DECATUR, Ga. (Interstat) — Georgia State erased a two-run deficit Saturday to defeat Appalachian State 3-2 in a Sun Belt game at the Georgia State Baseball Complex. The Panthers improved to 26-28 overall; the Mountaineers fell to 29-22.

Appalachian State struck first in the top of the fourth when Jalen Seward homered to left with a runner aboard, scoring both for a 2-0 lead. Georgia State answered in the fifth as Cole Griffith crushed a solo home run to center. Griffith then tied the game in the seventh with a sacrifice bunt that plated an unearned run. In the eighth, Hunter Carlson’s sacrifice bunt brought in another unearned run to put Georgia State ahead for good.

Appalachian State outhit Georgia State 6-4, but the Panthers used four sacrifice hits. Georgia State grounded into three double plays. Joshua Evans earned the win after allowing two earned runs on three hits with one strikeout over 4.1 innings. Cole Roberts tossed two scoreless frames with two strikeouts. Connor Barozzino started for the Mountaineers, throwing five shutout innings with two strikeouts. Everette Harris added three scoreless innings of relief. Cole Griffith finished 1-for-2 with a homer and two RBIs, while Seward was 1-for-4 with two RBIs.