Box Score ELON, N.C. — True freshman Bobby Hampton allowed just two hits over seven scoreless innings to lead Appalachian State University baseball to a 4-0 win over Stony Brook on Friday afternoon in the first game of the Elon Tournament at Latham Park.

Making the third start of his career, Hampton (1-1) surrendered only a bloop double in the first inning and an infield single in the third. The southpaw struck out four, walked two and needed only 93 pitches to cruise through seven innings. The southpaw retired 15 of the last 17 hitters that he faced, only allowing a pair of walks over his final four innings of work.

Tyler Stroup provided all the scoring Appalachian State (2-8) would need when he hit an opposite-field solo home run over the left-field wall in the second inning. The Mountaineers tacked on three more runs on an RBI single by Brian Bauk and a two-out, two-run single by Colin Schmid in the fifth.

When Hampton left the game after seven sterling innings, freshman Stephen Schoch and Bauk each worked a scoreless frame to seal the Mountaineers' first shutout victory since they blanked UL Monroe, 7-0, on March 20 of last season.

Schmid went 2-for-4 to pace Appalachian's seven-hit attack.

Stony Brook (2-6) was shut out for the first time this season and its three hits were a season low.

Appalachian State returns to action on Saturday when it faces Bowling Green in Day 2 of the Elon Tournament. First pitch is set for 4:30 p.m. at Latham Park.