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2
Western Carolina WCU 11-12
9
Winner APP STATE APP 15-10
Western Carolina WCU
11-12
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Final
9
APP STATE APP
15-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Western Carolina WCU 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 3
APP STATE APP 1 0 2 1 1 4 X 9 9 2

W: Nichols, Taylor (4-3) L: Juett, Tessa (2-4)

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Winner Western Carolina WCU 12-12
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APP STATE APP 15-11
Winner
Western Carolina WCU
12-12
5
Final
2
APP STATE APP
15-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Western Carolina WCU 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 9 0
APP STATE APP 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 1

W: Rice, Savannah (6-3) L: Buckner, Delani (6-3)

Catamounts at App. State
Morgan Maddaluna

Game Recap: Softball | | Denise Gideon, Director of Media Relations

Huneycutt's Three-Run Homer Leads to Split at Appalachian State

Catamounts bounce back after dropping first game of doubleheader

The Basics
Score: Appalachian State 9, Western Carolina 2; Western Carolina 5, Appalachian State 2 (eight innings)
Records: Western Carolina 12-12, Appalachian State 15-11
Location: Boone, N.C. | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium
 
BOONE, N.C. – Senior Bailey Huneycutt hit a three-run home run to lift Western Carolina softball to a 5-3, eighth-inning, victory in game two of the doubleheader against Appalachian State Tuesday at Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium. The Mountaineers won games one 9-2. 
 
Appalachian State 9, Western Carolina 2
 
Turning Point 
Appalachian State scored four unanswered runs, in the first four innings, and Western Carolina committed two errors that led to three of the runs. 
 
How it Happened 
  • Appalachian State took the early 1-0 lead from a walk, a steal, and an RBI double.
  • A catamount error, with two outs in the third, set up a two-run home run for the Mountaineers.
  • Western Carolina's second error of the game set up an RBI single for the Mountaineers' fourth run.
  • Myra Twitty's lead-off home run, over the Appalachian State's scoreboard, in centerfield, in the top of the fifth helped the Catamounts avoid the shutout. 
  • Appalachian State tacked on a fifth run on an RBI double
  • Western Carolina got bases loaded in the top of the sixth and pushed one run across. With one out, Brooklynn Brewington singled and moved to third on a Bailey Huneycutt single to right field. Samantha Reele drew a walk to load the bases and Brewington scored on a Mountaineer error.
  • The Mountaineers took advantage of bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth when a walk sent in the fifth run and a single to outfield scored two more runs. A groundout RBI plated the fourth run.    
 
 Inside the Box Score 
  • Freshman pitcher Tessa Juett got the start and tossed a complete game taking the loss. She falls to 2-4 on the season. Juett allowed nine runs, five earned, on nine hits and struck out seven – one shy of tying her career record. 
  • Juett struck out the side in the top of the second.
  • Western Carolina had six hits in the game and committed three errors. 
  • Brewington had two of the Catamounts' six hits. 
  • Appalachian State turned two double-plays in the game. 
 
Western Carolina 5, Appalachian State 2 (8 innings)
 
Turning Point 
With the game tied 2-2, in the top of the eighth inning, Huneycutt hit a three-run home run to give the Catamounts the lead. WCU's defense held the Mountaineers at bay in the bottom of the frame to secure the win. 
 
How it Happened 
  • Western Carolina scored two runs in the top of the third to take the early lead all with two outs. Riley Lambert reached on a Mountaineer error and Brooklynn Brewington reached first on a fielder's choice that saw Lambert go to second. Natalie Henry's RBI single scored Lambert and Brewington scored on an RBI single to right field from Huneycutt. 
  • Appalachian State cut the Catamounts' lead to one with a run in the bottom of the third and tied the game with a run in the bottom of the fifth. 
  • In the bottom of the seventh, with the score tied 2-2, Western Carolina forced extra innings by getting a pair of groundouts to strand an Appalachian player on first. 
  • The Catamounts secured the win with three runs in the top of the eighth. Savannah Rice led off with a single who was replaced by pinch-runner Claudia Riddle. With one out, Brooklynn Brewington legged out a single to place runners on first and second. With two outs, Huneycutt stared down two strikes and stepped up with a three-run home run over the right-centerfield wall. 
  • Appalachian State's rally attempt in the bottom of the eighth was anemic at best. With one out, the Mountaineers singled and got a runner at second on a wild pitch. Two routine groundouts ended the Mountaineers' comeback attempt. 
 
 Inside the Box Score 
  • Rice got the start in the circle and picked up the win. She improves to 6-3 on the season. Rice tossed eight innings giving up two runs on seven hits and struck out nine. 
  • Henry and Huneycutt each had two hits in the game. 
  • Western Carolina had nine hits in the contest. 
  • Huneycutt had four RBI in the game. 
  • Western Carolina sat the Mountaineers down in order once. 
 
 
News & Notes 
  • Henry has now reached base safely in the last 16 games.
  • Huneycutt is on a nine-game hitting streak. 
  • Twitty leads the Catamounts with six home runs. 
  • Huneycutt hit her 27th career home run and remains in third place in the WCU record books. She needs three home runs to move into second place. 
  • Twitty has hit a home run in two of the last three games. 
  • Western Carolina halted a five-game losing streak to Appalachian State with the 5-2 extra-inning win over the Mountaineers. Two of the last four games have gone to extra innings. 
  • Western Carolina is now 6-3 on the road this season. 
  • Western Carolina is 2-1 in extra-inning games this season. 
 
 
Up Next
Western Carolina travels to Gardner-Webb Wednesday for a doubleheader set to begin at 3 p.m. 
 
For the latest information on Catamount softball, follow @catamounts and @catamountsb on Twitter or go to www.catamountsports.com.
 
 
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