Arkansas State scored early and often in a 12-2 run-rule victory over Memphis in eight innings Tuesday night at Tomlinson Stadium-Slayton Family Field.
The Red Wolves answered a two-run Memphis second inning with three runs of their own, highlighted by back-to-back RBI doubles to take control.
Cooper Garrison was strong in relief, tossing 3.2 scoreless innings while allowing just two hits and striking out four to earn the win.
Arkansas State added to its lead in the fourth on a two-run home run by Ashton Quiller, his sixth of the season, to make it 5-2.
The Red Wolves broke the game open in the fifth, plating five runs on a series of hits and productive at-bats to extend the lead to 10-2.
Derek Martinez added a solo home run in the sixth, his ninth of the year, and Arkansas State ended the game in the eighth on an RBI infield single.
Arkansas State improves to 20-12 overall and will host No. 11 Coastal Carolina in a weekend series beginning Friday.
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