BOONE, N.C. — Center fielder Alex Leshock's sliding catch in the second inning gave Tyler Tuthill hope that this could be a special day.
After flirting with history, App State worked through a tense ninth inning and opened its Sun Belt Conference home series against ULM with a 6-4 victory on a windy Friday at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium.
The Mountaineers took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, as Tuthill didn't allow any hits in his 6.2 innings on the mound, and App State held a 6-0 lead when the Warhawks finally broke through on a high-chopped infield single with one out in the eighth against reliever Eli Ellington.