LEXINGTON, S.C. — Five unearned runs in the top of the second inning proved to be all Canisius needed in a 10-3 win over Appalachian State University baseball on Sunday afternoon at Lexington Sports Complex.

With the loss, Appalachian State (2-3) dropped the three-game weekend series to Canisius (4-3), two games to one. The series was originally scheduled to be a four-game set at Appalachian's Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium but was moved to Lexington following a week of wintry weather that blasted much of North Carolina.

A catcher's interference call against freshman backstop Chandler Seagle opened the floodgates for Canisius in the five-run second inning. The Golden Griffins went on to score two more runs in the third, two in the fourth and one in eighth to extend the lead to 10-0.

The Mountaineers scored their only runs in the bottom of the eighth. Freshman Dylan Hamel provided the inning's big hit with an RBI triple in his first collegiate at-bat and later scored on a wild pitch. Jaylin Davis also doubled and scored in the three-run eighth.

Appalachian State managed only five hits against four Canisius pitchers, including just three in five innings against starer Alex Godzak (2-0).

Conversely, Canisius plated seven runs (two earned) on seven hits in two-plus innings against Mountaineer starter Dallas DeVrieze, who suffered the loss and fell to 1-1 on the season.

In all, App State sent seven pitchers to the mound, headlined by senior Taylor Thurber, who struck out five and retired all 11 batters he faced in 3.2 perfect innings of relief.

Appalachian State looks to snap a two-game slide on Tuesday when it makes the short trip to Winston-Salem for a 4 p.m. matchup against longtime rival Wake Forest.

NOTES: Six players made their collegiate debuts for Appalachian State on Sunday — Hamel, designated hitter Parker Henderson, outfielder Drake Zupcic and pitchers Eric Sigovich, Luke Watts and Keith Walsh … Appalachian State has only lost three series to northern opponents since 2006 but two of those three series defeats have come at the hands of Canisius … the Golden Griffins took 3-of-4 games from the Mountaineers in Kannapolis, N.C. in 2008 … Appalachian fell to 7-5 all-time against Canisius … all 12 games between the Mountaineers and Golden Griffins have been played since '06.