March 18, 2006
Box Score
Greenville, S.C. -
Kristyn Hurt went 3-for-5 with a double, homer and five RBI to lead Appalachian State to a 13-7 victory over Furman to salvage the final game of a three-game series Saturday afternoon at Pepsi Stadium.
Trailing 4-1 with two outs and nobody on base in the top of the third inning, Appalachian loaded the bases with two walks and a hit batsman. Ashley Gaston followed with a two-run single up the middle to pull the Mountaineers within one and Hurt cleared the bases with a three-run blast to left-center to give ASU a 6-4 lead.
After Kasey Motsinger singled to drive in two runs and double Appalachian's lead in the top half of the fourth, Furman answered with a three-run bottom of the fourth. Amber Kiser opened the frame with a triple to right field and scored on a single off of the bat of Joni Lockridge. Following a two-out walk to Amber Nelsen, Danielle Franklin laced a two-run double to the laft field wall to trim the lead to 8-7.
The Mountaineers added one run in the top half of the fifth and shut the door on the Lady Paladins with four more in the top of the seventh. Ashley Gaston's two-run double and Hurt's two-run double provided the offense for Appalachian State in the final frame.
Reliever Keri Blackwelder picked up the win for the Mountaineers to improve to 4-6 on the season. Blackwelder surrendered three runs on four hits in 3.1 innings of work. Kayla Richardson hurled 3.1 innings of scoreless relief to pick up her first save of the campaign. Gaston finished 2-for-3 with four RBI while Glover went 3-for-3 with two runs scored.
Vanessa Williams (8-6) suffered the loss for Furman allowing nine runs on eight hits in four innings. Williams issued four walks and recorded one strikeout. Franklin paced the Furman attack going 2-for-4 with two RBI. Nelsen scored and two runs and drove in two.
Appalachian State improves to 12-15 overall and 1-2 in Southern Conference play. The Mountaineers return home to host Georgia Southern in a 1 p.m. doubleheader on March 25.
Furman (17-16, 2-1 SoCon) continues its homestand hosting Charlotte in a 2 p.m. twinbill Wednesday at Pepsi Stadium.
