BOONE, N.C. – The App State got home runs from
Luke Drumheller and
Andrew Greckel, but it was not enough, Tuesday, as Wake Forest hit five home runs in an 18-4 loss for the Mountaineers at Smith Stadium.
Wake Forest (36-16-1, 12-14-1) got out to a hot start, hitting three home runs in the first inning to take a 4-0 lead.
After the Demon Deacons scored two more runs in the second, App State (18-30, 9-18) got on the board in the bottom of the second inning by way of a 410-foot home run to left-center field from Greckel, his fifth of the season, to make it 6-1.
The Mountaineers then scored in three consecutive frames as they attempted to chip away in the middle innings. Drumheller crushed a solo home run in the fifth inning, his fourth home run of the season, to make it a 9-2 ballgame. Then in the sixth, Greckel led off with a walk, stole second and made it to third on the play on an errant throw. He then scored on a sac fly from
Dalton Williams.
One inning later the Mountaineers loaded the bases, pushing across a run when
RJ Johnson reached on an error, scoring
Vasili Kaloudis from third.
Austin Primm impressed on the mound for App State, picking up a strikeout in a scoreless ninth inning.
The Mountaineers return to action Thursday at Smith Stadium, when they open a three-game series against Troy. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+. The 2022 App State Baseball season is presented by Chick-fil-A.
