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Wilmington, North Carolina – App State Softball improved their weekend record to 3-0 on Saturday, defeating UNCW 6-4 after completing their season sweep with a 3-1 win over Georgetown.
The Mountaineers had four home runs on the day while striking out ten batters. They posted his 21 total runs compared to his opponent’s 11. Cary Coltrane He was the player of the day, bombing back-to-back home runs in App State’s rally against the Seahawks.
Game 1 Recap (App State 3, Georgetown 1)
The Mountaineers scored three runs on nine hits to start Saturday off the fourth pitch of the game. Kate Houston A home run into center field to give her team a 1-0 advantage.
Black & Gold allowed no hits until the first two innings. Sejal Naas in a circle. Neas stole five of his batters, pitched all seven, and he improved to 2-1 during the season.
The next run of the game came in the fourth inning when the Mountaineers fussed at the plate. After the two batters are out, Mary Pierce Burns was hit at third base with a bunt before Kylie LaRussa He sent App State’s two homers over the fence to increase their lead to three.
Georgetown’s Kayla Dunn responded with a home run to open the bottom of the fourth, the Hoyas’ only score. The Mountaineers allowed just one more hit in the final four innings, also by Dunn.
with burns Emily Parrott Two people each led the hit line.
Mackenzie McAllen He hit 11 of App State’s 21 putouts from first base.
App State beat Georgetown 6-1 in two games over the weekend. The Mountaineers only allowed two runs in four games (Seton Hall, Presbyterian and Georgetown (x2)).
Game 2 Summary (App State 6, UNCW 4)
Black & Gold recorded a three-game winning streak in dramatic fashion in the second game of the day, scoring five unanswered runs to reverse a two-point deficit.
App State’s offense started the game strong when Parrott singled down the left field line to open the first field. McAllen followed that hit with a single that brought in his teammate to give the Mountaineers a 1–0 advantage that lasted into the bottom of the fourth.
After allowing only two hits in the first three innings, the App State defense gave up a three-run homer by UNCW’s Morgan Bullitt to give the Seahawks a two-run lead.
In the top of the fifth, App State needed momentum, and Coltrain delivered. The graduate student hit his first home run as a climber to start the inning.
Next inning, Houston continued his scoring momentum with a two-run single to put the team back on top. Coltrane hit another home run in his next at-bat.
Each team scored one more hit as the app health remained perfect heading into the weekend.
Coltrane, Houston, Taylor Thorpe and Addie Ray Each had two hits in the second game of the day, leading the team with 12 hits against the host Seahawks.
Cary Northrop He threw a complete game and struck out five times.
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The Mountaineers will wrap up the weekend on the beach with two games on Sunday. App State will play Eastern Kentucky at 9am, and at 2pm he will play UNCW again.
