The 2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium and were led by fifth-year head coach Kermit Smith. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
Preseason
Signing Day Recruits
Source:[2]
Player
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Hometown
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Previous Team
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Pitchers
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Eli Ellington
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Charlotte, North Carolina
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Gulf Coast CC
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Jeriah Henry
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Lake Wales, Florida
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Lawson State CC
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Owen Kincaid
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Jamestown, North Carolina
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Southwest Guilford HS
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Ben Peterson
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Cary, North Carolina
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Apex HS
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AJ Stinson
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Hattiesburg, Mississippi
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Lawson State CC
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Trey Tujetsch
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Fort Mill, South Carolina
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South Carolina
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Hitters
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Carson Arnold
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Mooresville, North Carolina
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Lake Norman HS
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Hunter Bryson
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Charlotte, North Carolina
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Providence HS
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Trent Lewis
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Sebring, Florida
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Avon Park HS
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Austin Raynor
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Granite Falls, North Carolina
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South Caldwell HS
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Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 15, 2021 and the Mountaineers were picked to finish fifth in the East Division with 21 votes.[3]
Coaches poll (East)
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Predicted finish
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Team
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Votes (1st place)
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1 |
Coastal Carolina |
69 (10)
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2 |
South Alabama |
51 (1)
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3 |
Georgia Southern |
51 (1)
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4 |
Troy |
44
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5 |
Appalachian State |
21
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6 |
Georgia State |
16
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Preseason All-Sun Belt Team and Honors
- Aaron Funk (LR, Pitcher)
- Jordan Jackson (GASO, Pitcher)
- Conor Angel (LA, Pitcher)
- Wyatt Divis (UTA, Pitcher)
- Lance Johnson (TROY, Pitcher)
- Caleb Bartolero (TROY, Catcher)
- William Sullivan (TROY, 1st Base)
- Luke Drumheller (APP, 2nd Base)
- Drew Frederic (TROY, Shortstop)
- Cooper Weiss (CCU, 3rd Base)
- Ethan Wilson (USA, Outfielder)
- Parker Chavers (CCU, Outfielder)
- Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Outfielder)
- Eilan Merejo (GSU, Designated Hitter)
- Andrew Beesly (ULM, Utility)
Personnel
Roster
Source:[4]
2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers roster
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Pitchers
- 10 Cameron Kepley - Redshirt Junior
- 11 Evan Mauldin - Redshirt Sophomore
- 13 Cole Hooper - Redshirt Junior
- 14 Cy Smith - Sophomore
- 16 Noah Hall - Sophomore
- 18 Quinton Martinez - Senior
- 20 Andrew Papp - Super Senior
- 21 Tyler Tuthill - Junior
- 26 Jason Cornatzer - Redshirt Junior
- 29 Eli Ellington - Redshirt Junior
- 30 Shane Roberts - Redshirt Junior
- 33 Austin Primm - Junior
- 36 Owen Kincaid - Freshman
- 37 Cam Roberts - Redshirt Junior
- 38 Trey Tujetsch - Sophomore
- 39 Joseph Lowder - Redshirt Senior
- 42 Jeriah Henry - Junior
- 44 Luke Davis - Redshirt Junior
- 45 AJ Stinson - Junior
- 46 Ben Peterson - Freshman
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Catchers
- 6 Carson Arnold - Freshman
- 8 JD Yakubinis - Sophomore
- 25 Jack Lipson - Senior
- 35 Hayden Cross - Junior
Infielders
- 3 Bailey Welch - Senior
- 4 Luke Drumheller - Junior
- 7 Peyton Idol - Sophomore
- 9 Hunter Bryson - Freshman
- 24 Trent Lewis - Freshman
- 28 Robbie Young - Super Senior
- 40 Vasili Kaloudis - Redshirt Freshman
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Outfielders
- 2 Austin Raynor - Freshman
- 5 Kendall McGowan - Senior
- 19 Dalton Williams - Redshirt Sophomore
- 22 Alex Leshock - Senior
- 27 Tyler Leek - Redshirt Senior
- 34 Phillip Cole - Junior
Utility
- 17 Andrew Greckel - Senior
- 32 Andrew Terrell - Junior
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Coaching staff
2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers coaching staff
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- Kermit Smith – Head Coach – 5th year
- Justin Aspergren – Assistant Head Coach – 6th year
- Britt Johnson – Assistant Head Coach – 5th year
- Ryan Smoot – Volunteer Assistant – 1st year
- Chandler Seagle – Student Assistant – 1st year
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Schedule and results
Legend
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Appalachian State win
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Appalachian State loss
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Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
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Bold |
Appalachian State team member
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2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers Baseball Game Log
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Regular Season (20-30)
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March (6-10)
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/Stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall Record
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SBC Record
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Mar. 2 |
North Carolina A&T |
|
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC |
W 14-7 |
Terrell (1-0) |
Meachem (0-2) |
None |
|
120 |
6-2 |
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Mar. 5 |
at No. 12 East Carolina |
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Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC |
L 2-13 |
Spivey (1-0) |
Tuthill (1-1) |
None |
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1,135 |
6-3 |
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Mar. 6 |
at No. 12 East Carolina |
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Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC |
L 2-5 |
Williams (1-0) |
Martinez (2-1) |
Mayhue (2) |
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1,184 |
6-4 |
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Mar. 7 |
at No. 12 East Carolina |
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Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC |
L 2-10 |
Whisenhunt (2-0) |
Tujetsch (0-1) |
None |
|
1,194 |
6-5 |
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Mar. 12 |
at UNC Wilmington |
|
Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC |
L 1-6 |
Roupp (1-2) |
Tuthill (1-2) |
None |
FloBaseball |
492 |
6-6 |
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Mar. 13 |
at UNC Wilmington |
|
Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC |
L 1-4 |
Gesell (2-0) |
Martinez (2-2) |
Cota (1) |
FloBaseball |
500 |
6-7 |
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Mar. 14 |
at UNC Wilmington |
|
Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC |
L 1-7 |
Chenault (1-0) |
Terrell (1-1) |
None |
FloBaseball |
492 |
6-8 |
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Mar. 16 |
North Carolina A&T |
|
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC |
W 14-5 |
Peterson (1-0) |
O'Neal (0-1) |
None |
ESPN+ |
210 |
7-8 |
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Mar. 19 |
Arkansas State |
|
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC |
W 5-4 |
Tuthill (2-2) |
Nash (1-2) |
Hall (2) |
ESPN+ |
220 |
8-8 |
1-0
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Mar. 20 |
Arkansas State |
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Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC |
W 8-3 |
Martinez (3-2) |
Holt (0-2) |
None |
ESPN+ |
220 |
9-8 |
2-0
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Mar. 21 |
Arkansas State |
|
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC |
W 12-2 (7 inns) |
Hall (3-0) |
Anderson (0-3) |
None |
ESPN+ |
215 |
10-8 |
3-0
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Mar. 23 |
vs. Charlotte |
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Atrium Health Ballpark • Kannapolis, NC |
L 5-15 |
Sims (1-0) |
Peterson (1-1) |
None |
CUSA.TV |
1,648 |
10-9 |
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Mar. 26 |
at Georgia Southern |
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J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA |
L 1-3 |
Owens (2-0) |
Tuthill (2-3) |
Jones (6) |
ESPN+ |
779 |
10-10 |
3-1
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Mar. 27 |
at Georgia Southern |
|
J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA |
L 2-10 |
Dollander (3-1) |
Martinez (3-3) |
None |
ESPN+ |
735 |
10-11 |
3-2
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Mar. 28 |
at Georgia Southern |
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J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA |
W 3-1 |
Hall (4-0) |
Johnson (1-2) |
Ellington (2) |
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607 |
11-11 |
4-2
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Mar. 30 |
at Wake Forest |
|
David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC |
L 7-15 |
McNamee (3-0) |
Peterson (1-2) |
None |
ACCN+ |
526 |
11-12 |
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April (5-9)
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/Stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall Record
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SBC Record
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Apr. 1 |
at Coastal Carolina |
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Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC |
Game postponed due to COVID-19 protocol
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Apr. 2 |
at Coastal Carolina |
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Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC |
Game postponed due to COVID-19 protocol
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Apr. 3 |
at Coastal Carolina |
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Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC |
Game postponed due to COVID-19 protocol
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Apr. 6 |
at NC State |
|
Doak Field • Raleigh, NC |
L 2-13 |
Villaman (2-2) |
Martinez (3-4) |
None |
ACCN+ |
365 |
11-13 |
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Apr. 9 |
Georgia State |
|
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC |
W 4-2 |
Cornatzer (1-0) |
Jones (0-4) |
Ellington (3) |
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220 |
12-13 |
5-2
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Apr. 10 |
Georgia State |
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Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC |
W 9-7 |
Ellington (1-0) |
Treadway (0-4) |
Terrell (1) |
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220 |
13-13 |
6-2
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Apr. 11 |
Georgia State |
|
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC |
L 13-15 |
Haston (1-0) |
Roberts (0-1) |
Barquero (1) |
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220 |
13-14 |
6-3
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Apr. 13 |
Wake Forest |
|
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC |
L 0-12 |
Mascolo (2-1) |
Tujetsch (0-2) |
None |
ESPN+ |
220 |
13-15 |
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Apr. 16 |
at Lipscomb |
|
Dugan Field • Nashville, TN |
W 9-5 (11 inns) |
Hall (5-0) |
Morgan (0-1) |
None |
ESPN+ |
197 |
14-15 |
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Apr. 17 |
at Lipscomb |
|
Dugan Field • Nashville, TN |
L 2-4 |
Bierman (2-3) |
Martinez (3-5) |
Maldonado (1) |
YouTube |
227 |
14-16 |
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Apr. 18 |
at Lipscomb |
|
Dugan Field • Nashville, TN |
W 4-3 |
'Ellington (2-0) |
Williams (0-2) |
Terrell (2) |
ESPN+ |
207 |
15-16 |
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Apr. 20 |
Charlotte |
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Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC |
L 8-11 |
Starnes (1-1) |
Roberts (0-1) |
Lothes (5) |
ESPN+ |
190 |
15-17 |
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Apr. 23 |
at Troy |
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Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL |
L 0-2 |
Gainous (6-3) |
Tuthill (2-4) |
Oates (3) |
ESPN+ |
843 |
15-18 |
6-4
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Apr. 24 |
at Troy |
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Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL |
L 4-9 |
Ortiz (3-4) |
Cornatzer (1-1) |
None |
ESPN+ |
804 |
15-19 |
6-5
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Apr. 25 |
at Troy |
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Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL |
L 2-12 (7 inns) |
Witcher (4-2) |
Martinez (3-6) |
None |
ESPN+ |
804 |
15-20 |
6-6
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Apr. 27 |
NC State |
|
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC |
L 3-7 |
Villaman (4-2) |
Tujetsch (0-3) |
None |
ESPN+ |
220 |
15-21 |
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Apr. 30 |
Louisiana–Monroe |
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Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC |
W 6-4 |
Tuthill (3-4) |
Barnes (2-4) |
Hall (2) |
ESPN+ |
205 |
16-21 |
7-6
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May (4–9)
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/Stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall Record
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SBC Record
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May 1 |
Louisiana–Monroe |
|
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC |
L 7-10 |
Jans (1-0) |
Hall (5-1) |
Orton (4) |
ESPN+ |
210 |
16-22 |
7-7
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May 2 |
Louisiana–Monroe |
|
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC |
L 5-13 (8 inns.) |
Longsworth (2-2) |
Tujetsch (0-4) |
None |
ESPN+ |
200 |
16-23 |
7-8
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May 7 |
at Miami |
|
Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL |
L 2-4 |
Rosario (5-4) |
Tuthill (3-5) |
Palmquist (11) |
ACCN+ |
651 |
16-24 |
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May 8 |
at Miami |
|
Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL |
L 1-16 |
Smith (2-0) |
Tujetsch (0-5) |
None |
ACCN+ |
653 |
16-25 |
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May 9 |
at Miami |
|
Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL |
L 2-10 (6 inns) |
Mederos (2-3) |
Martinez (3-7) |
None |
ACCN+ |
612 |
16-26 |
|
May 11 |
East Tennessee State |
|
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC |
L 5-10 |
Mercer (1-3) |
Terrell (1-2) |
None |
ESPN+ |
190 |
16-27 |
|
May 14 |
at Little Rock |
|
Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR |
W 2-1 |
Tuthill (4-5) |
Barkley (6-4) |
None |
ESPN+ |
329 |
17-27 |
8-8
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May 15 |
at Little Rock |
|
Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR |
L 2-4 |
Funk (2-5) |
Cornatzer (1-2) |
None |
ESPN+ |
378 |
17-28 |
8-9
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May 16 |
at Little Rock |
|
Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR |
W 5-0 |
Tujetsch (1-5) |
Weatherley (2-2) |
Ellington (4) |
ESPN+ |
271 |
18-28 |
9-9
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May 18 |
at No. 21 South Carolina |
|
Founders Park • Columbia, SC |
L 0-2 |
Weins (1-0) |
Peterson (1-3) |
Sanders (1) |
SECN+ |
2,538 |
18-29 |
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May 20 |
South Alabama |
|
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC |
W 6-4 |
Roberts (1-0) |
Smith (4-1) |
Papp (1) |
ESPN+ |
389 |
19-29 |
10-9
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May 21 |
South Alabama |
|
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC |
W 4-2 |
Ellington (3-0) |
Lehrmann (3-3) |
None |
ESPN+ |
469 |
20-29 |
11-9
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May 22 |
South Alabama |
|
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC |
L 3-13 (7 inns) |
Booker (7-0) |
Tujetsch (1-6) |
None |
ESPN+ |
440 |
20-30 |
11-10
|
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Post-Season (1–1)
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- Schedule Source:[5]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Posteason
Conference Accolades
- Player of the Year: Mason McWhorter – GASO
- Pitcher of the Year: Hayden Arnold – LR
- Freshman of the Year: Garrett Gainous – TROY
- Newcomer of the Year: Drake Osborn – LA
- Coach of the Year: Mark Calvi – USA
All Conference First Team
- Connor Cooke (LA)
- Hayden Arnold (LR)
- Carlos Tavera (UTA)
- Nick Jones (GASO)
- Drake Osborn (LA)
- Robbie Young (APP)
- Luke Drumheller (APP)
- Drew Frederic (TROY)
- Ben Klutts (ARST)
- Mason McWhorter (GASO)
- Logan Cerny (TROY)
- Ethan Wilson (USA)
- Cameron Jones (GSU)
- Ben Fitzgerald (LA)
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All Conference Second Team
- JoJo Booker (USA)
- Tyler Tuthill (APP)
- Jeremy Lee (USA)
- Aaron Barkley (LR)
- BT Riopelle (CCU)
- Dylan Paul (UTA)
- Travis Washburn (ULM)
- Eric Brown (CCU)
- Grant Schulz (ULM)
- Tyler Duncan (ARST)
- Parker Chavers (CCU)
- Josh Smith (GSU)
- Andrew Miller (UTA)
- Noah Ledford (GASO)
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References:[6]
Rankings
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
References