2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball team

2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	21–31 (11–10 SBC)
Head coach	Kermit Smith (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Justin Aspergren Britt Johnson
Home stadium	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium
Seasons ←  2020 2022  →

2021 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Division
South Alabama  x‍‍‡‍y	15	–	9		.625			36	–	22		.621
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			34	–	23		.596
Troy  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			27	–	26		.509
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	11	–	10		.524			21	–	31		.404
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	12	–	12		.500			18	–	37		.327
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍	9	–	12		.429			27	–	24		.529
West Division
Louisiana  x‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			32	–	23		.582
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			27	–	30		.474
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			26	–	26		.500
Little Rock  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			21	–	30		.412
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			19	–	30		.388
Texas State  ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			21	–	36		.368
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 7, 2021 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium and were led by fifth-year head coach Kermit Smith. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

Source: ^[2]

Player	Hometown	Previous Team
Pitchers
Eli Ellington	Charlotte, North Carolina	Gulf Coast CC
Jeriah Henry	Lake Wales, Florida	Lawson State CC
Owen Kincaid	Jamestown, North Carolina	Southwest Guilford HS
Ben Peterson	Cary, North Carolina	Apex HS
AJ Stinson	Hattiesburg, Mississippi	Lawson State CC
Trey Tujetsch	Fort Mill, South Carolina	South Carolina
Hitters
Carson Arnold	Mooresville, North Carolina	Lake Norman HS
Hunter Bryson	Charlotte, North Carolina	Providence HS
Trent Lewis	Sebring, Florida	Avon Park HS
Austin Raynor	Granite Falls, North Carolina	South Caldwell HS

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 15, 2021 and the Mountaineers were picked to finish fifth in the East Division with 21 votes. ^[3]

Coaches poll (East)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Coastal Carolina	69 (10)
2	South Alabama	51 (1)
3	Georgia Southern	51 (1)
4	Troy	44
5	Appalachian State	21
6	Georgia State	16

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team and Honors

• Aaron Funk (LR, Pitcher)
• Jordan Jackson (GASO, Pitcher)
• Conor Angel (LA, Pitcher)
• Wyatt Divis (UTA, Pitcher)
• Lance Johnson (TROY, Pitcher)
• Caleb Bartolero (TROY, Catcher)
• William Sullivan (TROY, 1st Base)
• Luke Drumheller (APP, 2nd Base)
• Drew Frederic (TROY, Shortstop)
• Cooper Weiss (CCU, 3rd Base)
• Ethan Wilson (USA, Outfielder)
• Parker Chavers (CCU, Outfielder)
• Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Outfielder)
• Eilan Merejo (GSU, Designated Hitter)
• Andrew Beesly (ULM, Utility)

Personnel

Roster

Source: ^[4]

2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers roster
	Pitchers 10 Cameron Kepley - Redshirt Junior 11 Evan Mauldin - Redshirt Sophomore 13 Cole Hooper - Redshirt Junior 14 Cy Smith - Sophomore 16 Noah Hall - Sophomore 18 Quinton Martinez - Senior 20 Andrew Papp - Super Senior 21 Tyler Tuthill - Junior 26 Jason Cornatzer - Redshirt Junior 29 Eli Ellington - Redshirt Junior 30 Shane Roberts - Redshirt Junior 33 Austin Primm - Junior 36 Owen Kincaid - Freshman 37 Cam Roberts - Redshirt Junior 38 Trey Tujetsch - Sophomore 39 Joseph Lowder - Redshirt Senior 42 Jeriah Henry - Junior 44 Luke Davis - Redshirt Junior 45 AJ Stinson - Junior 46 Ben Peterson - Freshman		Catchers 6 Carson Arnold - Freshman 8 JD Yakubinis - Sophomore 25 Jack Lipson - Senior 35 Hayden Cross - Junior Infielders 3 Bailey Welch - Senior 4 Luke Drumheller - Junior 7 Peyton Idol - Sophomore 9 Hunter Bryson - Freshman 24 Trent Lewis - Freshman 28 Robbie Young - Super Senior 40 Vasili Kaloudis - Redshirt Freshman		Outfielders 2 Austin Raynor - Freshman 5 Kendall McGowan - Senior 19 Dalton Williams - Redshirt Sophomore 22 Alex Leshock - Senior 27 Tyler Leek - Redshirt Senior 34 Phillip Cole - Junior Utility 17 Andrew Greckel - Senior 32 Andrew Terrell - Junior

Coaching staff

2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers coaching staff
Kermit Smith – Head Coach – 5th year Justin Aspergren – Assistant Head Coach – 6th year Britt Johnson – Assistant Head Coach – 5th year Ryan Smoot – Volunteer Assistant – 1st year Chandler Seagle – Student Assistant – 1st year

Schedule and results

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

2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball game log
Regular season (20-30)
February (5-2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Feb. 20 at Winthrop Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC W 4-1 Hall (1-0) Crumley (0-1) None 180 1-0 Feb. 20 at Winthrop Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC W 4-0 Martinez (1-0) Jones (0-1) None 175 2-0 Feb. 21 at Winthrop Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC L 9-10 Skinner (1-0) Smith (0-1) None 120 2-1 Feb. 23 at East Tennessee State Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN W 5-4 Hall (2-0) Mercer (0-1) None 308 3-1 Feb. 27 North Carolina A&T Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 6-2 Tuthill (1-0) Johnson (0-2) Hall (1) 120 4-1 Feb. 27 North Carolina A&T Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 7-6 Martinez (2-0) Meachem (0-1) Ellington (1) 120 5-1 Feb. 28 at North Carolina A&T World War Memorial Stadium • Greensboro, NC L 3-11 Parks (1-0) Hooper (0-1) None 5-2
March (6-10) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Mar. 2 North Carolina A&T Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 14-7 Terrell (1-0) Meachem (0-2) None 120 6-2 Mar. 5 at No. 12 East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC L 2-13 Spivey (1-0) Tuthill (1-1) None 1,135 6-3 Mar. 6 at No. 12 East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC L 2-5 Williams (1-0) Martinez (2-1) Mayhue (2) 1,184 6-4 Mar. 7 at No. 12 East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC L 2-10 Whisenhunt (2-0) Tujetsch (0-1) None 1,194 6-5 Mar. 12 at UNC Wilmington Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC L 1-6 Roupp (1-2) Tuthill (1-2) None FloBaseball 492 6-6 Mar. 13 at UNC Wilmington Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC L 1-4 Gesell (2-0) Martinez (2-2) Cota (1) FloBaseball 500 6-7 Mar. 14 at UNC Wilmington Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC L 1-7 Chenault (1-0) Terrell (1-1) None FloBaseball 492 6-8 Mar. 16 North Carolina A&T Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 14-5 Peterson (1-0) O'Neal (0-1) None ESPN+ 210 7-8 Mar. 19 Arkansas State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 5-4 Tuthill (2-2) Nash (1-2) Hall (2) ESPN+ 220 8-8 1-0 Mar. 20 Arkansas State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 8-3 Martinez (3-2) Holt (0-2) None ESPN+ 220 9-8 2-0 Mar. 21 Arkansas State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 12-2 (7 inns) Hall (3-0) Anderson (0-3) None ESPN+ 215 10-8 3-0 Mar. 23 vs. Charlotte Atrium Health Ballpark • Kannapolis, NC L 5-15 Sims (1-0) Peterson (1-1) None CUSA.TV 1,648 10-9 Mar. 26 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 1-3 Owens (2-0) Tuthill (2-3) Jones (6) ESPN+ 779 10-10 3-1 Mar. 27 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 2-10 Dollander (3-1) Martinez (3-3) None ESPN+ 735 10-11 3-2 Mar. 28 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 3-1 Hall (4-0) Johnson (1-2) Ellington (2) 607 11-11 4-2 Mar. 30 at Wake Forest David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC L 7-15 McNamee (3-0) Peterson (1-2) None ACCN+ 526 11-12
April (5-9) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 1 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Game postponed due to COVID-19 protocol Apr. 2 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Game postponed due to COVID-19 protocol Apr. 3 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Game postponed due to COVID-19 protocol Apr. 6 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC L 2-13 Villaman (2-2) Martinez (3-4) None ACCN+ 365 11-13 Apr. 9 Georgia State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 4-2 Cornatzer (1-0) Jones (0-4) Ellington (3) 220 12-13 5-2 Apr. 10 Georgia State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 9-7 Ellington (1-0) Treadway (0-4) Terrell (1) 220 13-13 6-2 Apr. 11 Georgia State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC L 13-15 Haston (1-0) Roberts (0-1) Barquero (1) 220 13-14 6-3 Apr. 13 Wake Forest Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC L 0-12 Mascolo (2-1) Tujetsch (0-2) None ESPN+ 220 13-15 Apr. 16 at Lipscomb Dugan Field • Nashville, TN W 9-5 (11 inns) Hall (5-0) Morgan (0-1) None ESPN+ 197 14-15 Apr. 17 at Lipscomb Dugan Field • Nashville, TN L 2-4 Bierman (2-3) Martinez (3-5) Maldonado (1) YouTube 227 14-16 Apr. 18 at Lipscomb Dugan Field • Nashville, TN W 4-3 'Ellington (2-0) Williams (0-2) Terrell (2) ESPN+ 207 15-16 Apr. 20 Charlotte Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC L 8-11 Starnes (1-1) Roberts (0-1) Lothes (5) ESPN+ 190 15-17 Apr. 23 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 0-2 Gainous (6-3) Tuthill (2-4) Oates (3) ESPN+ 843 15-18 6-4 Apr. 24 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 4-9 Ortiz (3-4) Cornatzer (1-1) None ESPN+ 804 15-19 6-5 Apr. 25 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 2-12 (7 inns) Witcher (4-2) Martinez (3-6) None ESPN+ 804 15-20 6-6 Apr. 27 NC State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC L 3-7 Villaman (4-2) Tujetsch (0-3) None ESPN+ 220 15-21 Apr. 30 Louisiana–Monroe Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 6-4 Tuthill (3-4) Barnes (2-4) Hall (2) ESPN+ 205 16-21 7-6
May (4–9) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 1 Louisiana–Monroe Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC L 7-10 Jans (1-0) Hall (5-1) Orton (4) ESPN+ 210 16-22 7-7 May 2 Louisiana–Monroe Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC L 5-13 (8 inns.) Longsworth (2-2) Tujetsch (0-4) None ESPN+ 200 16-23 7-8 May 7 at Miami Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 2-4 Rosario (5-4) Tuthill (3-5) Palmquist (11) ACCN+ 651 16-24 May 8 at Miami Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 1-16 Smith (2-0) Tujetsch (0-5) None ACCN+ 653 16-25 May 9 at Miami Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 2-10 (6 inns) Mederos (2-3) Martinez (3-7) None ACCN+ 612 16-26 May 11 East Tennessee State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC L 5-10 Mercer (1-3) Terrell (1-2) None ESPN+ 190 16-27 May 14 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 2-1 Tuthill (4-5) Barkley (6-4) None ESPN+ 329 17-27 8-8 May 15 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L 2-4 Funk (2-5) Cornatzer (1-2) None ESPN+ 378 17-28 8-9 May 16 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 5-0 Tujetsch (1-5) Weatherley (2-2) Ellington (4) ESPN+ 271 18-28 9-9 May 18 at No. 21 South Carolina Founders Park • Columbia, SC L 0-2 Weins (1-0) Peterson (1-3) Sanders (1) SECN+ 2,538 18-29 May 20 South Alabama Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 6-4 Roberts (1-0) Smith (4-1) Papp (1) ESPN+ 389 19-29 10-9 May 21 South Alabama Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 4-2 Ellington (3-0) Lehrmann (3-3) None ESPN+ 469 20-29 11-9 May 22 South Alabama Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC L 3-13 (7 inns) Booker (7-0) Tujetsch (1-6) None ESPN+ 440 20-30 11-10
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 25 (6W) Texas State (4E) Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL W 1-0 Peterson (2-3) Leigh (4-8) Ellington (5) ESPN+ 21-30 1-0 May 26 vs. (1W) Louisiana (4E) Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL L 2-7 Talley (1-1) Tuthill (4-6) Arrighetti (2) ESPN+ 21-31 1-1

Schedule source: ^[5]

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

Postseason

Conference accolades

• Player of the Year: Mason McWhorter – GASO
• Pitcher of the Year: Hayden Arnold – LR
• Freshman of the Year: Garrett Gainous – TROY
• Newcomer of the Year: Drake Osborn – LA
• Coach of the Year: Mark Calvi – USA

All Conference First Team Connor Cooke (LA) Hayden Arnold (LR) Carlos Tavera (UTA) Nick Jones (GASO) Drake Osborn (LA) Robbie Young (APP) Luke Drumheller (APP) Drew Frederic (TROY) Ben Klutts (ARST) Mason McWhorter (GASO) Logan Cerny (TROY) Ethan Wilson (USA) Cameron Jones (GSU) Ben Fitzgerald (LA)

All Conference Second Team JoJo Booker (USA) Tyler Tuthill (APP) Jeremy Lee (USA) Aaron Barkley (LR) BT Riopelle (CCU) Dylan Paul (UTA) Travis Washburn (ULM) Eric Brown (CCU) Grant Schulz (ULM) Tyler Duncan (ARST) Parker Chavers (CCU) Josh Smith (GSU) Andrew Miller (UTA) Noah Ledford (GASO)

References: ^[6]

Rankings

Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
Coaches' [7]	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America [8]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^ [9]	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA† [10]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball [11]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

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3. Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Conference Announces 2021 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
4. "2021 Baseball Roster". App State Athletics. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
5. "App State Announces 2021 Baseball Schedule". App State Athletics. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
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7. "Baseball Coaches Poll" . Retrieved February 28, 2021.
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