Boyd’s Heroics Force Extras, Mountaineers Settle for Tie in Finale

JONESBORO, Ark. – With the Mountaineers down to their final out in the ninth, CJ Boyd crushed a game-tying three-run home run to force extra innings, before the Mountaineers and Red Wolves settled for a 12-12 tie after ten innings of play, due to a travel-related time limit. It marks just the eighth tie in program history and the first for the Mountaineers since 2010 against Western Carolina. The series also marks the Mountaineers first unbeaten road series in Sun Belt play since sweeping UT Arlington in 2018. Trailing 12-8 when the ninth inning began, App State (22-14-1, 8-9-1) wasted…