BOONE, N.C. — Freshman Beau Myers’ bases-loaded walk capped a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning and lifted Appalachian State University baseball to its biggest win of the season to date, a 4-3 triumph over No. 23 South Alabama on Friday night at Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium.
With the victory, Appalachian State (9-25, 4-12 Sun Belt) handed 23rd-ranked South Alabama (26-9, 15-1 Sun Belt) its first Sun Belt Conference loss of the season. After going nearly 29 years without beating a nationally ranked team from 1982-2011, App State now owns 10 wins over ranked teams since ‘11, including at least one in five of the last six seasons.