2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball team

The 2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium and were led by fourth year head coach Kermit Smith.

2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	East Division
2020 record	11–6 (0–0 SBC)
Head coach	Kermit Smith (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Justin Aspergren Britt Johnson Erik Lunde
Home stadium	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium

2020 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Division
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	5		.688
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	5		.688
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	6		.647
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	7		.563
Troy  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	8		.529
South Alabama  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	10		.444
West Division
Texas State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			14	–	4		.778
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	4		.750
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	5		.706
Little Rock  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	8		.529
Louisiana  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	9		.471
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			7	–	9		.438
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of March 12, 2020[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including baseball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

[3]

Player	Hometown	Previous Team
Pitchers
Noah Hall	Charlotte, North Carolina	Providence HS
Quinton Martinez	Orlando, Florida	St. Petersburg College
Shane Roberts	Jupiter, Florida	Palm Beach State College
Cy Smith	Lenoir, North Carolina	West Caldwell HS
Hitters
Luke Bumgarner	Lowell, North Carolina	North Gaston HS
Andrew Greckel	Acworth, Georgia	Chattahoochee Valley CC
Peyton Idol	Advance, North Carolina	West Forsythe HS
Jack Lipson	Macon, Georgia	Chattahoochee Valley CC
Vasilios Kaloudis	Charlotte, North Carolina	Ardrey Kell HS
Patrick Trease	Holly Springs, North Carolina	Holly Springs HS
JD Yakubinis	Charlotte, North Carolina	Providence HS

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released sometime on January 30, 2020 and the Mountaineers were picked to finish fifth in the East Division. [4]

Coaches poll (East)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	South Alabama	62 (6)
2	Coastal Carolina	61 (4)
3	Georgia Southern	50 (2)
4	Troy	41
5	Appalachian State	23
6	Georgia State	15

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

• Andrew Papp - SR, Pitcher
• Luke Drumheller - SO, 2nd Base

Personnel

Roster

[5]

2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers roster
	Pitchers 10 Cameron Kepley - Junior 11 Evan Mauldin - Sophomore 13 Cole Hooper - Sophomore 14 Cy Smith - Freshman 16 Noah Hall - Freshman 18 Quinton Martinez - Junior 20 Andrew Papp - Senior 21 Tyler Tuthill - Sophomore 24 Will Herman - Redshirt Senior 26 Jason Cornatzer - Junior 30 Shane Roberts - Sophomore 33 Austin Primm - Sophomore 36 Matthew Helms - Redshirt Freshman 37 Cam Roberts - Redshirt Sophomore 39 Joseph Lowder - Redshirt Junior 42 Jack Hartman - Senior 44 Luke Davis - Junior		Catchers 8 JD Yakubinis - Freshman 25 Jack Lipson - Junior 35 Hayden Cross - Sophomore Infielders 2 Luke Allison - Redshirt Senior 3 Bailey Welch - Junior 4 Luke Drumheller - Sophomore 7 Peyton Idol - Freshman 9 Patrick Trease - Freshman 28 Robbie Young - Senior 32 Andrew Terrell - Sophomore 38 Bret Baldwin - Senior 40 Vasilios Kaloudis - Freshman		Outfielders 5 Kendall McGowan - Junior 19 Dalton Williams - Sophomore 22 Alex Leshock - Junior 27 Tyler Leek - Junior 34 Phillip Cole - Sophomore Utility 17 Andrew Greckel - Junior

Coaching staff

2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers coaching staff
Kermit Smith – Head Coach – 4th year Justin Aspergren – Assistant Head Coach – 5th year Britt Johnson – Assistant Head Coach – 4th year Erik Lunde – Assistant Head Coach/Hitting Coach – 2nd year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Appalachian State win
	Appalachian State loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Appalachian State team member

2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (11-6)
February (5-5) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record Feb. 14 at Gardner–Webb John Henry Moss Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC L 1-5 Mitchell (1-0) Tuthill (0-1) None ESPN+ 547 0-1 Feb. 15 at Gardner–Webb John Henry Moss Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC L 4-5 Lane (1-0) Roberts (0-1) None ESPN+ 511 0-2 Feb. 16 at Gardner–Webb John Henry Moss Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC W 10-1 Martinez (1-0) Davis (0-1) None ESPN+ 433 1-2 Feb. 18 at North Carolina A&T World War Memorial Stadium • Greensboro, NC W 6-2 (8 inn) Hooper (1-0) Smith (0-1) None 153 2-2 Feb. 21 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park • Lexington, KY L 3-7 Ramsey (1-1) Tuthill (0-2) None SECN+ 2,019 2-3 Feb. 22 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park • Lexington, KY L 4-21 Hazelwood (1-0) Roberts (0-1) None SECN+ 2,217 2-4 Feb. 23 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park • Lexington, KY L 7-8 (15 inn) Daniels (1-0) Cole (0-1) None SECN+ 2,392 2-5 Feb. 26 at Wake Forest David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC W 11-9 Hartman (1-0) McNamee (0-1) None 504 3-5 Feb. 28 at UNC Greensboro UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC W 5-1 Tuthill (1-2) Lewis (0-2) None 321 4-5 Feb. 29 at UNC Greensboro UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC W 6-5 Roberts(1-1) Sanderson (1-1) Hartman (1) 330 5-5
March (6-1) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record Mar. 1 at UNC Greensboro UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC L 7-8 (15 inn) Parsley (2-0) Helms (0-1) None 357 5-6 Mar. 4 at Western Carolina Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC W 2-0 Hall (1-0) Bright (0-1) Hartman (2) ESPN+ 457 6-6 Mar. 6 at Charleston Southern CSU Ballpark • North Charleston, SC W 8-4 Hall (2-0) Illing (0-1) None 76 7-6 Mar. 7 at Charleston Southern CSU Ballpark • North Charleston, SC W 9-1 Martinez (2-0) Padysak (2-2) None 105 8-6 Mar. 8 at Charleston Southern CSU Ballpark • North Charleston, SC W 4-2 Hooper (1-0) Weinberger (1-2) Hartman (3) 127 9-6 Mar. 10 Siena Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 7-5 Roberts (2-1) Quigley (0-1) Hall (1) 346 10-6 Mar. 11 Siena Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 9-8 Papp (1-0) Metz (0-1) Hartman (4) 873 11-6 Mar. 13 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 14 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 15 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 17 North Carolina A&T Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 20 Louisiana Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 21 Louisiana Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 22 Louisiana Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 24 North Carolina Central Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 27 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 28 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 29 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 31 vs South Carolina BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
April (0-0) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record Apr. 3 Georgia Southern Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 4 Georgia Southern Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 5 Georgia Southern Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 7 at UNC Asheville Greenville Baseball Field • Asheville, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 9 at South Alabama Eddie Stankey Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 10 at South Alabama Eddie Stankey Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 11 at South Alabama Eddie Stankey Field • Mobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 14 at North Carolina Central Durham Athletic Park • Durham, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 15 Wake Forest Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 17 Troy Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 18 Troy Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 19 Troy Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 21 East Tennessee State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 24 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 25 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 26 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 28 UNC Asheville Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record May 1 Arkansas State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 2 Arkansas State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 3 Arkansas State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 8 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 9 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 10 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 12 North Carolina Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 14 Coastal Carolina Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 15 Coastal Carolina Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 16 Coastal Carolina Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Post-Season (0–0)
SBC Tournament (0–0) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record May 20 Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Schedule Source:[6]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

References

1. "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
2. Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Statement on Spring Sports Competitions". sunbeltsports.org.
3. "Newcomers In Mix As App State Baseball Moves Toward Fall Schedule". App State Athletics. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
4. "App State Baseball Lands Two on 2020 Preseason All-Sun Belt Team". App State Athletics. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
5. "2021 Baseball Roster". App State Athletics. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
6. "2020 Baseball Schedule". App State Athletics. Retrieved 18 August 2020.