2022 Appalachian State Mountaineers softball team

2022 Appalachian State Mountaineers softball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	29–26 (10–15 SBC)
Head coach	Shelly Hoerner (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Shane Showalter Natalie Ruechel
Home stadium	Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium
Seasons ←  2021 2023 →

2022 Sun Belt Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Louisiana  ‍†‍‡‍y	23	–	4		.852			47	–	13		.783
South Alabama  ‍‍‍	16	–	6		.727			26	–	21		.553
Texas State  ‍‍‍	19	–	8		.704			39	–	19		.672
Troy  ‍‍‍	15	–	12		.556			32	–	20		.615
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍	12	–	15		.444			22	–	28		.440
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	10	–	15		.400			29	–	26		.527
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			21	–	34		.382
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	10	–	17		.370			27	–	27		.500
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			25	–	29		.463
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	6	–	18		.250			13	–	34		.277
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2022 [1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2022 Appalachian State Mountaineers softball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium. The Mountaineers were led by fifth-year head coach Shelly Hoerner and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 31, 2022. Appalachian State was picked to finish sixth in the conference with 46 votes. ^[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Louisiana	97 (7)
2	Texas State	87 (2)
3	Troy	82 (1)
4	South Alabama	74
5	UT Arlington	49
6	Appalachian State	46
7	Coastal Carolina	37
8	Georgia Southern	32
9	Louisiana–Monroe	27
10	Georgia State	19

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

No Mountaineers were chosen to the team.

National Softball Signing Day

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Player	Position	Hometown	Previous Team
Alannah Hopkins	Pitcher	Sylva, North Carolina	Smoky Mountain HS
Ambry Lucas	Infielder	Senoia, Georgia	Trinity Christian
Kaylee Kardash	Infielder	Fishers, Indiana	Fishers HS
Emma Wyman	Pitcher	Ocala, Florida	Trinity Catholic HS
Riley Becker	Catcher	Matthews, North Carolina	Weddington HS

Personnel

2022 Appalachian State Mountaineers softball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Year Home town 3 C Kathleen Barton R/R 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) Fr Helotes, Texas 4 OF Emily Parrott R/R 5 ft 4 in(1.63 m) Jr Palatine, Illinois 5 INF Addie Wray L/R 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) Fr Claremont, North Carolina 7 U Katelynn Crowe R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Fr Denver, North Carolina 8 C Hailey Webb R/R 5 ft 4 in(1.63 m) Fr Antioch, Illinois 10 INF Kennedy Upshire R/R 5 ft 4 in(1.63 m) Fr Rancho Murieta, California 11 RHP Delani Buckner R/R 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) So Elkview, West Virginia 12 OF Kayt Houston L/R 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) So Rock Hill, South Carolina 13 RHP Sejal Neas R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) Fr Johnson City, Tennessee 14 U Addison Jones L/R 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) Jr Marshville, North Carolina 15 OF Claire Carson L/R 5 ft 5 in(1.65 m) So Senoia, Georgia 16 OF Mary Pierce Barnes L/R 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) Sr Waxhaw, North Carolina 18 C Taylor Thorp  R/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) Jr Tallahassee, Florida 19 INF McKenzie McCullen L/L 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) Jr Durham, North Carolina 20 OF Abby Cunningham R/R 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) So Greenfield, Wisconsin 23 INF Emma Jones L/R 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) So Anniston, Alabama 24 LHP Kaylie Northrop L/L 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) So Richland, Washington 25 C Kylie LaRousa R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) Fr Harrisburg, North Carolina 27 C Baylee Morton R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) Sr Monroe, North Carolina 31 U Sidney Martin L/R 5 ft 1 in(1.55 m) So Graham, North Carolina	Head coach Shelly Hoerner (Barry) Assistant coach(es) Shane Showalter (Adams State) Natalie Ruechel (Averett) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 11 June 2022

Schedule and results

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

2022 Appalachian State Mountaineers softball game log
Regular season (29–24)
February (7–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Elon Tournament Feb. 12 vs. St. Francis Hunt Softball Complex • Elon, NC L 1–3 Marsden (1-0) Northrop (0-1) None FloSports 117 0–1 Feb. 12 vs. IUPUI Hunt Softball Complex • Elon, NC W 5–4 Neas (1-0) Bryant (0-2) None FloSports 84 1–1 Feb. 13 vs. St. Francis Hunt Softball Complex • Elon, NC W 9–7 Buckner (1-0) Vesco (1-2) Northrop (1) FloSports 55 2–1 Feb. 13 at Elon Hunt Softball Complex • Elon, NC Game cancelled Presbyterian Tournament Feb. 19 vs. Detroit Mercy PC Softball Complex • Clinton, SC W 5–1 Northrop (1-1) Warrington (0-1) None 75 3–1 Feb. 19 vs. North Carolina Central PC Softball Complex • Clinton, SC W 13–05 Buckner (2-0) Reynolds (0-2) None 75 4–1 Feb. 20 vs. Detroit Mercy PC Softball Complex • Clinton, SC W 6–0 Nichols (1-0) Murphy (0-2) None 22 5–1 Feb. 20 at Presbyterian PC Softball Complex • Clinton, SC L 0–85 Greene (2-2) Northrop (1-2) None 87 5–2 College of Charleston Tournament Feb. 25 vs. Western Carolina Patriots Point Athletics Complex • Mount Pleasant, SC W 3–0 Buckner (3-0) Rice (3-1) None 125 6–2 Feb. 25 at College of Charleston Patriots Point Athletics Complex • Mount Pleasant, SC L 4–5 Siegling (1-1) Neas (1-1) None 160 6–3 Feb. 26 vs. UConn Patriots Point Athletics Complex • Mount Pleasant, SC L 1–2 O'Neil (3-2) Nichols (1-1) None 75 6–4 Feb. 26 at College of Charleston Patriots Point Athletics Complex • Mount Pleasant, SC W 6–1 Buckner (4-0) Lemire (0-5) None 225 7–4 Feb. 27 vs. UConn Patriots Point Athletics Complex • Mount Pleasant, SC L 6–79 Sokolsky (3-2) Buckner (4-1) None 200 7–5
March (10–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Mar. 1 at USC Upstate Cyrill Softball Stadium • Spartanburg, SC L 6–9 Houge (8-1) Nichols (1-2) None 114 7–6 UGA Tournament Mar. 4 vs. Ohio Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA W 5–4 Neas (2-1) Kohl (2-4) Nichols (1) 87 8–6 Mar. 4 vs. UMass Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA W 9–1 Northtrop (2-2) Bradley (1-2) None 156 9–6 Mar. 5 vs. UMass Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA W 9–2 Buckner (5-1) DiPasquale (2-3) None 165 10–6 Mar. 5 vs. Ohio Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA W 7–0 Nichols (2-2) Kohl (2-6) None 167 11–6 Mar. 6 at No. 16 Georgia Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA L 2–105 Macy (5-0) Northrop (2-3) None 1,014 11–7 Mar. 9 Boston College Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Game cancelled Mar. 11 at Texas State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 0–5 Mullins (7-5) Buckner (5-2) None 483 11–8 0–1 Mar. 12 at Texas State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 3–2 Nichols (3-2) Glende (2-2) None 483 12–8 1–1 Mar. 13 at Texas State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 4–1 Northrop (3-3) Mullins (7-6) None 408 13–8 2–1 Mar. 16 East Tennessee State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Game postponed Mar. 16 East Tennessee State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Game postponed Mar. 19 at Georgia State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA W 11–05 Buckner (6-2) Adams (2-5) None 81 14–8 3–1 Mar. 19 at Georgia State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA L 2–6 Mooney (2-4) Nichols (3-3) None 85 14–9 3–2 Mar. 20 at Georgia State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA L 5–8 Hodnett (2-3) Northrop (3-4) Buck (1) 87 14–10 3–3 Mar. 22 Western Carolina Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 9–2 Nichols (4-3) Juett (2-4) None 187 15–10 Mar. 22 Western Carolina Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC L 2–58 Rice (6-3) Buckner (6-3) None 187 15–11 Mar. 25 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W 6–3 Buckner (7-3) Chavarria (2-4) Neas (1) 405 16–11 4–3 Mar. 26 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W 7–6 Neas (3-1) Kackley (5-3) None 410 17–11 5–3 Mar. 27 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA L 1–2 Chavarria (3-4) Northrop (3-5) None 398 17–12 5–4 Mar. 30 at North Carolina Williams Field at Anderson Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 4–8 George (10-2) Buckner (7-4) None 144 17–13
April (12–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 1 Georgia Southern Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 2–1 Neas (4-1) Belogorska (3-9) None 252 18–13 6–4 Apr. 2 Georgia Southern Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 7–1 Buckner (8-4) Waldrep (4-6) None 277 19–13 7–4 Apr. 3 Georgia Southern Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC L 8–11 Waldrep (5-6) Buckner (8-5) None 220 19–14 7–5 Apr. 6 East Tennessee State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 8–1 Buckner (9-5) Farr (3-8) None 106 20–14 Apr. 6 East Tennessee State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 8–0 Neas (5-1) Arnott (0-10) None 78 21–14 Apr. 8 South Alabama Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Game postponed due to inclement weather Apr. 9 South Alabama Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Game cancelled Apr. 10 South Alabama Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC L 6–10 Lackie (8-4) Buckner (9-6) None 125 21–15 7–6 Apr. 12 North Carolina Central Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 18–1 Neas (6-1) Davis (2-6) None ESPN+ 65 22–15 Apr. 12 North Carolina Central Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 11–9 Buckner (10-6) Reynolds (1-4) None ESPN+ 44 23–15 Apr. 14 at Troy Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 0–2 Johnson (15-7) Buckner (10-7) None 107 23–16 7–7 Apr. 15 at Troy Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 2–6 Johnson (16-7) Neas (6-2) None 67 23–17 7–8 Apr. 15 at Troy Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 3–7 Baker (7-4) Buckner (10-8) None 103 23–18 7–9 Apr. 19 at East Tennessee State Betty Basler Field • Johnson City, TN W 8–06 Buckner (11-8) Farr (3-13) None 100 24–18 Apr. 19 at East Tennessee State Betty Basler Field • Johnson City, TN W 8–05 Neas (7-2) Arnott (0-13) None 115 25–18 Apr. 22 Louisiana Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 4–1 Buckner (11-8) Landry (14-3) None ESPN+ 205 26–18 8–9 Apr. 23 Louisiana Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC L 2–8 Schorman (10-4) Neas (6-3) None ESPN+ 311 26–19 8–10 Apr. 24 Louisiana Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC L 1–10 Landry (15-3) Nichols (4-4) None ESPN+ 229 26–20 8–11 Apr. 26 North Carolina A&T Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 6–4 Neas (7-3) Stinson (2-9) None 99 27–20 Apr. 29 UT Arlington Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 7–6 Northrop (4-5) Bumpurs (6-6) Buckner (1) 219 28–20 9–11 Apr. 29 UT Arlington Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 7–2 Buckner (12-8) Adams (12-14) None 188 29–20 10–11 Apr. 30 UT Arlington Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC L 1–4 Max (4-1) Buckner (11-9) None 237 29–21 10–12
May (0–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 5 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L 0–2 Beasley-Polko (11-9) Neas (8-4) None 163 29–22 10–13 May 5 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L 5–6 Brabham (1-0) Buckner (13-10) None 163 29–23 10–14 May 6 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L 1–4 Beasley-Polko (12-9) Neas (8-5) None 168 29–24 10–15
Post-Season (0–2)
SBC tournament (0–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 11 vs. (3) Texas State (6) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L 0–2 Mullins (26-11) Buckner (13-11) None ESPN+ 103 29–25 0–1 May 12 vs. (9) Coastal Carolina (6) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L 2–3 Beasley-Polko (14-10) Neas (8-6) None ESPN+ 67 29–26 0–2

Schedule Source: ^[6]

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

References

1. "2022 Softball Standings". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
2. "Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Softball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
3. "Softball Signs Three to the 2022 Roster". App State Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
4. "Meet the 2021-22 Signees: Emma Wyman". App State Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
5. "Meet the 2021-22 Signees: Riley Becker". App State Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
6. "2022 Softball Schedule - App State Athletics". App State Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2021.