CULLOWHEE, N.C. — Six App State pitchers combined on a six-hit shutout as the Mountaineers won 2-0 at Western Carolina on Wednesday.
App State, which scored in the fourth and seventh innings, recorded a shutout of its former conference rival for the first time since a 3-0 victory in 1990. The Mountaineers (5-6) won for the fourth time in the last five games.
Smoky Mountain native Cole Hooper, freshman Noah Hall, Cameron Roberts, freshman Cy Smith and Andrew Papp worked together to blank the Catamounts for the first eight innings, receiving help from Phillip Cole's diving catch in right, Bailey Welch's off-balanced catch in foul territory beyond third and two double plays initiated by shortstop Luke Allison.