2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers softball team

2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers softball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	13–9 (1–2 SBC)
Head coach	Shelly Hoerner (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Shane Showalter Amanda Fefel
Home stadium	Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2021  →

2020 Sun Belt Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Louisiana  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			18	–	6		.750
Texas State  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			15	–	9		.625
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			14	–	10		.583
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			12	–	13		.480
South Alabama  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			8	–	17		.320
Troy  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			16	–	6		.727
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			13	–	8		.619
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			13	–	9		.591
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			10	–	14		.417
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			7	–	16		.304
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020 [1] Rankings from NFCA

The 2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers softball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium. The Mountaineers were led by third year head coach Shelly Hoerner and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including softball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[2] On March 16, the Sun Belt formally announced the cancelation of all spring sports, thus ending their season definitely.

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 29, 2020. Appalachain State was picked to finish sixth in the Sun Belt Conference with 47 votes. ^[3]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Louisiana	100 (10)
2	Troy	85
3	UT Arlington	77
4	Texas State	74
5	Coastal Carolina	56
6	Appalachian State	47
7	Georgia Southern	36
8	South Alabama	31
9	Louisiana-Monroe	26
10	Georgia State	18

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

• Summer Ellyson (LA, SR, Pitcher)
• Megan Kleist (LA, SR, Pitcher)
• Julie Rawls (LA, SR, Catcher)
• Reagan Wright (UTA, SR, Catcher)
• Katie Webb (TROY, SR, 1st Base)
• Kaitlyn Alderink (LA, SR, 2nd Base)
• Hailey Mackay (TXST, SR, 3rd Base)
• Alissa Dalton (LA, SR, Shortstop)
• Jayden Mount (ULM, SR, Shortstop)
• Whitney Walton (UTA, SR, Shortstop)
• Tara Oltmann (TXST, JR, Shortstop)
• Courtney Dean (CCU, JR, Outfield)
• Mekhia Freeman (GASO, SR, Outfield)
• Sarah Hudek (LA, SR, Outfield)
• Raina O'Neal (LA, JR, Outfield)
• Bailey Curry (LA, JR, Designated Player/1st Base)

National Softball Signing Day

^[4]

Player	Position	Hometown	Previous Team
Delani Buckner	Pitcher	Elkview, West Virginia	Herbert Hoover HS
Claire Carson	Outfielder	Sharpsburg, Georgia	Trinity Christian
Shelby Cornett	Outfielder	Raleigh, North Carolina	Middle Creek HS
Abby Cunningham	Outfielder	Greenfield, Wisconsin	Whitehall HS
Kayt Houston	Outfielder	Rock Hill, South Carolina	South Pointe HS
Emma Jones	Pitcher	Anniston, Alabama	White Plains HS
Allie Sewell	Infielder	Cumming, Georgia	Lambert HS
Shelbi Tucker	Catcher	Chino Hills, California	Ruben S. Ayala HS

Roster

2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers roster
	Pitchers 1 Kenzie Longanecker - Senior 2 Taylor Nichols - Sophomore 7 Camryn Brazile - Freshman 11 Maddie Siemer - Senior 13 Sydney Holland - Senior Outfielders 4 Emily Parrott - Freshman 10 Gabby Buruato - Senior 16 Mary Pierce Barnes - Sophomore 22 Kati Waalk - Redshirt Freshman		Catchers 18 Taylor Thorp - Redshirt Freshman 27 Baylee Morton - Junior 41 Camryn Jones - Freshman Infielders 3 Keri White - Senior 5 Caylie Kifer - Senior 21 Maegan Calandra - Freshman 29 Sydney Russell - Senior Utility 14 Addison Jones - Freshman 25 Alison Durrence - Sophomore

Coaching staff

2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers coaching staff
Shelly Hoerner – Head Coach – 3rd year Shane Showalter – Assistant Head Coach – 3rd year Amanda Fefel – Assistant Head Coach – 1st year Tyler O'Dell – Volunteer Assistant Coach

Schedule and results

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

2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers softball game log
Regular season (13-9)
February (10-7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Charlotte Invitational Feb. 8 vs. Virginia Sue M. Daughtridge Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 1-0 Holland (1-0) Grube (0-1) None 188 1-0 Feb. 9 at Charlotte Sue M. Daughtridge Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 5-9 Green (1-0) Longanecker (0-1) Pace (1) 225 1-1 Feb. 9 vs. Virginia Sue M. Daughtridge Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 7-9 Rayle (2-0) Longanecker (0-2) None 280 1-2 Feb. 9 at Charlotte Sue M. Daughtridge Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 4-1 Holland (2-0) Pace (0-2) None CUSA.TV 300 2-2 D9 Citrus Blossom Tournament Feb. 14 vs. Bethune-Cookman ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL W 1-0 Holland (3-0) Enriquez (0-4) None 3-2 Feb. 14 vs. Charleston Southern ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL W 4-0 Longanecker (1-2) Heinrich (0-1) None 4-2 Feb. 15 vs. Lehigh ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL W 2-1 (8 inn) Nichols (1-0) Boyd (1-1) None 5-2 Feb. 15 vs. Saint Joseph's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL W 10-3 Holland (4-0) Herr (1-2) None 6-2 Feb. 16 vs. Bethune-Cookman ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL W 2-0 Longanecker (2-2) Guzman (1-2) None 7-2 Charleston Invitational Feb. 21 vs. Bradley CSU Softball Complex • Charleston, SC L 0-2 French (3-0) Longanecker (2-3) None 77 7-3 Feb. 21 at Charleston Southern CSU Softball Complex • Charleston, SC W 2-0 Holland (5-0) Heinrich (0-4) None 8-3 Feb. 22 vs. North Carolina A&T Patriots Point Athletics Complex • Mount Pleasant, SC L 5-7 Douglas (1-2) Holland (5-1) None 427 8-4 Feb. 22 at College of Charleston Patriots Point Athletics Complex • Mount Pleasant, SC L 0-1 Jenkins (2-1) Longanecker (2-4) None 427 8-5 Feb. 23 vs. Ohio Patriots Point Athletics Complex • Mount Pleasant, SC W 9-1 (6 inn) Holland (6-1) Thornhill (1-4) None 200 9-5 Spartan Classic Feb. 28 vs. Oakland UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC W 4-3 Longanecker (3-4) Wiggins (1-2) None 114 10-5 Feb. 29 vs. Oakland UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC L 1-8 Campbell (5-1) Holland (6-2) None 122 10-6 Feb. 29 vs. Dayton UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC L 0-2 Weaver (3-2) Longanecker (3-5) None 113 10-7
March (3-2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Mar. 1 at UNC Greensboro UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC W 2-1 Holland (7-2) Scott (6-4) None 427 11-7 Mar. 4 Virginia Tech Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Game Cancelled Mar. 6 at South Alabama Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L 6-10 Hutchins (4-4) Nichols (1-1) None JagNation TV 340 11-8 0-1 Mar. 7 at South Alabama Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L 9-13 Hutchins (5-4) Siemer (0-1) None JagNation TV 409 11-9 0-2 Mar. 8 at South Alabama Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W 5-2 Longanecker (4-5) Hardy (2-6) None JagNation TV 440 12-9 1-2 Mar. 11 at Southeastern Louisiana North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 4-3 Holland (8-2) McDonald (3-1) Longanecker (1) Southeastern Sports Network 231 13-9 Mar. 13 at No. 8 Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 14 at No. 8 Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 15 at No. 8 Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 18 Western Carolina Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 18 Western Carolina Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 20 at UT Arlington Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 21 at UT Arlington Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 22 at UT Arlington Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 25 at North Carolina Central Thomas Brooke Stadium • Durham, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 25 at North Carolina Central Thomas Brooke Stadium • Durham, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 27 Georgia State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 28 Georgia State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 29 Georgia State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, 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. 1 at North Carolina A&T Aggie Softball Complex • Greensboro, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 1 at North Carolina A&T Aggie Softball Complex • Greensboro, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 3 Louisiana–Monroe Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 4 Louisiana–Monroe Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 5 Louisiana–Monroe Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 7 East Tennessee State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 9 Texas State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 10 Texas State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 11 Texas State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 14 at East Tennessee State Betty Basler Field • Johnson City, TN Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 17 Troy Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 18 Troy Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 19 Troy Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 22 at UNC Greensboro UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 24 Georgia Southern Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 25 Georgia Southern Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 26 Georgia Southern Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 30 Coastal Carolina Sywassink/Lloyd Family 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 Coastal Carolina Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 2 Coastal Carolina Sywassink/Lloyd Family 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 6 TBD Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic

Schedule source: ^[5]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

References

1. "2020 Softball Standings". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
2. Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Statement on Spring Sports Competitions". sunbeltsports.org.
3. Rodgers, Scottie (January 28, 2020). "Louisiana, Ragin' Cajuns' Dalton, Ellyson Top Softball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org.
4. "Softball Signs Eight for the 2020 Roster". App State Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
5. "2020 Softball Schedule". App State Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2020.