The ASU baseball team scored four runs in the fifth inning and four more in the sixth to down visiting Columbia, 8-4, on Wednesday afternoon at Smith Stadium and extend the nation's longest home winning streak with its 18th straight win. Columbia jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead midway through the contest, but the Mountaineers erased the deficit with a four-run fifth inning, highlighted by two-run singles from Wes Hobson and Jeremy Dowdy. Appalachian plated its other four runs in the very next inning to stretch the advantage to 8-3, as once again, Wes Hobson provided the big hit, this time blasting a two-run home run to right center field that capped ASU's scoring. After giving up a run in the seventh, Appalachian's Michael Brogan, Taylor Miller, and Chris Patterson combined to limit the Lions to just one hit over the final 2.1 innings of the ballgame. Freshman Ryne Frankoff surrendered just one run in 2.1 innings out of the bullpen to earn the win in his college debut. Hobson paced the Mountaineers' 13-hit offensive attack by going 3-for-5 with four RBI, raising his batting average to a team-leading .414. He is only 13 hits shy of matching the ASU career record of 260, set just last year by Isaac Harrow. Senior Jerod Faggart and freshmen Hector Crespo, Ryan Stetson, and Tyler Zupcic added two hits apiece for the Apps. Appalachian continues its six-game home-stand and resumes Southern Conference play this weekend when it hosts a three-game series versus arch-rival Western Carolina. Game times are set for 3 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday at Smith Stadium.