BOONE, N.C. – Appalachian State scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to defeat the University of South Alabama baseball team 4-2 Friday at Beaver Field.
An RBI double by Hayden Cross broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the eighth, and an RBI triple by Phillip Cole added an insurance run for the Mountaineers. App State (20-29, 11-9 SBC) clinched the three-game series with the win, which marked its first series win over USA since 2016.
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South Alabama (28-20, 14-9 SBC) will return to action Saturday when it faces Appalachian State in the series finale at 11 a.