BOONE, N.C. – North Carolina Central University faced strong pitching from Appalachian State as the Mountaineer arms were able to hold the Eagles at bay on the way to a 13-0 final score at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium on Tuesday, March 19.
 
App State (8-11) used five pitchers and held NCCU (9-12) to just three hits over the contest.  Both Carter Williams (Brown Summit, N.C.) and Dalton Ward (Kernersville, N.C.) notched doubles for the maroon and gray, and Ward picked up his first career two-base hit.
 
Alex Leshock (Waxhaw, N.C.) stood out for the Mountaineers as he went 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored.
 
NCCU returns to Southern Division MEAC play on Friday, March 22 as the Eagles start a series on the road at Savannah State.