The High Point University baseball team dropped their midweek contest to Appalachian State, 17-9. Cameron Irvine and Andrew Amato both recorded multi-hit nights while Reid Viar took the loss on the mound and moved to 1-2 on the season.

Site: Jim & Bettie Smith Stadium (Boone, N.C.)
Score: High Point 9, Appalachian State 17
Records: High Point (11-22, 6-6), Appalachian State (11-19, 3-9)
 
The Panthers got out to a hot start in the top of the first as Adam Stuart and Peyton Carr notched back-to-back singles to put runners on first and second for Blake Sutton. After a wild pitch moved Stuart and Carr to third and second, respectively, Sutton landed a double to right center and then scored on Andrew Amato's ground out to the right side.
 

Runners in scoring position and Sutton drives them in! HPU leads 3-0 in the middle of the 1st.#GoHPU pic.twitter.com/m0WVCEvazt

— High Point Baseball (@HPUBaseball) April 12, 2022

 
App State rallied in the second, plating six runs on six hits to take a three-run lead of their own.
 

4-6-3 to end the inning! HPU 3, App State 0#GoHPU pic.twitter.com/LLOEi8S8iW

— High Point Baseball (@HPUBaseball) April 12, 2022

 
Amato recorded his first collegiate double with a ball down the right field line to score Javon Fields in the top of the 4^th. But after advancing to third on a fly out, the Mountaineers forced a ground out to end the inning.
 

First collegiate double ?@AndrewAmato27 knocks in @javon_fields_!#GoHPU pic.twitter.com/DD3bJFyPCx

— High Point Baseball (@HPUBaseball) April 12, 2022

 
The Mountaineers add two more runs in the fourth and six more with a grand slam in the fifth to hold a commanding 14-4 lead over HPU.
 
The Panthers got runners on in the seventh as Cameron Irvine led off with a stand up double to left center before Justin Ebert singled up the middle to put runners on the corners with no outs.
 

Stand up double roped into left center by @CamIrv34 to lead off the 7th! He's moved to third by Ebert's single up the middle#GoHPU pic.twitter.com/TlHsW64fzh

— High Point Baseball (@HPUBaseball) April 13, 2022

 
Easton Laplaca doubled down the left field line to score both runners and advanced to third on a wild pitch.
 

Laplaca picks up a pair of RBI on his first collegiate hit and plates Irvine and Ebert! #GoHPU pic.twitter.com/bYgDiqIn99

— High Point Baseball (@HPUBaseball) April 13, 2022

 
Josh Deslauriers hammered his second career home run to left field to score Laplaca and bring HPU back with 14-8 heading to the middle of the seventh.
 

SMOKED!! 101 mph off the bat and 374' for Deslauriers' second career homer!#GoHPU pic.twitter.com/gpV7Wuw3J9

— High Point Baseball (@HPUBaseball) April 13, 2022

 
App State mounted a two-run rally to push the lead back to eight runs with two innings to play, but another Mountaineer run in the eighth put the home team up, 17-9.
 
Up Next: High Point plays host to Radford for a Thursday-Friday-Saturday series in High Point. First pitch at Williard Stadium on Thursday is set for 6 p.m.