Game 1 Box Score Game 2 Box Score

The Basics
Score: Appalachian State 8, Western Carolina 5; Western Carolina 5, Appalachian State 4
Records: Western Carolina 9-18, Appalachian State 13-18
Location: Boone, N.C. (Sywassink/Lloyd)

BOONE, N.C. - Freshman Addie Pate hit the go-ahead homerun in game two to lift Western Carolina softball to a 5-4 win and split the doubleheader at Appalachian State Tuesday at Sywassink/Lloyd Stadium. The Mountaineers took game one 8-5.

Turning Point
Appalachian State scored in four of the six innings including big three-run innings in the bottom of the first and the fifth.

How it Happened
- Western Carolina took the early 2-0 lead off a thundering two-run homerun by Hunter Gibbons.
- The Mountaineers quickly scored three runs in the bottom of the first to lead 3-2.
- Western Carolina was held scoreless for the next four innings as Appalachian State plated four more runs to lead 7-2. - The Catamounts pulled within two runs on three consecutive homeruns by Madison Armstrong, Gibbons and Shaina Reed to trail 7-5.
- Appalachian State tacked on an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth.
- WCU had runners on second and third and the tying run at the plate but couldn't convert. Inside the

Box Score
- All five of Western Carolina's runs came off homeruns.
- Sophomore pitcher Kinsey Liscio got the start and went 4.2 innings giving up seven runs on five hits, walked four and struck out four. She takes the loss and falls to 2-5 on the year.
- Liscio was lifted in the fifth inning for freshman Haley Brogden who tossed 1.1 innings to close out the game. She gave up one run on two hits, walked four and struck out one.
- The Catamount defense had strong showings in the second and third innings with a runner caught stealing at second and throwing out a runner at home in the third.
- Gibbons went 2-for-3 in the game with three RBI and scored a pair of runs.

Turning Point
With Appalachian State leading 4-2 heading into the top of the seventh inning, Western Carolina scored three runs capped off by a two-run homerun by freshman Addie Pate to take the lead and the win.

How it Happened
- For the second straight game, Western Carolina took the early lead against Appalachian State. In the top of the first, with the bases loaded, Reed ground out to second base scoring Erica Hayes, who drew a lead-off walk.
- Appalachian State quickly took the lead in the bottom of the first with a homerun to give the Mountaineers 2-1.
- The Catamounts tied the game in the fourth inning. Addie Pate led off with a single through the right side and moved to second on a Mountaineer wild pitch. Pate scored off an RBI double by E. Hayes.
- Appalachian State retook the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning when a pair of singles and a Catamount error put Mountaineer runners on second and third. ASU scored off a passed ball to take the 3-2 lead.
- The Mountaineers added what seemed to be an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth.
- With one out in the seventh, Gibbons drew a walk and motored to third off a double to right center by Reed. Kailey McNeil hit a groundout RBI to pull within one run, 4-3. Pate followed with a two-run homerun to left field to give the Catamounts the 5-4 lead. - Appalachian State's rally attempt in the bottom of the seventh was thwarted by a pair of nifty defensive plays at third by Danielle Chapman and a strikeout by pitcher Lily Hayes to end the game.

Inside the Box Score
- Junior pitcher Lily Hayes tossed a complete earning the win. She improves to 4-8 on the season. She gave up four runs, three earned, on six hits walked one and struck out eight.
- E. Hayes went 3-for-3 in the game with a run scored and an RBI.
- Pate went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and two RBI.
- The Catamounts had 10 hits in the game and Appalachian State had six.

News & Notes
- In game one of the doubleheader with Appalachian State, Western Carolina had back-to-back-to-back homeruns for the first time in a game in program history.
- Gibbons hit two homeruns in the first game against Appalachian State pushing her seasonal total to six and her career total to 23. With the 23 career homeruns, she moves into a tie for third in the WCU record books. She needs one homerun to take over third place, two to take over second place and seven to break the school record.
- With the eight strikeouts against Appalachian State, L. Hayes now has 164 strikeouts continuing to rank her seventh in the WCU record books. - Gibbons drew a walk in the top of the seventh to extend her on-base streak to 10-straight.
- Western Carolina had a total of five homeruns in the doubleheader, four in the first game on and one in the second. The four homeruns in game one tied for second in the WCU record books for most homeruns in a game. The record is five and has been done only once.

Up Next
Western Carolina returns home Wednesday to host USC Upstate in a doubleheader set to begin at 4 p.m. at the Catamount Softball Complex.

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