STATESBORO - Appalachian State softball scored four runs over the final two innings to spoil Senior Day for Georgia Southern, winning 5-2 and taking the Sun Belt series from the Eagles on Saturday afternoon at Eagle Field.
The Mountaineers improved to 22-11 overall and 6-6 in the league with the win, while Georgia Southern fell to 10-22 overall and 3-11 in the Sun Belt. The Eagles wrap up their current six-game homestand on Wednesday, hosting Jacksonville University in a 5 p.m. non-conference contest.
Georgia Southern scored twice in the second inning to build a 2-0 lead, thanks to an RBI fielder's choice by and an RBI single from - both fifth-year seniors playing on Senior Day.