2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball team

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.

2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	East Division
2017 record	19–36 (8–22 SBC)
Head coach	Kermit Smith (1st season)
Home stadium	Beaver Field

2017 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East Division
Coastal Carolina^x^† ‍‍‍	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 Arlington^x  ‍‍‍	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

Schedule and results

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

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.