBI six singles, a triple, walk-off homerun (to win game two) and ended the third game with a homerun with the bases full.

The Zips unleashed 13 hits in total for the 11-0 win as Cameron Benson (Farmington Hills, Mich.) went 3-for-4 with three RBI. He plated the first two runs with a homerun in the first inning. Justin Barr (Pensacola, Fla.) and Michael Sprockett (West Chester, Ohio) had two hits apiece. Bryant Shellenbarger (Mount Vernon, Ohio) was recognized as Akron's Most Valuable Player for his contributions throughout the season and Ian Pennington (Springboro, Ohio) was named Defensive Player of the Year. Shellenbarger doubled in his final game as a Zip, while Jerry Reinhart (Batavia, N.Y.) posted a 1-for-2 performance with two walks on Sunday.

Akron starting pitcher Conor Steinbaugh (Georgetown, Ill.) was named Akron Pitcher of the Year and threw four complete innings, facing 14 batters and allowing only one hit with three strikeouts for the win. Relief pitcher Jacob Krausher hurled the final three innings and faced 11 batters, allowing two hits with five strikeouts.

The Akron offense gave Steinbaugh a two-run cushion heading into the second inning as Wargo was hit by a pitch and Benson followed with a homerun to right field. The Zips added two runs in the fourth inning and three in the fifth. In the fourth, Akron used four hits to generate two runs as Reinhart and Barr delivered back-to-back singles to opposite corners of the outfield and both scored on an Arrivo single to left. In the fifth, Arrivo drove two more runs across the plate with a base hit to left field and Benson registered the first RBI of the inning with a bases loaded walk. In the. Seventh inning, Barr and Wargo walked and Benson followed with a single to setup Arrivo's grand exit to the season.