BOONE, N.C. —
Trey Tujetsch started the game with six shutout innings as App State established early control, but an eight-run eighth inning carried UNCW to a 12-3 victory in their series finale Sunday.
The Mountaineers (5-6) took the first two games from UNCW (7-4) while making their home debut for the 2022 season. They led 3-0 after six innings and 3-1 going into the bottom of the eighth.
Through six innings, Tujetsch had allowed no runs on just one hit. He finished with four strikeouts and three hits allowed, including a solo homer, in 6.1 innings.
Hayden Cross (2-for-2),
Andrew Terrell (2-for-3, one run) and
Dylan Rogers (2-for-4) had multi-hit games.
App State took a 1-0 lead in the third on
Andrew Greckel's infield single to score
Austin St. Laurent. Cross singled an inning later, stole second and later scored on a
Luke Drumheller single.
The Mountaineers added another run in the fifth, when Terrell tripled and scored on a Rogers double.
UNCW's big eighth inning began with a solo homer before continuing with a walk and double to put two runners in scoring position. A throwing error toward first after a leg-drilling comebacker to the mound gave the Seahawks their first lead, and the remainder of the inning included a pair of two-run hits.
App State returns to action Tuesday with a 6 p.m. game against Davidson at Atrium Health Ballpark in Kannapolis.
The 2022 App State baseball season is presented by Chick-fil-A.
