# 2022 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball team

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:
| 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.
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

* 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)

## 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 | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall 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 | 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 | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | 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 9–7$^{12}$ | 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 5–2$^{14}$ | 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 11–1$^7$ | Cornatzer (1-0) | Schiff (0-1) | LaSpaluto (1) | | 1,163 | 10–13 | |
April (4–13) :
| Date | Opponent | 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 | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | 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 | 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 | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | 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:
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

## Postseason
### Conference Awards

* Freshman of the Year: Austin St. Laurent – APP
References: