Louisiana-Monroe 5, at Appalachian State 13

BOONE, N.C. (Interstat) — Steven Smith drove in four runs and the Appalachian State offense erupted late to overcome an early five-run deficit and defeat Louisiana-Monroe 13-5 on Friday night in a Sun Belt Conference series opener at Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium. The Mountaineers (17-14, 4-6) trailed 5-0 after three and a half innings but chipped away before a six-run eighth inning broke the game open. The Warhawks fell to 19-16 overall and 6-7 in conference play. Louisiana-Monroe built its lead with single runs in the third and sixth innings, plus a two-run homer from Garrett… Read more...