GREENVILLE, S.C. ? No. 6 seed Appalachian State (33-19) scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning to upset No. 3 seed The Citadel (34-21), 4-1, in game two of the Southern Conference Baseball Championship at Flour Field.

With the win the Mountaineers advance in the winner’s bracket to play No. 2 seed Georgia Southern at 5 p.m., on Thursday. With the loss, the Bulldogs drop into the loser’s bracket where they will face No. 7 seed Davidson Thursday morning at 9 a.m., in an elimination game.

The Mountaineers led off the ninth inning with catcher Chris Trappy reaching on an error by second baseman Bryan Altman, who made a diving stop on a hard-hit ball but threw errantly to first. Jason Wallace, pinch running for Trappy, reached third on a Jeremy Dowdy double down the left field line, and a Jerod Faggert ground out drove in what proved to be the winning run. Rand Smith then singled to left driving in Dowdy before the game’s final run came on a Wes Hobson double that scored Smith, to make the final score, 4-1.

Leading the way for the Mountaineers was Smith, who went 3-for-5 with a RBI and two runs scored. In a losing effort the Bulldogs’ Richard Jones went 2-for-4 with a RBI.

The game was dominated by the teams’ pitching staffs however, as the teams combined to allow only 15 hits and three earned runs during the game. Appalachian State starter Aubrey Edens pitched 6.1 innings, tossing 108 pitches while allowing only one earned run and and striking out five. The Citadel right-hander Wes Wrenn, the SoCon’s Pitcher of the Year, threw 8.1 innings, 118 pitches, with three runs (one earned) and a walk. Picking up the win for the Mountaineers was reliever Zach Quate (3-1) while Wrenn (9-3) claimed the loss.

Appalachian State led off the game’s scoring in the top of the first. With the bases loaded, The Citadel pitcher Wes Wrenn hit ASU’s David Towarnicky to score Rand Smith.

The Bulldogs wasted little time tying the game at one. In the bottom of the first Jones tripled to left field scoring Bryan Altman.