University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Appalachian State
Big Inning Downs Asheville on Wednesday
03.09.2016 | Baseball
THE RUNDOWN
Score: Appalachian State 8 – Asheville 0
Teams: Asheville (4-8, 0-0 BSC)
Appalachian State (3-10, 0-0 Sun Belt)
Location: McNair Field / Forest City, N.C.
FOREST CITY, N.C. – One big inning pushed Appalachian State past UNC Asheville on Wednesday afternoon, with a five-run seventh inning opening up a tight game as the Bulldogs fell 8-0 on the second day of back-to-back midweek games for Asheville.
THE TURNING POINT
Leading by three entering the seventh inning, Appalachian State plated five runs on three hits, including a two-run homer and two-run single, to break the game open. Asheville finished with four hits and six runners stranded, while Appalachian State had only five hits but left 12 men on base.
NOTABLES
-Asheville had four players collect one hit each, with Lucas Owens tallying a double playing in his hometown, while Pete Guy, Joe Tietjen and Scott Kobos each added a hit as well.
-Spencer Orr started for the Bulldogs and was saddled with his first loss of the season, tossing two innings and allowing one run on one hit with a strikeout and two walks. Zach Greene pitched three scoreless innings before four Asheville pitchers combined for the final three innings, allowing seven runs on four hits and nine walks.
-Appalachian State started the scoring in the first inning, plating a run via a bases loaded walk before adding two runs in the sixth frame two additional bases loaded walks. The five-run seventh inning featured five runs on three hits and four walks, with the two-run homer and two-run single being the big hits in the inning.
UP NEXT
-Following today's loss, Asheville returns home for a three-game weekend set beginning Friday afternoon when the Bulldogs host Iona at 3:00 p.m. before a 2:00 p.m. start on Saturday afternoon and a 1:00 p.m. series finale on Sunday.
