BOONE, N.C. — App State Baseball used an eighth-inning rally, highlighted by Braxton Church's go-ahead, two-run single with two away, to open a Sunday doubleheader against No. 13 Coastal Carolina with a 9-8 victory that clinched the Mountaineers' first weekend series win against a top-15 opponent since a memorable 2012 road trip to No. 7 LSU.
In the series finale, App State forced extra innings on a game-tying single from Hunter Wilder with two outs in the ninth, but ultimately fell 17-11 in 12 innings.
Game 1
Moving forward from a series-opening victory in which App State overcame a 6-0 deficit to prevail 16-8 on Saturday, the Mountaineers built a 5-0 lead through five innings of Game 2 before falling behind 8-5 entering the bottom of the seventh.