STATE DIVISION I BASEBALL ROUNDUP

SUN BELT ARKANSAS STATE 4, APPALACHIAN STATE 1

Peyton Culbertson and Tyler Mitzel combined to hold the Appalachian State offense to one run, while Arkansas State University scored its first two runs with two outs in a 4-1 victory over the Mountaineers in the series finale at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium in Boone, N.C., on Sunday.

The victory gave the Red Wolves (2221, 10-11 Sun Belt) a series victory over Appalachian State (18-26, 7-14) and its second conference road series victory this season.

Culbertson improved to 4-5 on the year after allowing 1 run on 5 hits with 5 strikeouts and 1 walk in 6 innings. Mitzel tossed the final 3 innings to register his first career save, walking 2 and striking out 3.

Both teams struggled to get base runners early on, but the Red Wolves’ Jake Bakamus tripled to center field with one out in the fifth. However, Drew Tipton struck out for the second out before Derek Birginske hit a single to center to score Bakamus and put the Red Wolves on top 1-0. Birginske advanced to second base on a wild pitch before a single by Grant Hawkins plated him for the second run of the frame.

GEORGIA SOUTHERN 9, UALR 2

Georgia Southern got home runs from Tyler Martin and Ryan Cleveland and parlayed that into a 9-2 victory over the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and a series victory Sunday at J.I. Clements Stadium in Statesboro, Ga.

The Eagles picked up their second consecutive complete game as Chase Cohen (3-3) went the distance with 6 strikeouts and allowed 2 runs on 4 hits and 1 walk.

UALR starter Chandler Fidel (2-6) took the loss, going 4 2/3 innings, striking out 5 and allowed 6 runs on 2 hits and 4 walks. Justin Garcia pitched 3 1/3 innings in relief, striking out 4, allowing 3 runs on 2 hits.

Riley Pittman was 1 for 3 with an RBI, and Zach Baker was 1 for 4 with an RBI and a home run. Dalton Thomas had a hit and a run while Cale Ridling came on as a pinch hitter and got a hit.

SOUTHLAND TEXAS A&M-CC 3, CENTRAL ARKANSAS 2

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi had two hits and took advantage of a University of Central Arkansas error in the eighth inning to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Bears on Sunday in their Southland Conference series finale at Chapman Field in Corpus Christi, Texas.

The Bears (24-20, 12-9 Southland) won the series after victories Friday and Saturday. On Sunday, the Islanders (1529, 7-14) overcame a 2-0 lead after one inning, scoring a single run in the sixth inning, then two more in the eighth to earn the victory.

UCA starter Mark Moyer went 6 innings, allowing just 3 hits and 1 earned run. Reliever Ty Tice took the loss, allowing 3 hits and 2 unearned runs in the final 2 innings.

The Bears got a runner to second base in the top of the ninth but could not score.