2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball team

2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball

Conference| Sun Belt Conference
Division| East Division
Record| 19–36 (8–22 SBC)
Head coach|

* Kermit Smith (1st season)

Home stadium| Beaver Field

Seasons

<- 2016

2018 ->

2017 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT
East Division
Coastal Carolinax† ‍‍‍ | 22 | - | 7 | - | 1 |  | .750 |  |  | 37 | - | 19 | - | 1 |  | .658
No. 26 South Alabama‡y ‍‍‍ | 22 | - | 8 | - | 0 |  | .733 |  |  | 40 | - | 21 | - | 0 |  | .656
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ | 18 | - | 12 | - | 0 |  | .600 |  |  | 38 | - | 21 | - | 0 |  | .644
Troy ‍‍‍ | 16 | - | 14 | - | 0 |  | .533 |  |  | 31 | - | 25 | - | 0 |  | .554
Georgia State ‍‍‍ | 10 | - | 20 | - | 0 |  | .333 |  |  | 22 | - | 33 | - | 0 |  | .400
Appalachian State ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 22 | - | 0 |  | .267 |  |  | 19 | - | 36 | - | 0 |  | .345
West Division
UT Arlingtonx ‍‍‍ | 20 | - | 10 | - | 0 |  | .667 |  |  | 30 | - | 25 | - | 0 |  | .545
Louisiana–Lafayette ‍‍‍ | 19 | - | 10 | - | 1 |  | .650 |  |  | 35 | - | 21 | - | 1 |  | .623
Arkansas State ‍‍‍ | 13 | - | 16 | - | 0 |  | .448 |  |  | 28 | - | 27 | - | 0 |  | .509
Texas State ‍‍‍ | 13 | - | 17 | - | 0 |  | .433 |  |  | 29 | - | 30 | - | 0 |  | .492
Little Rock ‍‍‍ | 11 | - | 18 | - | 0 |  | .379 |  |  | 21 | - | 34 | - | 0 |  | .382
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 24 | - | 0 |  | .200 |  |  | 12 | - | 43 | - | 0 |  | .218
x - Division champion
† - Conference champion
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball team represented the Appalachian State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Beaver Field.

## Schedule and results[edit]

Appalachian State announced its 2017 football schedule on November 14, 2016. The 2017 schedule consists of 19 home and 36 away games in the regular season. The Mountaineers hosted Sun Belts foes Arkansas State, Georgia State, Georgia Southern, Texas–Arlington, and Texas State and traveled to Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Little Rock, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Troy.[1]

The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Championship will be contested May 24–28 in Statesboro, Georgia, and will be hosted by Georgia Southern.[2]

Appalachian State finished 11th in the conference which eliminated the Mountaineers to compete in the tournament which ended the season for the team.

2017 Appalachian State baseball game log

Regular season (19–36)
| February (4–4)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site  | Score  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SBC record
Feb. 17 | vs. VMI |  | Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | L 11–5 | 1,644 | 0–1 | –
Feb. 18 | vs. George Mason |  | Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | L 3–1 |  | 0–2 | –
Feb. 18 | vs. VMI |  | Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | W 3–1 | 1,554 | 1–2 | –
Feb. 19 | at UNC Wilmington |  | Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | L 6–5 | 1,921 | 1–3 | –
Feb. 24 | at Gardner–Webb |  | John Henry Moss Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC | W 5–4 | 407 | 2–3 | –
Feb. 25 | at Gardner–Webb |  | John Henry Moss Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC | W 4–2 | 499 | 3–3 | –
Feb. 26 | at Gardner–Webb |  | John Henry Moss Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC | W 5–1 | 374 | 4–3 | –
Feb. 28 | at #13 South Carolina |  | Founders Park • Columbia, SC | L 8–4 | 6,260 | 4–4 | –
| March (6–12)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site  | Score  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SBC record
Mar. 3 | vs. #16 St. Johns |  | Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC | L 7–3 | 2,817 | 4–5 | –
Mar. 4 | vs. Western Carolina |  | Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC | W 7–3 | 3,207 | 5–5 | –
Mar. 5 | at East Carolina |  | Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC | L 4–0 | 3,286 | 5–6 | –
Mar. 7 | UNC Asheville |  | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | W 4–3 | 257 | 6–6 | –
Mar. 10 | at Missouri |  | Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO | L 4–0 | 283 | 6–7 | –
Mar. 11 | at Missouri |  | Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO | L 7–1 | 160 | 6–8 | –
Mar. 12 | at Missouri |  | Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO | L 3–2 | 392 | 6–9 | –
Mar. 14 | vs. North Carolina Central |  | BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC | W 9–5 | 1,242 | 7–9 | –
Mar. 15 | at North Carolina Central |  | Durham Athletic Park • Durham, NC | W 7–5 | 65 | 8–9 | –
Mar. 17 | at Louisiana–Lafayette |  | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | L 3–0 | 4,963 | 8–10 | 0–1
Mar. 18 | at Louisiana–Lafayette |  | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 12–4 | 5,005 | 9–10 | 1–1
Mar. 19 | at Louisiana–Lafayette |  | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | L 4–3 | 4,888 | 9–11 | 1–2
Mar. 21 | Radford |  | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | W 13–9 | 415 | 10–11 | –
Mar. 24 | Texas State |  | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | L 6–3 | 532 | 10–12 | 1–3
Mar. 25 | Texas State |  | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | L 7–4 | 558 | 10–13 | 1–4
Mar. 25 | Texas State |  | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | L 2–0 | 558 | 10–14 | 1–5
Mar. 28 | Wake Forest |  | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | L 5–4 | 955 | 10–15 | –
Mar. 31 | at Little Rock |  | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | L 6–2 | 280 | 10–16 | 1–6
| April (8–10)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site  | Score  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SBC record
April 1 | at Little Rock |  | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 3–2 | 253 | 11–16 | 2–6
April 1 | at Little Rock |  | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 7–6 | 253 | 12–16 | 3–6
April 4 | at East Tennessee State |  | Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN | L 5–4 | 623 | 12–17 | –
April 7 | Texas–Arlington |  | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | L 18–1 | 172 | 12–18 | 3–7
April 8 | Texas–Arlington |  | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | L 5–2 | 378 | 12–19 | 3–8
April 9 | Texas–Arlington |  | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | L 5–4 | 398 | 12–20 | 3–9
April 11 | at Davidson |  | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field • Davidson, NC | L 12–6 | 383 | 12–21 | –
April 13 | at Georgia Southern |  | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 6–2 | 909 | 12–22 | 3-10
April 14 | at Georgia Southern |  | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 7–3 | 957 | 13–22 | 4–10
April 15 | at Georgia Southern |  | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 6–4 | 898 | 13–23 | 4–11
April 18 | at Radford |  | Radford Baseball Stadium • Radford, VA | W 7–5 | 342 | 14–23 | –
April 21 | Georgia State |  | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | L 8–6 | 205 | 14–24 | 4-12
April 22 | Georgia State |  | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | W 6–1 | 389 | 15–24 | 5-12
April 22 | Georgia State |  | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | W 13–1 | 351 | 16–24 | 6-12
April 25 | East Tennessee State |  | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | W 8–7 | 151 | 17–24 | \-
April 28 | Arkansas State |  | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | W 7–6 | 669 | 18–24 | 7-12
April 29 | Arkansas State |  | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | L 5–3 | 973 | 18–25 | 7-13
April 30 | Arkansas State |  | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | L 4–1 | 548 | 18–26 | 7-14
| May (1–10)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site  | Score  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SBC record
May 2 | at UNC Asheville |  | Greenwood Baseball Field • Asheville, NC | L 5–3 | 178 | 18–27 | \-
May 5 | at Troy |  | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | L 9–1 | 728 | 18–28 | 7–15
May 6 | at Troy |  | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | W 12–2 | 1,111 | 19–28 | 8–15
May 7 | at Troy |  | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | L 11–3 | 1,075 | 19–29 | 8–16
May 13 | South Alabama |  | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | L 8–6 | 403 | 19–30 | 8–17
May 13 | South Alabama |  | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | L 24–5 | 403 | 19–31 | 8–18
May 14 | South Alabama |  | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | L 11–6 | 489 | 19–32 | 8–19
May 16 | vs. #22 Wake Forest |  | Keeter Stadium • Shelby, NC | L 10–3 | 4,138 | 19–33 | –
May 18 | at #24 Coastal Carolina |  | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 5–0 | 1,278 | 19–34 | 8–20
May 19 | at #24 Coastal Carolina |  | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 4–2 | 1,838 | 19–35 | 8–21
May 20 | at #24 Coastal Carolina |  | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 6–2 | 1,910 | 19–36 | 8–22

* Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "App State Reveals 2017 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). Appalachian State University Department of Athletics. November 14, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
2. ^ "2017 Sun Belt Baseball Tournament Coming to Statesboro" (Press release). Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. December 23, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

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