University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Appalachian State
Bulldogs Post Eight Runs in Tuesday Win at Appalachian State
03.22.2016 | Baseball
THE RUNDOWN
Scores: Asheville 8 – Appalachian State 3
Teams: Asheville (5-15, 0-3 BSC)
Appalachian State (4-17, 0-6 Sun Belt)
Location: Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium / Boone, N.C.
BOONE, N.C. – Visiting UNC Asheville plated five runs in the top of the third inning to push ahead on Tuesday afternoon and added three more runs in the seventh inning to grab a 8-3 road victory at Appalachian State.
THE TURNING POINT
Down two runs, the Bulldogs sent 10 men to the plate in the third inning on the way to scoring the five runs. The Bulldogs used two hits, four walks and an Appalachian State error to take the lead for good.
NOTABLES
-Joe Tietjen and Scott Kobos (double) each finished with two hits to pace the Bulldogs, who finished with seven total hits. Kobos drove in three RBIs, while Lucas Owens (double), Pete Guy and Kyle Carruthers each had one hit. Justin Woods (0-3, 2 BB) drove in two RBIs as well.
-Asheville starter Spencer Orr earned his first victory of the season, striking out seven batters in five innings of work while allowing two runs on five hits. Four Bulldogs – Austin Fahr, Tyler Hughes, Eric Whitecavage and Tietjen – combined for the final four innings, allowing five hits and one run.
-Appalachian State finished with 10 hits as a team, but left 10 runners on base in the game.
-Appalachian State jumped out with two runs in the bottom of the first inning on an RBI double before the Bulldogs answered with the five-run third inning. In the third, Tietjen delivered an RBI single before Kobos and Woods drew back-to-back bases loaded walks to give Asheville the lead. The Bulldogs added their final runs in the inning on a two-run throwing error to go up by three.
-The hosts used a double and then an RBI triple to pull closer in the bottom of the sixth, but Asheville silenced any Appalachian State comeback thoughts with three runs in the top of the seventh inning. The Bulldogs saw Kobos drive in two runs with his single through the right singe before Woods brought home another run on his fielder's choice ground ball.
QUOTABLES FROM HEAD COACH SCOTT FRIEDHOLM
“Spencer Orr did a great job of settling in after the first inning. Our bullpen came in and threw strikes and let us play defense for them. Offensively, Scott Kobos had a great day for us and came up with the big hit to extend the lead.”
UP NEXT
-Following today's win, Asheville travels up to Lynchburg, VA for a three game Big South Conference series at Liberty, beginning Thursday night, followed by a Friday night contest and a Saturday afternoon finale.
