ATLANTA — Baylee Morton homered twice in a 4-for-4 day and McKenzie McCullen homered for the second time in the series, but App State Softball lost 8-5 at Georgia State on Sunday.
The Mountaineers (14-10, 3-3 Sun Belt) won 11-0 in Game 1 of the series but dropped the next two games against the Panthers. App State is currently tied for fourth in the conference standings.
The Mountaineers will be back in action Tuesday for a home-opening doubleheader against Western Carolina. First pitch for Game 1 is scheduled for 4 p.m., with Game 2 to follow.
A six-run third inning Sunday helped the Panthers secure the victory.
McCullen hit a home run in the second inning, scoring Morton, to help the Mountaineers take an early 2-0 lead. Addison Jones had an RBI walk to add one more run to the Mountaineers' total in the top half of the third before the Panthers responded with their big inning.
Morton homered in the fifth and seventh innings for App State, which left 10 runners on base.
Kaylie Northrop, Delani Buckner (1.2 innings of relief) and Sejal Neas (2.0 scoreless innings of relief) all pitched for the Mountaineers.
