Explosive First Inning Propels App State to Run-Rule Victory

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Macy Hamby CHARLESTON, S.C. – In the team's first midweek competition of the season, the App State softball team exploded for nine runs in the first inning, which helped shoot it to a 12-2 victory in five innings. App State's nine runs in the first inning marked the most it has scored in a single inning this season.

The victory marked App State's (18-5) fifth victory in a row, with each of them coming via run rule. The Mountaineers have scored 59 runs over their last five games.

Macy Hamby and Grace Barrett combined to go 7-7 with four RBIs for the Mountaineers in the second and third holes of the lineup, with Hamby producing a four-hit game. Hamby also made a run-saving diving catch…