# 2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers softball team

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. 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.
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

| 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 |

## 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 | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall 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 | 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 | Game Cancelled | Game Cancelled | Game Cancelled | Game Cancelled | Game Cancelled | Game Cancelled | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 18 | Western Carolina | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 18 | Western Carolina | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 20 | at UT Arlington | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 21 | at UT Arlington | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 22 | at UT Arlington | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 27 | Georgia State | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 28 | Georgia State | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 29 | Georgia State | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
April (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 3 | Louisiana–Monroe | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 4 | Louisiana–Monroe | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 5 | Louisiana–Monroe | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 9 | Texas State | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 10 | Texas State | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 11 | Texas State | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 17 | Troy | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 18 | Troy | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 19 | Troy | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 22 | at UNC Greensboro | UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 24 | Georgia Southern | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 25 | Georgia Southern | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 26 | Georgia Southern | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 30 | Coastal Carolina | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| May 2 | Coastal Carolina | | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic |
    Schedule Source:
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.