BOONE, N.C. – App State fell 10-4 to Georgia State on Saturday as the Panthers evened the weekend series to set up a rubber match for Sunday's finale at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium.
The Mountaineers (12-9, 3-2 Sun Belt) scored in the first, second, eighth and ninth innings, but Georgia State's bats were too hot in the middle innings for App State's late comeback attempt.
On a gorgeous Boone afternoon in front of a standing-room-only crowd,
Luke Drumheller led the Mountaineers' offense with a 2-for-4 day at the plate, a run scored and a run driven in. App State also got RBI hits from
Hayden Cross,
Alex Aguila and
Andrew Terrell.
Georgia State (13-10, 4-1 Sun Belt) scored in every inning but the first and ninth and benefited from a pair of Jesse Donohoe home runs and a Max Ryerson round-tripper. Starting pitcher Ryan Watson threw 126 pitches over 8.2 innings to earn the win.
App State starter
Bradley Wilson struck out six in 3.1 innings, while the final three relievers (
Dante Chirico,
Zach Lewis and
Ryan Sleeper) allowed just two runs over the final 3.2 frames.
Sunday's first pitch is at 1 p.m.
