2022 Appalachian State Mountaineers softball team explained
| Mode: | softball |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Team: | Appalachian State Mountaineers |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Short Conf: | SBC |
| Record: | 29–26 |
| Conf Record: | 10–15 |
| Head Coach: | Shelly Hoerner |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | Shane Showalter |
| Asst Coach2: | Natalie Ruechel |
| Stadium: | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium |
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.[1]
| Coaches poll |
| 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 |
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Preseason All-Sun Belt team
No Mountaineers were chosen to the team.
National Softball Signing Day
[2] [3] [4]
Schedule and results
| Legend |
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| | Appalachian State win |
| | Appalachian State loss |
| | Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Appalachian State team member | |
| 2022 Appalachian State Mountaineers softball game log |
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| Regular season (29–24) |
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| February (7–5) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| Elon Tournament |
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| Feb. 12 | vs. | | | L
1–3 | Marsden
(1-0) | Northrop
(0-1) | None | | 117 | 0–1 | | | Feb. 12 | vs. | | 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 | | Hunt Softball Complex • Elon, NC | Game cancelled | |
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| Presbyterian Tournament |
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| Feb. 19 | vs. | | | W
5–1 | Northrop
(1-1) | Warrington
(0-1) | None | | 75 | 3–1 | | | Feb. 19 | vs. | | 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 | | PC Softball Complex • Clinton, SC | L
0–85 | Greene
(2-2) | Northrop
(1-2) | None | | 87 | 5–2 | | |
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| College of Charleston Tournament |
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| Feb. 25 | vs. | | | W
3–0 | Buckner
(3-0) | Rice
(3-1) | None | | 125 | 6–2 | | | Feb. 25 | at | | Patriots Point Athletics Complex • Mount Pleasant, SC | L
4–5 | Siegling
(1-1) | Neas
(1-1) | None | | 160 | 6–3 | | | Feb. 26 | | | 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 | | | |
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| March (10–8) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| Mar. 1 | at | | | L
6–9 | Houge
(8-1) | Nichols
(1-2) | None | | 114 | 7–6 | | | UGA Tournament |
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| Mar. 4 | vs. | | | W
5–4 | Neas
(2-1) | Kohl
(2-4) | Nichols
(1) | | 87 | 8–6 | | | Mar. 4 | vs. | | 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 | | Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA | L
2–105 | Macy
(5-0) | Northrop
(2-3) | None | | 1,014 | 11–7 | | |
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| Mar. 9 | | | | Game cancelled | | Mar. 11 | | | | 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 | | | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Game postponed | | Mar. 16 | East Tennessee State | | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Game postponed | | Mar. 19 | | | | 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 | | | | 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 | | | L
4–8 | George
(10-2) | Buckner
(7-4) | None | | 144 | 17–13 | | |
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| April (12–7) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| Apr. 1 | | | 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 | | | 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 | | | 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 | | | | 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 | | | W
8–06 | Buckner
(11-8) | Farr
(3-13) | None | | 100 | 24–18 | | | Apr. 19 | at East Tennessee State | | | W
8–05 | Neas
(7-2) | Arnott
(0-13) | None | | 115 | 25–18 | | | Apr. 22 | | | 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 | | | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | W
6–4 | Neas
(7-3) | Stinson
(2-9) | None | | 99 | 27–20 | | | Apr. 29 | | | 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 | |
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| May (0–3) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| May 5 | | | | 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 | |
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| Post-Season (0–2) |
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| (0–2) |
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| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
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| 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 | |
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Schedule Source:[5] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.
Notes and References
- Web site: Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Softball Preseason Coaches Poll . sunbeltsports.org . 4 March 2022 . en.
- Web site: Softball Signs Three to the 2022 Roster . App State Athletics . 22 December 2021 . en.
- Web site: Meet the 2021-22 Signees: Emma Wyman . App State Athletics . 22 December 2021 . en.
- Web site: Meet the 2021-22 Signees: Riley Becker . App State Athletics . 22 December 2021 . en.
- Web site: 2022 Softball Schedule - App State Athletics . App State Athletics . 22 December 2021.
