ELON, N.C. – Appalachian State Softball took down the Longwood Lancers 6-3 and fell to the Elon Phoenix 10-2 in five innings on opening day of its 2019 season.
The Mountaineers have not had a 1-0 start since their 2013 season. In her first complete game, Kenzie Longanecker earned the W with seven strikeouts, allowing only nine hits and two walks.
Alison Durrence hit her first career homer as a Mountaineer in the seventh inning against the Lancers. Her two-run bomb allowed the Apps to pull ahead after a tied ballgame at 3-3.