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The 2022 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Mountaineers played their home games at Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium and were led by sixth-year head coach Kermit Smith . They were members of the Sun Belt Conference .
Preseason
Signing Day Recruits
Source: [2]
Player
Hometown
Previous Team
Pitchers
Seth Whitley
Maiden, North Carolina
North Lincoln HS
Tim Cao
Oak Ridge, North Carolina
Walters State CC
Cameron Carter
Valdosta, Georgia
Seminole State
Caleb Cross
Sanford, North Carolina
UNC-Asheville
Xander Hamilton
Raleigh, North Carolina
Virginia Tech
Trey Jernigan
Greenville, North Carolina
UNC-Asheville
Grey LaSpaluto
Apex, North Carolina
Chattanooga State CC
Hitters
Braxton Church
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
West Wilkes HS
RJ Johnson
Henderson, North Carolina
Kerr-Vance Academy
Alex Aguila
Hialeah, Florida
Hillsborough CC
Alex Reed
Chester, South Carolina
Brunswick CC
Dylan Rogers
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Chattahoochee Valley CC
Austin St. Lauren
Alamance, North Carolina
East Carolina
Jacob Whitley
Clemmons, North Carolina
UNC-Charlotte
Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 9, 2022. Appalachian State was picked to finish tenth with 38 votes.[3]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
South Alabama
139 (7)
2
Georgia Southern
118
T3
Coastal Carolina
117 (3)
T3
Louisiana
117 (2)
5
UT Arlington
78
6
Troy
74
7
Texas State
71
8
Little Rock
63
9
Louisiana–Monroe
59
10
Appalachian State
38
11
Georgia State
34
12
Arkansas State
28
Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors
[4]
Miles Smith (USA, Sr, Pitcher)
Hayden Arnold (LR, Sr, Pitcher)
Tyler Tuthill (APP, Jr, Pitcher)
Brandon Talley (LA, Sr, Pitcher)
Caleb Bartolero (TROY, Jr, Catcher)
Jason Swan (GASO, Sr, 1st Base)
Luke Drumheller (APP, Jr, 2nd Base)
Eric Brown (CCU, Jr, Shortstop)
Ben Klutts (ARST, Sr, 3rd Base)
Christian Avant (GASO, Sr, Outfielder)
Josh Smith (GSU, Jr, Outfielder)
Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Sr, Outfielder)
Cameron Jones (GSU, So, Utility)
Noah Ledford (GASO, Jr, Designated Hitter)
Personnel
2022 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
B/T
Height
Weight
Year
Home town
2
OF
RJ Johnson
L/L
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
Fr
Franklinton, North Carolina
3
Andrew Terrell
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
168 lb (76 kg)
Jr
Franklin, North Carolina
4
INF
Luke Drumheller
L/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
Jr
Charlotte, North Carolina
5
INF
Alex Aguila
R/R
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
168 lb (76 kg)
Jr
Hialeah, Florida
6
C
Carson Arnold
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
So
Mooresville, North Carolina
7
INF
Austin St. Laurent
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
Fr
Elon, North Carolina
8
C
Jacob Whitley
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Gr
Clemmons, North Carolina
9
OF
Hunter Bryson
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Charlotte, North Carolina
10
RHP
Cameron Kepley
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Midland, North Carolina
14
RHP
Cy Smith
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Lenoir, North Carolina
17
Andrew Greckel
L/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
Gr
Acworth, Georgia
18
RHP
Xander Hamilton
L/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
216 lb (98 kg)
So
Raleigh, North Carolina
19
OF
Dalton Williams
L/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
Sr
Dallas, North Carolina
21
LHP
Tyler Tuthill
L/L
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Clayton, North Carolina
22
RHP
Seth Whitley
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
179 lb (81 kg)
Fr
Maiden, North Carolina
24
INF
Alex Reed
L/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Chester, South Carolina
25
RHP
Trey Jernigan
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
Gr
Greenville, North Carolina
26
RHP
Jason Cornatzer
R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
Sr
Waxhaw, North Carolina
27
C
Braxton Church
L/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
Fr
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
28
OF
Dylan Rogers
L/L
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
So
Spartanburg, South Carolina
29
LHP
Eli Ellington
L/L
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
Jr
Charlotte, North Carolina
30
RHP
Shane Roberts
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Jupiter, Florida
33
RHP
Austin Primm
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Jr
Dallas, North Carolina
34
OF
Phillip Cole
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
217 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Burlington, North Carolina
35
C
Hayden Cross
L/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
Jr
Sanford, North Carolina
37
RHP
Caleb Cross
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
177 lb (80 kg)
So
Sanford, North Carolina
38
RHP
Trey Tujetsch
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
163 lb (74 kg)
So
Fort Mill, South Carolina
40
INF
Vasili Kaloudis
L/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Charlotte, North Carolina
42
RHP
Jeriah Henry
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Lake Wales, Florida
44
RHP
Grey LaSpaluto
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
162 lb (73 kg)
So
Apex, North Carolina
46
RHP
Jordan Fisher
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
Fr
Denver, North Carolina
Head coach
Kermit Smith (California–Pennsylvania )
Assistant coach(es)
Justin Aspegren (California–Pennsylvania ) Britt Johnson (East Carolina ) Ryan Smoot (VMI )
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
Roster Last update: 7 June 2022
Schedule and results
Legend
Appalachian State win
Appalachian State loss
Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold
Appalachian State team member
2022 Appalachian State Mountaineers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (19–32)
February (3–4)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall Record
SBC Record
Feb. 18
at Campbell
Jim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, NC
L 0–9
Harrington (1-0)
Tuthill (0-1)
Chasse (1)
ESPN+
780
0–1
Feb. 19
at Campbell
Jim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, NC
W 5–1
Hamilton (1-0)
Kuehler (0-1)
Ellington (1)
679
1–1
Feb. 20
at Campbell
Jim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, NC
W 5–4
Jernigan (1–0)
O'Brien (0-1)
None
ESPN+
652
2–1
Feb. 22
at No. 23 Duke
Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
L 5–8
McRoy (1-0)
Carter (0-1)
Allen (1)
ACCN+
409
2–2
Feb. 25
at UNC Greensboro
UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC
L 7–16
Mathew (1-0)
Tuthill (0-2)
None
ESPN+
899
2–3
Feb. 26
at UNC Greensboro
UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC
L 0–5
Parsl (1-0)
Hamilton (1-1)
Hoppe (1)
ESPN+
468
2–4
Feb. 27
at UNC Greensboro
UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC
W 10–1
Tujetsch (2-0)
Murchison (0-1)
Jernigan (1)
112
3–4
March (7–9)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall Record
SBC Record
Mar. 1
vs. South Carolina
Truist Field • Charlotte, NC
L 6–9
Hunter (2-0)
Ellington (0-1)
Braswell (2)
SECN+
2,345
3–5
Mar. 4
UNC Wilmington
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
W 4–2
Tuthill (1-2)
Gaither (1-1)
Ellington (2)
ESPN+
475
4–5
Mar. 5
UNC Wilmington
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
W 12–11
Kepley (1-0)
Hodges (1-1)
None
700
5–5
Mar. 6
UNC Wilmington
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
L 3–12
Gair (1-0)
Jernigan (1-1)
None
ESPN+
549
5–6
Mar. 8
at Davidson
T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field • Davidson, NC
Game postponed
Mar. 11
vs. Charlotte
Truist Field • Charlotte, NC
L 3–9
Rossi (2-0)
Tuthill (1-3)
None
452
5–7
Mar. 12
Charlotte
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
L 7–12
Wilson (1-0)
Kepley (1-1)
None
815
5–8
Mar. 13
Charlotte
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 9–712
Carter (1-1)
Thompson (0-2)
None
830
6–8
Mar. 15
at North Carolina A&T
World War Memorial Stadium • Greensboro, NC
L 2–4
Brown (1-1)
LaSpaluto (0-1)
DeMurias (2)
143
6–9
Mar. 18
Georgia Southern
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
L 6–7
Paden (3-0)
Tuthill (1-5)
Thompson (4)
ESPN+
412
6–10
0–1
Mar. 19
Georgia Southern
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
L 2–5
Fisher (1-1)
Hamilton (1-2)
None
ESPN+
833
6–11
0–2
Mar. 20
Georgia Southern
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
W 11–6
Tujetsch (1-0)
Johnson (1-2)
None
ESPN+
390
7–11
1–2
Mar. 22
at No. 13 North Carolina
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
L 2–4
O'Brien (1-0)
Ellington (0-2)
None
2,614
7–12
Mar. 25
at Little Rock
Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
W 5–214
LaSpaluto (1-1)
Smallwood (2-2)
None
169
8–12
2–2
Mar. 26
at Little Rock
Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
L 4–7
Vaught (1-2)
Hamilton (1-3)
Martin (2)
136
8–13
2–3
Mar. 27
at Little Rock
Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
W 10–5
Tujetsch (2-0)
Vaught (1-3)
None
127
9–13
3–3
Mar. 29
UNC Asheville
L. P. Frans Stadium • Hickory, NC
W 11–17
Cornatzer (1-0)
Schiff (0-1)
LaSpaluto (1)
1,163
10–13
April (4–13)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall Record
SBC Record
Apr. 1
No. 20 Texas State
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
L 4–7
Stivors (3-0)
Carter (1-2)
None
ESPN+
385
10–14
3–4
Apr. 2
No. 20 Texas State
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
L 2–6
Wells (4-1)
Hamilton (1-4)
None
ESPN+
706
10–15
3–5
Apr. 3
No. 20 Texas State
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
L 2–7
Dixon (4-0)
Tujetsch (2-1)
None
ESPN+
286
10–16
3–6
Apr. 5
at UAB
Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN
Game cancelled
Apr. 8
at South Alabama
Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL
L 0–9
Boswell (5-2)
Cornatzer (1-1)
None
ESPN+
1,047
10–17
3–7
Apr. 9
at South Alabama
Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL
L 2–6
Booker (3-0)
Hamilton (1-5)
None
ESPN+
1,165
10–18
3–8
Apr. 10
at South Alabama
Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL
L 0–9
Lehrmann (2-1)
Tujetsch (2-2)
None
ESPN+
1,063
10–19
3–9
Apr. 12
High Point
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
W 17–9
Cross (1-0)
Viar (1-2)
None
ESPN+
478
11–19
Apr. 14
Coastal Carolina
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
L 3–14
VanScoter (6-2)
Carter (1-3)
None
ESPN+
478
11–20
3–10
Apr. 15
Coastal Carolina
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
L 1–6
Knorr (2-0)
Hamilton (1-6)
None
575
11–21
3–11
Apr. 16
Coastal Carolina
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
L 3–9
Parker (2-2)
Tujetsch (2-3)
Carney (2)
ESPN+
485
11–22
3–12
Apr. 19
at Wake Forest
David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC
L 5–6
Mascolo (2-0)
Kepley (1-1)
None
1,214
11–23
Apr. 22
at Louisiana–Monroe
Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA
W 5–1
Ellington (1-2)
Barlow (2-5)
None
ESPN+
1,197
12–23
4–12
Apr. 23
at Louisiana–Monroe
Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA
W 10–0
Tujetsch (3-3)
Cressend (3-4)
None
ESPN+
937
13–23
5–12
Apr. 24
at Louisiana–Monroe
Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA
L 5–8
Robinson (1-0)
Carter (2-3)
Orton (5)
962
13–24
5–13
Apr. 26
Davidson
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
W 10–9
Roberts (1-0)
Fix (0-1)
None
204
14–24
Apr. 29
Louisiana
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
L 3–14
Talley (3-2)
Tuthill (1-5)
None
310
14–25
5–14
Apr. 30
Louisiana
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
L 7–12
Perrin (1-0)
Tujetsch (3-4)
None
552
14–26
5–15
May (5–6)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall Record
SBC Record
May 1
Louisiana
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
W 9–4
Cornatzer (2-1)
Wilson (4-2)
Carter (1)
135
15–26
6–15
May 3
East Tennessee State
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
Game cancelled
May 6
at Georgia State
Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA
L 1–12
Horton (1-1)
Tuthill (1-6)
None
351
15–27
6–16
May 7
at Georgia State
Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA
L 2–4
Clark (4-0)
Cross (1-1)
Watson (8)
391
15–28
6–17
May 8
at Georgia State
Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA
W 10–7
Cornatzer (3-1)
Patel (1-2)
Kepley (1)
389
16–28
7–17
May 13
at UT Arlington
Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX
W 3–1
Tuthill (2-6)
King (2-5)
Jernigan (1)
ESPN+
425
17–28
8–17
May 14
at UT Arlington
Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX
W 3–1
Cross (2-1)
Wong (1-6)
None
ESPN+
378
18–28
9–17
May 15
at UT Arlington
Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX
L 0–7
Winquest (2-3)
Cornatzer (3-2)
None
ESPN+
356
18–29
9–18
May 17
Wake Forest
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
L 4–18
Keener (5-1)
LaSpaluto (1-2)
None
ESPN+
608
18–30
May 19
Troy
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
L 5–14
Mosley (3-0)
Tuthill (2-7)
None
ESPN+
236
18–31
9–19
May 20
Troy
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
L 2–9
Stewart (5-4)
Ellington (1-3)
None
ESPN+
584
18–32
9–20
May 21
Troy
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
W 6–3
Roberts (2-0)
Schrepf (1-1)
Jernigan (2)
ESPN+
325
19–32
10–20
Post-Season (1–1)
SBC Tournament (1–1)
Date
Opponent
(Seed)/Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall Record
Tournament Record
May 24
vs. (8) Little Rock
(9)
Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL
W 10–3
Cross (3-1)
Smallwood (5-6)
None
ESPN+
20–32
1–0
May 27
vs. (2) Georgia Southern
(9)
Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL
L 1–7
Thompson (7-3)
Tujetsch (3-5)
None
ESPN+
20–33
1–1
Schedule Source: [5]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
References