STATESBORO, Ga. (5/25/17) – The Arkansas State baseball team took an early lead and scored 11 runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to break the game open in a 21-4 run-rule victory in seven innings over Georgia State in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Thursday afternoon at J.I. Clements Stadium in Statesboro, Ga.
The 21 runs are the second most by the Red Wolves since a 27-7 win over Murray State on March 11, 2014, while it's also the second most runs scored in a SBC Tournament game in league history. The 11 runs in one inning tie for the most since an 11-run inning, also the bottom of the fifth, in a 19-12 A-State victory over SIUE on Feb.