2022 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball team

2022 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	20–33 (10–20 SBC)
Head coach	Kermit Smith (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Justin Aspergren Britt Johnson
Home stadium	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium
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2022 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 13 Texas State  ‍†‍‍y	26	–	4	–	0		.867			47	–	14	–	0		.770
No. 21 Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍y	23	–	7	–	0		.767			41	–	20	–	0		.672
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍y	21	–	8	–	1		.717			39	–	20	–	1		.658
Louisiana  ‍‍‡‍y	19	–	11	–	0		.633			37	–	23	–	0		.617
South Alabama  ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0		.567			31	–	23	–	0		.574
Troy  ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0		.500			32	–	24	–	0		.571
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0		.500			30	–	27	–	0		.526
Little Rock  ‍‍‍	11	–	18	–	0		.379			24	–	27	–	0		.471
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0		.333			20	–	33	–	0		.377
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	9	–	20	–	1		.317			20	–	35	–	1		.366
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍	7	–	23	–	0		.233			15	–	39	–	0		.278
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	5	–	24	–	0		.172			11	–	38	–	0		.224
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 10, 2024 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

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

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• 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 Bats/throws 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 U 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 U 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.

Postseason

Conference Awards

• Freshman of the Year: Austin St. Laurent – APP

All Conference First Team Reid VanScoter (CCU, RS-Sr, P) Levi Wells (TXST, So, P) Zeke Woods (TXST, Jr, P) Tristan Stivors (TXST, Sr, RP) Julian Brock (LA, So, C) Carson Roccaforte (LA, So, 1B) Jesse Sherrill (GASO, Jr, 2B) Dalton Shuffield (TXST, Sr, SS) Justin Thompson (TXST, Sr, 3B) Max Ryerson (GSU, Jr, OF) Mason Holt (ULM, Sr, OF) Miles Simington (USA, Sr, OF) Cameron Jones (GSU, So, UT) Noah Ledford (GASO, RS-Jr, DH)

All Conference Second Team Hayden Arnold (LR, Sr, P) Michael Knorr (CCU, Sr, P) Matt Boswell (USA, Sr, P) Jay Thomspon (GASO, Jr, RP) Hayden Cross (APP, Jr, C) Jason Swan (GASO, Sr, 1B) Erick Orbeta (USA, RS-So, 2B) Griffin Cheney (GSU, Gr, SS) Dale Thomas (CCU, Jr, 3B) Noah Dickerson (LR, RS-Jr, OF) Jose Gonzalez (TXST, Jr, OF) John Wuthrich (TXST, Sr, OF) Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Sr, UT) Tyler Johnson (CCU, Sr, DH)

References: ^[6]

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