2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2017
Team:	Appalachian State Mountaineers
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Division:	East Division
Short Conf:	SBC
Record:	19–36
Conf Record:	8–22
Head Coach:	Kermit Smith
Hc Year:	1st
Stadium:	Beaver Field

The 2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball team represented the Appalachian State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Beaver Field.

Schedule and results

Appalachian State announced its 2017 football schedule on November 14, 2016. The 2017 schedule consists of 19 home and 36 away games in the regular season. The Mountaineers hosted Sun Belts foes Arkansas State, Georgia State, Georgia Southern, Texas–Arlington, and Texas State and traveled to Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Little Rock, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Troy.^[1]

The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Championship will be contested May 24–28 in Statesboro, Georgia, and will be hosted by Georgia Southern.^[2]

Appalachian State finished 11th in the conference which eliminated the Mountaineers to compete in the tournament which ended the season for the team.

2017 Appalachian State baseball game log
Regular season (19–36)
February (4–4) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall record SBC record Feb. 17 vs. L 11–5 1,644 0–1 – Feb. 18 vs. Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC L 3–1 0–2 – Feb. 18 vs. VMI Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC W 3–1 1,554 1–2 – Feb. 19 at Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC L 6–5 1,921 1–3 – Feb. 24 at W 5–4 407 2–3 – Feb. 25 at Gardner–Webb John Henry Moss Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC W 4–2 499 3–3 – Feb. 26 at Gardner–Webb John Henry Moss Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC W 5–1 374 4–3 – Feb. 28 L 8–4 6,260 4–4 –
March (6–12) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall record SBC record Mar. 3 vs. #16 L 7–3 2,817 4–5 – Mar. 4 vs. Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC W 7–3 3,207 5–5 – Mar. 5 at Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC L 4–0 3,286 5–6 – Mar. 7 W 4–3 257 6–6 – Mar. 10 L 4–0 283 6–7 – Mar. 11 at Missouri Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO L 7–1 160 6–8 – Mar. 12 at Missouri Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO L 3–2 392 6–9 – Mar. 14 vs. W 9–5 1,242 7–9 – Mar. 15 at North Carolina Central W 7–5 65 8–9 – Mar. 17 L 3–0 4,963 8–10 0–1 Mar. 18 at Louisiana–Lafayette M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 12–4 5,005 9–10 1–1 Mar. 19 at Louisiana–Lafayette M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 4–3 4,888 9–11 1–2 Mar. 21 Beaver Field • Boone, NC W 13–9 415 10–11 – Mar. 24 Beaver Field • Boone, NC L 6–3 532 10–12 1–3 Mar. 25 Texas State Beaver Field • Boone, NC L 7–4 558 10–13 1–4 Mar. 25 Texas State Beaver Field • Boone, NC L 2–0 558 10–14 1–5 Mar. 28 Beaver Field • Boone, NC L 5–4 955 10–15 – Mar. 31 L 6–2 280 10–16 1–6
April (8–10) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall record SBC record April 1 W 3–2 253 11–16 2–6 April 1 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 7–6 253 12–16 3–6 April 4 at L 5–4 623 12–17 – April 7 L 18–1 172 12–18 3–7 April 8 Texas–Arlington Beaver Field • Boone, NC L 5–2 378 12–19 3–8 April 9 Texas–Arlington Beaver Field • Boone, NC L 5–4 398 12–20 3–9 April 11 at L 12–6 383 12–21 – April 13 L 6–2 909 12–22 3-10 April 14 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 7–3 957 13–22 4–10 April 15 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 6–4 898 13–23 4–11 April 18 at W 7–5 342 14–23 – April 21 Beaver Field • Boone, NC L 8–6 205 14–24 4-12 April 22 Georgia State Beaver Field • Boone, NC W 6–1 389 15–24 5-12 April 22 Georgia State Beaver Field • Boone, NC W 13–1 351 16–24 6-12 April 25 East Tennessee State Beaver Field • Boone, NC W 8–7 151 17–24 - April 28 Beaver Field • Boone, NC W 7–6 669 18–24 7-12 April 29 Arkansas State Beaver Field • Boone, NC L 5–3 973 18–25 7-13 April 30 Arkansas State Beaver Field • Boone, NC L 4–1 548 18–26 7-14
May (1–10) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall record SBC record May 2 at L 5–3 178 18–27 - May 5 L 9–1 728 18–28 7–15 May 6 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 12–2 1,111 19–28 8–15 May 7 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 11–3 1,075 19–29 8–16 May 13 L 8–6 403 19–30 8–17 May 13 South Alabama Beaver Field • Boone, NC L 24–5 403 19–31 8–18 May 14 South Alabama Beaver Field • Boone, NC L 11–6 489 19–32 8–19 May 16 L 10–3 4,138 19–33 – May 18 L 5–0 1,278 19–34 8–20 May 19 at #24 Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 4–2 1,838 19–35 8–21 May 20 at #24 Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 6–2 1,910 19–36 8–22

• Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

Notes and References

1. App State Reveals 2017 Baseball Schedule. Appalachian State University Department of Athletics. November 14, 2016. January 20, 2017.
2. 2017 Sun Belt Baseball Tournament Coming to Statesboro. Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. December 23, 2016. January 20, 2017.