BOONE, N.C. - Three Appalachian State University pitchers limited Wofford to just three hits in a 5-0 win over the visiting Terriers on Saturday afternoon at Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium.

A crowd of 787 ? the second-largest in Smith Stadium history ? witnessed Appalachian (25-17, 12-12 SoCon) win for the 19th time in 23 games overall and the 11th time in its last 14 Southern Conference matchups. ASU has also won 11 in a row at home.

Mountaineer starter Josh Dowdy cruised into the seventh inning having allowed only one hit but had to leave the game after Wofford's second hit of the day, a line-drive single off the bat of shortstop Michael Gilmartin, caromed off Dowdy's chest and into shallow center field. Dowdy left the field under his own power and is expected to make his next start as scheduled.

From there, ASU's bullpen tandem of Chris Patterson and Zach Quate combined to retire nine of the Terriers final 12 batters to complete the shutout, Appalachian's first since it white-washed first-place Furman on May 9 of last year.

In all, Wofford (17-21, 7-12 SoCon) put only seven men on base, just three of which advanced past first. Dowdy moved to 4-2 on the season with his six-inning, two-hit, five-strikeout effort.

The Mountaineers' offense wasn't much more prolific than the Terriers', as the Apps managed only four hits against four Wofford hurlers. However, 15 Mountaineers reached base thanks to nine walks and two hit batters.

Seniors Rand Smith and Isaac Harrow accounted for all four ASU hits, three of which went for extra bases. Smith finished 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles while Harrow went 2-for-3 with an RBI single and RBI double.

Sparked by Smith and Harrow, the Mountaineers scored all the runs their pitchers would need with a three-run first inning. Smith led off with a double to left field and scored on Harrow's single through the left side of the infield. Harrow capped the first-inning scoring when Nick DeRose intentionally got himself picked off and hung up between first and second base, allowing Harrow to score from third.

ASU added single runs in the third and seventh innings to close out the scoring.

Appalachian goes for the weekend series sweep when it hosts Wofford on Sunday afternoon at Smith Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for noon with the March of Dimes' March For Babies to follow the ballgame at Kidd Brewer Stadium.