BOONE, N.C. (Interstat) — The Appalachian State Mountaineers erupted for seven runs in the seventh inning to pull away from the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks 12-4 in a Sun Belt Conference baseball game Sunday at Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium.

Appalachian State (18-15) overcame an early four-run deficit, tying the game in the third before the decisive late surge. The Mountaineers capitalized on 10 hits and three sacrifice flies. Starter Tanner Nolan earned the win with six solid innings, allowing two earned runs. Charlie Evans went 3 for 4 with two RBIs, and Jake Mummau drove in three runs.

Louisiana-Monroe (20-17) managed only four hits. Jake Haggard homered in the sixth for the Warhawks, who won the series opener Saturday but dropped the final two games.