April 24, 2008

Game 1 Final Stats

Game 2 Final Stats

Boone, N.C. - Appalachian State softball snapped a 12-game losing streak against North Carolina Central on Thursday afternoon with pair of five inning 9-1, 12-0 victories. The Mountaineers snapped the streak with a school record 21 runs in back-to-back games and 19 total hits in the doubleheader. With the wins, ASU improves to 9-33 while the Eagles fall to 3-44 on the year.

In the opener, seven Mountaineer starters scored runs en route the to 9-1 victory. The Apps posted four runs in the first after giving up a single unearned run in the opening frame. ASU would not fail to score the remainder of the game posting two in the second and fourth and one in the third.

Freshman Katie Boyd led the way with a three-for-three game including two runs and two RBI. She hit her ninth home run of the season in the fifth inning to open the fifth inning. She is now in sole possession of fourth place on the ASU career home run chart to go along with her single-season home run record set against Furman on April 12.

Junior starting pitcher Yancy Moose carried a no-hitter through four and a third innings, only two outs shy of ASU's first no-hitter since 2005. She allowed one unearned run off two hits and three Mountaineer errors. Moose fanned three and walked one in the outing, as she improved to 3-12 on the season. She made her first plate appearances of the season, batting 1-for-2 with a walk and a double into right center.

The Mountaineers converted three errors from the first inning into three additional runs in the second game of the day to take a 12-0 victory. The ASU defense sealed the holes and held N.C. Central to a two hit shutout. To open the game, Appalachian posted eight consecutive runs before NCCU could record an out.

Junior Kayla Richardson pitched a solid two-hit shutout for her fifth win of the season. The West Jefferson, N.C. native set a new career high with 10 strikeouts. Impressive is the fact that Richardson accounted for 10 of the 15 putouts by strikeout.

Junior Brittany Gaston hit 2-for-2 in the game with a walk and a double while sophomore Meagan Squartino hit 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI. Freshmen duo Kristen Fister and Sarah Rappe each hit triples in the game with Fister batting 2-for-3 and Rappe hitting 1-for-3.

by ASU Sports Information