WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Jaylin Davis homered twice and Taylor Thurber allowed one run over five innings to lead Appalachian State University baseball to a 10-1 win over Wake Forest on Wednesday afternoon at Wake Forest Baseball Park.

Davis' first home run opened the scoring for Appalachian State (3-3) in the fourth inning and his second was the biggest hit in a four-run eighth that turned a slim 4-1 lead into a commanding 8-1 advantage. The Mountaineers tacked on two more runs in the ninth to account for the final margin.

Bradley Mortonalso homered for the Mountaineers, which set season highs for runs and hits (12) in the romp. The No. 2-4 hitters in Appalachian's batting order — Michael Pierson, Davis, Dillon Dobson — combined for eight of the club's 12 hits, with Pierson going 3-for-4 with two walks and three RBI, Davis finishing 2-for-6 with the two bombs and Dobson going 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored.

Making his first start after 54 career relief appearances, Thurber retired Wake Forest's first 12 batters of the ballgame before the Demon Deacons scored their only run on a solo homer by Will Craig in the bottom of the fifth inning. Craig's blast snapped a string of 24-consecutive hitters that Thurber had retired over his last three outings.

Thurber (1-0) surrendered only three hits in five innings before three Appalachian State relievers — freshman Ryan Ross, sophomore Matt Brill and freshman Reed Howell — slammed the door with four shutout frames out of the bullpen.

Appalachian State returns to action this weekend when it travels to Emerson, Ga. for a three-game series versus No. 16 Maryland. Game times are set for 1 p.m. Friday (note change from original game time), 4 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday at the Perfect Game LakePoint Complex. The series was originally scheduled to be played on Maryland's campus in College Park, Md. but was moved south due to wintry weather in the Mid-Atlantic region.

NOTES: Pierson reached base for the 36th-consecutive game, good for a tie for the third-longest streak in the nation … Appalachian State snapped a three-game losing streak against longtime rival Wake Forest with its first win over the Demon Deacons since a 10-5 triumph on April 28, 2010 … Appalachian won at Wake Forest for the first time since an 18-8 win in Winston-Salem on Feb. 27, 2008 … App State's baseball and softball programs are a combined 3-0 against Atlantic Coast Conference opponents this season … Appalachian softball defeated North Carolina, 4-3, on Feb. 13 and Pittsburgh, 5-2, on Feb. 20.