2018 APPALACHIAN STATE

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APPALACHIAN STATE (3-4, 0-0 Sun Belt) PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS Location: Boone, N.C. Nickname: Mountaineers Game 1 (Saturday, 1 p.m.) Head Coach: Kermit Smith (2nd season — Pfeiffer University, 2000) App State — LHP Andrew Vaccacio (Jr.) Marshall — RHP Wade Martin (Jr.) VS. Game 2 (Sunday, Noon) App State — LHP Colin Schmid (Jr.). Marshall — RHP Brad O’Connor (Sr.) MARSHALL (4-2, 0-0 Conference USA) Location: Huntington, W.Va. Nickname: Thundering Herd Game 3 (Sunday, After Game 2) Head Coach: Jeff Waggoner (12th season — Cleveland State, 1998) App State — RHP Brandon Boone (Jr.) Marshall — RHP Will Ray (Sr.)

2018 SCHEDULE POTENTIAL STARTERS (2018 STATS) FEBRUARY Pos. No. Name Yr. B/T BA GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI OBP Fri. 16 at UNCG L, 10-3 C 8 Riley Smith Jr. R/R .259 7-7 27 6 7 4 0 0 6 .375 Sat. 17 at UNCG L, 11-6 Sun. 18 at UNCG W, 6-4 1B/DH 34 Conner LeonardSr. R/R .100 6-6 20 2 2 0 0 1 2 .308 Fri. 23 at UNCW L, 2-0 2B 3 Bailey Welch Fr. R/R .143 7-7 28 6 4 0 0 0 2 .314 Sat. 24 at UNCW W, 6-2 3B/1B 13 Drew Beck Jr. R/R .217 6-6 23 2 5 2 0 1 5 .308 Sun. 25 at UNCW L, 2-1 (10) Tues. 27 at Western Carolina W, 13-3 3B/2B 31 Calev Grubbs So. L/R .222 5-3 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 .462 SS 9 Joel McDaniel Jr. R/R .250 6-6 24 4 6 2 0 0 4 .357 MARCH LF 19 Beau Myers So. R/R .133 7-4 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 .235 Sat. 3 Marshall 1 p.m. Sun. 4 Marshall Noon CF 22 Alex Leshock Fr. R/R .286 4-4 14 4 4 1 1 0 2 .412 Sun. 4 Marshall 4 p.m. RF 7 CJ Brown Jr. R/R .080 7-7 25 3 2 0 0 1 1 .148 Tue. 6 vs. South Carolina^ 6 p.m. DH 16 Jason Avers Fr. R/R .231 7-7 26 1 6 1 0 0 8 .355 Wed. 7 UNC Asheville 5 p.m. Fri. 9 at Elon 4 p.m. Sat. 10 at Elon 2 p.m. STORYLINES Sun. 11 at Elon 1:30 p.m. Tue. 13 at North Carolina Central 6 p.m. SETTING THE STAGE Fri. 16 at Texas State* 7 p.m. After beginning the season with seven straight road games, App State opens its home schedule Saturday Sat. 17 at Texas State* 5 p.m. with the start of a three-game series vs. Marshall. The opener will be followed by a Sunday doubleheader. Sun. 18 at Texas State* Noon Tue. 20 Wake Forest 5 p.m. Wed. 21 at UNC Asheville 4 p.m. Earlier this week, App State set a program record for season-ticket sales, beating the mark set in 2013. Fri. 23 Georgia Southern* 6 p.m. Sat. 24 Georgia Southern* 3 p.m. Overall, the Mountaineers are scheduled to play 40 of their 56 regular-season games in the state of North Sun. 25 Georgia Southern* 1 p.m. Carolina. After the Marshall series, they will play South Carolina in Charlotte’s BB&T Ballpark on Tuesday. Tue. 27 at Gardner-Webb 6 p.m. Thu. 29 at South Alabama* 7:30 p.m. Fri. 30 at South Alabama* 7:30 p.m. STARTING STRONG ON THE MOUND Sat. 31 at South Alabama* 2 p.m. With only 11 earned runs allowed in 38.1 innings this season, Appalachian State’s starting pitchers have a combined ERA of 2.58. APRIL Tue. 3 at Radford 3 p.m. Fri. 6 Troy* 6 p.m. Series-opening starter Andrew Vaccacio has a 2.92 ERA with four earned runs allowed over 12.1 innings, Sat. 7 Troy* 3 p.m. and normal Game 2 starter Colin Schmid (1-0) has a 3.27 ERA with four earned runs allowed over 11.0 Sun. 8 Troy* 1 p.m. innings. Brandon Boone made his first career start at UNCW and gave up one earned run over four innings. Wed. 11 at North Carolina A&T% 6 p.m. Fri. 13 Louisiana* 6 p.m. Sat. 14 Louisiana* 3 p.m. Travis Holden (2-0) gave up one unearned run in five innings of a Game 3 win to end the UNCG series, Sun. 15 Louisiana* Noon and he allowed two earned runs in six innings of a 13-3 win at Western Carolina on Tuesday. Tue. 17 North Carolina Central 5 p.m. Wed. 18 Western Carolina 5 p.m. Fri. 20 at ULM* 7 p.m. HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING Sat. 21 at ULM* 3 p.m. When App State held a 10-1 lead after three innings at Western, it was the first time the Mountaineers Sun. 22 at ULM* 2 p.m. reached double figures in the first three innings of a game since the 2012 team that won a conference Wed. 25 Gardner-Webb 5 p.m. Fri. 27 Little Rock* 6 p.m. title and reached an NCAA Regional scored 10 runs in the first three innings of a 15-4 win against Rider. Sat. 28 Little Rock* 3 p.m. Sun. 29 Little Rock* 1 p.m. PUTTING THE SEASON IN PERSPECTIVE In its 64 innings this season, with two series against teams picked to win their leagues, App State has held MAY Wed. 2 North Carolina A&T 5 p.m. the lead after its at-bat 31 times, been tied after 20 of its at-bats and trailed after only 13 of its at-bats. Fri. 4 at UT Arlington* 7:30 p.m. Sat. 5 at UT Arlington* 3 p.m. ASSESSING APP STATE Sun. 6 at UT Arlington* 2 p.m. Led by second-year head coach Kermit Smith, the Mountaineers have 13 returning players and 18 Fri. 11 at Georgia State* 6 p.m. Sat. 12 at Georgia State* 2 p.m. newcomers following a 19-36 season in which they stood at 18-24 overall and 7-12 in Sun Belt play Sun. 13 at Georgia State* 1 p.m. before closing against South Alabama, Wake Forest and Coastal Carolina. Tue. 15 Radford 5 p.m. Thu. 17 Coastal Carolina* 6 p.m. There are six seniors among the 13 returnees, and the 18 newcomers are split evenly between nine Fri. 18 Coastal Carolina* 3 p.m. Sat. 19 Coastal Carolina* 1 p.m. freshmen and nine transfers, including eight from the junior college level. Three of the team’s four home Tues.-Sun. 22-27 at Sun Belt Tournament (Lafayette, La.) runs have come from newcomers: freshman Kendall McGowan, freshman CJ Brown, transfer Drew Beck.

* Sun Belt Conference game RECAPPING THE MARSHALL SERIES ^ in Charlotte, N.C. (BB&T Ballpark) % at War Memorial Stadium Entering this weekend, App State holds a 41-26 lead in its series with Marshall. The Mountaineers took All times are Eastern two of three road games when they last met in 1997. GAMES 8-10 vs. MARSHALL • MARCH 3-4, 2018

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STRIKING IMPRESSION 2018 SUN BELT CONFERENCE STANDINGS App State junior Colin Schmid’s 11 last weekend at UNCW are tied for the most by a Sun Belt pitcher this season. ULM’s Trey Jeans had 11 against Sun Belt Overall Northern Kentucky one day earlier. EAST DIVISION W L Pct. W L Pct. Streak Coastal Carolina 0 0 0.000 8 2 0.800 W3 Schmid has moved forward from a sophomore season in which his 79 strikeouts tied for sixth place on App State’s single-season list. South Alabama 0 0 0.000 7 2 0.778 L1 Georgia State 0 0 0.000 4 3 0.571 L1 Schmid’s ERA of 3.61 in 2017 ranked fourth among returning full-time starters Georgia Southern 0 0 0.000 5 4 0.556 L1 in the Sun Belt Conference. After posting four of his six wins in Sun Belt play last year, there were only five returning pitches with more wins in league play. Troy 0 0 0.000 5 4 0.556 W1 Appalachian State 0 0 0.000 3 4 0.429 W1 RANKING HIGHLY IN THE SUN BELT WEST DIVISION Junior catcher Riley Smith is fourth in the Sun Belt with four doubles this year. UTA 0 0 0.000 4 1 0.800 W2 Senior pitcher Travis Holden is 10th in the league with a 1.64 ERA. He has eight ULM 0 0 0.000 6 2 0.750 L1 strikeouts and only one walk in his two starts. Arkansas State 0 0 0.000 3 2 0.600 W2 The pitching staff from App State is second in the league with only 18 walks. Little Rock 0 0 0.000 5 4 0.556 W1 Texas State 0 0 0.000 3 4 0.429 L1 MATCHING UP ON THE MOUND Louisiana 0 0 0.000 3 5 0.375 W1 Game 1 record … Through 20 of his 25 outings, had a 1.93 ERA ... Pitched at least one

2018 APPALACHIAN STATE BASEBALL STATE 2018 APPALACHIAN • App State — LHP Andrew Vaccacio (Jr.) full inning in 22 of his 25 appearances and at least two innings in 12 of his 2018 stats: 0-2, 2.92 ERA, 12 Ks, 4 BBs and 8 hits in 12.1 IP appearances. 2017 stats: 4-4, 4.34 ERA, 25 relief app., 5 saves, 52 Ks in 37.1 IP (junior college) • Travis Holden, RHP (Advance, N.C./West Forsyth HS) • Marshall — RHP Wade Martin (Jr.) Is 2-0 in two starts this season with a 1.64 ERA, eight strikeouts and only one 2018 stats: 0-0, 6.23 ERA in 2 starts, 4 Ks in 8.2 IP walk ... Allowed no earned runs over five innings in his first start at UNCG ... 2017 stats: 3-4, 4.24 ERA in 14 starts, 77 Ks in 87.0 IP Often the Friday starter on the mound for the Mountaineers in 2017 ... Had 44 strikeouts and 28 walks over 65.2 innings. Game 2 • App State — LHP Colin Schmid (Jr.) • Tristan Helms, LHP (Aberdeen, N.C./Pinecrest) 2018 stats: 1-0, 3.27 ERA, 12 K, 3 BBs and 8 hits in 11.0 IP Pitched a scoreless two-thirds of an inning at Western Carolina ... Appeared in 2017 stats: 6-7, 3.61 ERA, 79 Ks in 87.1 IP 22 games as a relief pitcher and had a 1-0 record with a 4.82 ERA in 2017 … Through the first 17 of his 22 appearances, had a 0.82 ERA with one run and • Marshall — RHP Brad O’Connor (Sr.) seven hits (all singles) allowed over 11 innings. ... Didn’t allow a run in 17 of his 2018 stats: 0-2, 7.88 ERA in 2 starts, 9 Ks in 8.0 IP 22 appearances and didn’t allow a hit in his first six appearances. 2017 stats: 2-3, 6.44 ERA in 13 games (7 starts), 34 Ks in 50.1 IP • Conner Leonard, 1B (Winston-Salem, N.C./Reagan HS) Game 3 Homered at Western Carolina in his sixth start of the year ... Entered 2018 with • App State — RHP Brandon Boone (Jr.) 125 career starts and 13 career home runs ... Had seven home runs (tied for 2018 stats: 0-1, 10.38 ERA, 5 ER and 10 hits in 4.1 IP second on the team) and 27 RBIs … In Sun Belt play, hit .280 with five homers, 2017 stats: 7-0, 2.48 ERA, 75 Ks, 27 BBs and 45 hits in 65.1 IP (Brunswick C.C.) 19 RBIs and a .488 slugging percentage … In a month span from April 14 to May 14, raised his batting average by 63 points by going 21-for-60 (.350) over • Marshall — RHP Will Ray (Sr.) 15 games with four homers and 18 RBIs. 2018 stats: 0-0, 0.84 ERA in 2 starts, 9 Ks in 10.2 IP 2017 stats: 3-3, 5.08 ERA in 14 games (6 starts), 28 Ks in 44.1 IP • Drake Zupcic, OF (Waxhaw, N.C./Cuthbertson HS) Has batted in three games this season as he returns from injury ... Started in SCOUTING THE THUNDERING HERD 75 of of his 109 career games entering this season ... Batted .277 (third on the After going 25-29 overall with a 12-18 record in Conference USA last season, the team) while starting in 47 of his 48 appearances in 2017 … The starting center Thundering Herd brought back four positional starters and four starting pitchers. fielder in 41 games, he had 46 hits, 25 runs scored, 23 RBIs, five doubles and two homers. Marshall is playing its third straight road series to open the season, as it took two of three games from both Florida A&M and Elon. The Thundering Herd LOOKING BACK AT 2017 won a pair of extra-inning games at Elon, prevailing 8-6 in 10 innings in Game 1 Some highlights from Smith’s debut season came as App State: and 11-7 in 11 innings in Game 3. Elon won 3-2 in Game 2. • Gave Smith his first win with a 3-1 victory against VMI in Game 3 of 2017. Peter Hutzal (.438 average), Tucker Linder (.400 average) and Reynaldo Pastrana (.370 average with two homers and nine RBIs) are among Marshall’s offensive • Posted a road sweep of Gardner-Webb. leaders. Five players for the Thundering Herd have homered this season. • Recorded a 12-4 road upset of Louisiana in its first Sun Belt series. MEETING THE MOUNTAINEER SENIORS • Luke Watts, RHP (Taylorsville, N.C./Alexander Central HS) • Claimed 7-6 and 3-2 victories to win a Sun Belt road series against Little Rock Has one save (at UNCG) and has closed out three games this season ... Before making 14 starts, issuing only 20 walks in 75.1 innings and posting the best • Won 7-3 at Georgia Southern thanks to 13 strikeouts in seven innings from groundball ratio on the team in 2017, appeared out of the bullpen in all 30 of Colin Schmid. App State hit back-to-back-to-back homers in a four-homer his appearances as a freshman and sophomore … Led App State relievers with inning that later involved a two-run shot from Conner Leonard. a 2.48 ERA in 2016. • Won 8-7 at home vs. ETSU thanks to a walk-off homer from Avery Jackson. • Reed Howell, RHP (Goldsboro, N.C./Rosewood HS) In his second appearance at UNCW, had five strikeouts and no hits allowed in • Had two players drafted, with right-handed reliever Matt Brill going in the two scoreless innings ... Appeared in a team-high 25 games out of the bullpen 12th round to the and catcher Chandler Seagle going in 2017, posting a team-best 3.38 ERA with a team-high five saves and a 1-2 in the 30th round to the San Diego Padres.

@appstatesports @AppBaseball GAMES 8-10 vs. MARSHALL • MARCH 3-4, 2018

APP STATE COACHING STAFF 2018 APPALACHIAN STATE BASEBALL gram record at the time for wins in a season, and he ASSISTANT COACHES KERMIT led the team to its first NCAA tournament appearance. In just his second season at the helm of the Bear- JUSTIN SMITH cats, Smith won 29 games, at the time the most for HEAD COACH the program since 2006, and took Lander to the PBC ASPEGREN SECOND SEASON tournament for the first time since 1998. PITCHING COACH 495-399-1 OVERALL Prior to Smith’s tenure at Lander, he spent eight years as Belmont Abbey’s head coach and nine THIRD SEASON 22-40 AT APP STATE seasons overall with the Crusaders, starting with a one-year stint as an assistant during the 2001 season. Justin Aspegren, who helped Kermit Smith was named the 13th head baseball coach Much like in his time at Lander, Smith became the lead Santa Barbara City College of Appalachian State University on July 14, 2016. winningest coach in program history on March 5, to three championships in the In Smith’s first year, the Mountaineers finished with ultra-competitive Western State Conference over his 2008. While at Belmont Abbey, he claimed two 19 wins, including a road victory against nationally last five seasons, is in his third season as Appalachian Conference Carolinas regular-season championships, ranked Louisiana. Appalachian improved in many facets State baseball’s pitching coach. a 2009 tournament championship and a 2009 NCAA of the game in its first year under Smith, posting the Aspegren remained with the Mountaineers after Division II Southeast Regional Championship that most home runs and drawn walks since 2012, the lowest Kermit Smith was hired as App State’s head coach led to an appearance at the 2009 NCAA Division II team ERA since 2014 and the most strikeouts from the in the summer of 2016. In 2017, the Mountaineers College . mound since 2010. posted their lowest team ERA since 2014 and the The Crusaders finished 2009 with a 40-26 record. The Mountaineers had two players from the 2017 most strikeouts from the mound since 2010. He was named South Atlantic Region Coach of the Year. team selected in the Major League draft: pitcher Matt In his first season as the Mountaineers’ pitching Following a trip to the 2008 NCAA Division II South Brill (12th round, Arizona Diamondbacks) and catcher coach in 2016, Aspegren guided one of the nation’s Atlantic Regional, Smith’s pupil, second baseman Chandler Seagle (30th round, San Diego Padres). youngest staffs. Fifty-two of Appalachian’s 54 games Alex Castellanos, was drafted in the 10th round by the Entering his 17th season as a college head coach, were started by true freshmen. St. Louis Cardinals. Castellanos last appeared in the Smith spent seven years (2009-16) at Lander, where he Aspegren came to Appalachian State after eight Major Leagues with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2013. was the winningest coach in program history with an seasons as the associate head coach and pitching He played last season for Triple-A Norfolk. overall record of 244-134 (.645). He took the Bearcats coach at Santa Barbara City College. He helped lead Smith aserved as the chair for the Conference to three NCAA tournaments over his final five years. the Vaqueros to a 192-134 record (.589). Carolinas coaches while also being the chair for the With 16 signees overall, Smith had 12 student-athletes Belmont Abbey coaches’ council. He was an active sign contracts with (MLB) affili- member of the community and served as the head ates while at Lander, including a program-record, four in BRITT coach of the Gaston Braves American Legion team 2016. from 2002-07, guiding them to a 99-62 record. The Bearcats advanced to the NCAA Division II Col- JOHNSON Smith graduated from Pfeiffer University in 2000 ASSISTANT COACH lege World Series in Cary twice in his last three seasons, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sports management including a second time in 2016, finishing with a 44-16 SECOND SEASON and a Bachelor of Science degree in business admin- record. The Bearcats ended the season ranked No. 3 istration. He played one season at Pfeiffer for former in the Collegiate Baseball poll, the highest finish in Britt Johnson is in his second Appalachian State baseball coach and current Duke program history, and Smith was named ABCA/Diamond season as an assistant after University coach Chris Pollard. Smith also earned a Southeast Regional Coach of the Year. being hired on Aug. 9, 2016. master’s degree in sports management from Califor- Smith helped Lander set a program record for Johnson joined Appalachian after spending nia University of Pennsylvania in 2007. single-season wins in 2014, when the Bearcats finished six years with head coach Kermit Smith at Lander He is a native of Arcadia, Fla., and is the son of 52-8 overall and ended the season with a No. 4 ranking University. He started as a volunteer coach and Sue Ellen and the late George Kilpatrick Smith. Smith in the Collegiate Baseball poll. They had the nation’s then was promoted after three years to a full-time and his wife, Rebecca, are the proud parents of two most prolific offense, leading Division II in home runs assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. Johnson sons, Maddox Kilpatrick and Beckett Thomas, and a and runs scored. The Bearcats won the Southeast also coached infielders and assisted with hitters while daughter, Georgia Grace. Regional and advanced to their spending time as third-base coach. Johnson was with Smith during Lander’s two Division II College World first College World Series. Series trips in 2014 and 2016. Among the highlights of the Johnson attended East Carolina and played foot- 2014 season, the Bearcats fin- SMITH AT A GLANCE ball as the Pirates’ long snapper under Skip Holtz. ished 27-3 on their home field Birthdate:...... Dec. 4, 1976 (Dolny Stadium) and Smith Hometown:...... Arcadia, Fla. was awarded PBC Coach of College:...... Pfeiffer, 2000 ERIK the Year and Atlantic Region Twitter:...... @SmithKermit Coach of the Year. Freshman LUNDE pitcher Brandon White was COLLEGE COACHING EXPERIENCE VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT named PBC Freshman of the 2000-01:...... Belmont Abbey (assistant coach — one season) SECOND SEASON Year. 2001-09:...... Belmont Abbey (head coach — eight seasons) The Bearcats posted back- 2009-16:...... Lander (head coach — seven seasons) Erik Lunde is in his second sea- to-back 30-win campaigns in 2016-present:....Appalachian State (head coach — second season) son as a volunteer assistant for 2012 (38 wins) and 2013 (35 the Mountaineers. wins) for the first time since COLLEGE COACHING CHAMPIONSHIPS AND HONORS Two Conference Carolinas Titles, 2009 NCAA Division Lunde joined Appalachian in 2016 after spending the 2005-06 seasons. Under Belmont Abbey: II Regional Title, 2009 College World Series, 2009 South Atlantic Region the previous two years playing Minor League Baseball Smith in 2012, junior pitcher Coach of the Year for the organization. Appearing in Chris Thomas won the PBC 117 games, Lunde had 94 hits, 47 RBIs, three stolen Pitcher of the Year award, Lander: One PBC Conference Championship, Two NCAA Division II bases and a batting average of .247. In his last game, becoming the first Bearcat Regional Titles (2014, 2016), Two College World Series (2014, 2016), he had two hits, three runs and walked twice for the to ever receive a postseason 2014 Peach Belt Conference Coach of the Year, 2014 South Atlantic Bradenton Marauders, a Class A Advanced club. conference award. In addition, Region Coach of the Year, 2016 ABCA/Diamond Southeast Regional He was picked in the 18th round of the 2014 Smith’s 38 wins during the Coach of the Year draft after playing for four years and becoming an 2012 season broke the pro- All-American under Smith at Lander.

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2018 APPALACHIAN STATE BASEBALL ROSTER NUMERICAL BY POSITION NO. NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL (COLLEGE) PITCHERS (17) 2 Luke Allison INF 5-9 171 Jr. Goodlettsville, Tenn. Davidson Academy (Motlow State CC) 3 Bailey Welch INF 5-9 160 Fr. Randleman, N.C. Randleman 10 Cameron Kepley RHP 4 Robert Langdon INF 5-9 170 Jr. West Palm Beach, Fla. Dreyfoos 11 Travis Holden RHP 5 Kendall McGowan OF 5-10 188 Fr. Forest City, N.C. East Rutherford 14 Bobby Hampton LHP 7 CJ Brown OF 6-1 200 Jr. Mount Juliet, Tenn. Mount Juliet (Motlow State CC) 18 Will Sprinkle RHP 8 Riley Smith C 5-11 198 Jr. Taylorsville, N.C. Alexander Central (Catawba Valley CC) 9 Joel McDaniel INF 6-0 183 Jr. Lake Lure, N.C. R-S Central (Brunswick CC) 20 Andrew Papp RHP 10 Cameron Kepley RHP 6-3 180 Fr. Midland, N.C. Central Cabarrus 21 Colin Schmid LHP 11 Travis Holden RHP 6-1 190 Sr. Advance, N.C. West Forsyth 24 Will Herman RHP 13 Drew Beck INF 6-0 228 Jr. Cansfield, Ohio Cardinal Mooney (Howard College) 25 Kaleb Bowman RHP 14 Bobby Hampton LHP 5-11 188 Jr. Pikeville, N.C. CB Aycock 16 Jason Avers C 5-11 179 Fr. Marietta, Ga. Walton 26 Jason Cornatzer RHP 17 Bradley Davis C 5-10 195 So. Woodruff, N.C. Woodruff 27 Andrew Vaccacio LHP 18 Will Sprinkle RHP 6-0 190 Fr. Rural Hall, N.C. Reagan 30 Brandon Boone RHP 19 Beau Myers OF 6-1 185 R-So. Thomasville, N.C. Wesleyan Christian 20 Andrew Papp RHP 6-4 205 R-So. Raleigh, N.C. Leesville Road (Clemson) 32 Luke Watts RHP 21 Colin Schmid LHP 6-1 195 Jr. New Bern, N.C. New Bern 33 Reed Howell RHP 22 Alex Leshock OF 6-1 188 Fr. Waxhaw, N.C. Marvin Ridge 35 Tristan Helms LHP 24 Will Herman RHP 6-2 196 Jr. Dunwoody, Ga. St. Pius X Catholic 2018 APPALACHIAN STATE BASEBALL STATE 2018 APPALACHIAN 36 John Price RHP 25 Kaleb Bowman RHP 6-0 200 Jr. Purcellville, Va. Woodgrove (Spartanburg Methodist) 26 Jason Cornatzer RHP 6-6 209 Fr. Waxhaw, N.C. Marvin Ridge 37 Cam Roberts RHP 27 Andrew Vaccacio LHP 5-11 185 Jr. Dr. Phillips, Fla. Dr. Phillips (St. Johns River State) Joseph Lowder RHP 28 Drake Zupcic OF 6-1 197 Sr. Waxhaw, N.C. Cuthbertson CATCHERS (4) 30 Brandon Boone RHP 6-1 184 Jr. Wilmington, N.C. Hoggard (Brunswick CC) 31 Calev Grubbs INF 5-9 192 So. Lexington, N.C. White Knoll 8 Riley Smith R/R 32 Luke Watts RHP 6-3 215 R-Sr. Taylorsville, N.C. Alexander Central 16 Jason Avers R/R 33 Reed Howell RHP 6-0 181 Sr. Goldsboro, N.C. Rosewood 17 Bradley Davis R/R 34 Conner Leonard INF 6-1 227 Sr. Winston-Salem, N.C. Reagan 35 Tristan Helms LHP 5-11 187 Sr. Aberdeen, N.C. Pinecrest 38 Josh Queen R/R 36 John Price RHP 6-0 177 Fr. Wilmington, N.C. Hoggard INFIELDERS (7) 37 Cam Roberts RHP 5-10 176 Fr. Waxhaw, N.C. Cuthbertson 2 Luke Allison R/R 38 Josh Queen C 5-10 181 So. Charlotte, N.C. Lake Norman Charter Joseph Lowder RHP 6-2 180 So. West Jefferson, N.C. Ashe County 3 Bailey Welch R/R 4 Robert Langdon R/R HEAD COACH 9 Joel McDaniel R/R 1 Kermit Smith (Second season) WHEN REFERENCING APPALACHIAN STATE, PLEASE USE: 13 Drew Beck R/R Pfeiffer University, 2000 Appalachian State University 31 Calev Grubbs L/R ASSISTANT COACHES Appalachian State Appalachian 29 Justin Aspegren (Third season) 34 Conner Leonard R/R App State UC Santa Barbara, 2007 Mountaineers OUTFIELDERS (5) 23 Britt Johnson (Second season) Apps 5 Kendall McGowan R/R East Carolina, 2007 Pronunciation: app-uh-LATCH-in 6 Erik Lunde (Second season) 7 CJ Brown R/R Lander University, 2014 PLEASE DO NOT USE: 19 Beau Myers R/R ASU Appy State 22 Alex Leshock R/R Appy 28 Drake Zupcic R/R Pronunciation: app-uh-LAY-chin ROSTER BREAKDOWN CLASS BATS (POSITION PLAYERS) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Freshmen...... 9 Right-handed...... 15 Appalachian...... app-uh-LATCH-in Sophomores...... 6 Left-handed...... 1 Justin Aspegren...... AS-puh-grin Juniors...... 12 Jason Avers...... AY-vurs Seniors...... 6 THROWS (PITCHERS) Alex Leshock...... LUH-shock Right-handed...... 13 Erik Lunde...... LUN-dee YEAR WITH PROGRAM Left-handed...... 4 Beau Myers...... Bo First...... 19 Drake Zupcic...... ZUP-sick Second...... 3 HOME STATE Andrew Vaccacio...... Vuh-CASH-io Third...... 4 North Carolina...... 25 Fourth...... 5 Florida...... 2 Fifth...... 1 Georgia...... 2 Tennessee...... 2 Ohio...... 1 Virginia...... 1

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GENERAL INFORMATION 2017 STARTING POSITION PLAYERS RETURNING Name ...... Appalachian State University Pos. Name Class 2017 Stats 2018 APPALACHIAN STATE BASEBALL Location ...... Boone, N.C. 1B Conner Leonard Sr. .229, 7 HRs, 27 RBIs Founded ...... 1899 3B Calev Grubbs So. .219, 41 hits, 25 runs, 9 RBIs Enrollment ...... 18,811 CF Drake Zupcic Sr. .277, 2 HRs, 23 RBIs, 25 runs, 46 hits Nickname ...... Mountaineers Colors ...... Black and Gold 2017 STARTING PITCHERS RETURNING Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I R/L Name Class 2017 Stats Conference ...... Sun Belt LHP Colin Schmid Jr. 6-7, 3.61 ERA, 13 starts, 87.1 IP, 79 Ks Chancellor ...... Dr. Sheri N. Everts LHP Bobby Hampton Jr. 2-3, 6.29 ERA, 12 starts, 54.1 IP, 43 Ks Director of Athletics ...... Doug Gillin RHP Luke Watts Sr. 2-8, 5.85 ERA, 14 starts, 75.1 IP, 20 BB Stadium...... Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith (827) RHP Travis Holden Sr. 2-7, 5.76 ERA, 13 starts, 65.2 IP, 44 Ks Dimensions ...... LF - 330, LC - 370, CF - 400, RC - 370, RF - 330 Press Box Phone ...... 828-262-2016 2017 RELIEVERS RETURNING Sports Information Contact...... Bret Strelow R/L Name Class 2017 Stats SID cell phone...... 828-963-3069 RHP Reed Howell Sr. 5 saves, 3.38 ERA, 25 games, 42.2 IP SID email...... [email protected] LHP Tristan Helms Sr. 1-0, 4.82 ERA, 22 games, 18.2 IP

COACHING STAFF NEWCOMERS (FRESHMEN) Head Coach ...... Kermit Smith Pos. Name Hometown/Previous School Season at Appalachian State...... Second C Jason Avers Marietta, Ga./Walton Alma Mater ...... Pfeiffer University, 2000 INF Bailey Welch Randleman, N.C./Randleman Record After First Season at App State...... 19-36 (8-22 Sun Belt) OF Kendall McGowan Forest City, N.C./East Rutherford Career Record Entering 2018 Season ...... 492-395-1 OF Andrew Leshock Waxhaw, N.C./Marvin Ridge Assistant Coaches RHP Cameron Kepley Midland, N.C./Central Cabarrus Justin Aspegren, Third season (UC Santa Barbara, 2007) RHP Jason Cornatzer Waxhaw, N.C./Marvin Ridge Britt Johnson, Second season (East Carolina, 2007) RHP Will Sprinkle Rural Hall, N.C./Reagan Erik Lunde, Second season (Lander University, 2014) RHP Cam Roberts Waxhaw, N.C./Cuthbertson RHP John Price Wilmington, N.C./Hoggard TEAM INFORMATION 2017 Overall Record ...... 19-36 NEWCOMERS (TRANSFERS) 2017 Sun Belt Record/Finish ...... 8-22/6th in Sun Belt East Pos. Name Class Hometown/Previous School Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 13/11 C Riley Smith Jr. Taylorsville, N.C./Catawba Valley CC Position Starters Returning/Lost ...... 3/6 INF Luke Allison Jr. Goodlettsville, Tenn./Motlow State CC Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost (min. 5 starts)...... 4/0 INF Joel McDaniel Jr. Lake Lure, N.C./Brunswick CC Newcomers...... 18 INF Drew Beck Jr. Cansfield, Ohio/Howard College OF CJ Brown Jr. Mount Juliet, Tenn./Motlow State CC Conference Championships (6)...... 1973, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2012 LHP Andrew Vaccacio Jr. Dr. Phillips, Fla./St. Johns River State Conference Tournament Championships (1)...... 1984 RHP Kaleb Bowman Jr. Purcellville, Va./Spartanburg Methodist NCAA Regional Appearances (4)...... 1973, 1984, 1986, 2012 RHP Brandon Boone Jr. Wilmington, N.C./Brunswick CC All-Americans...... 19 RHP Andrew Papp R-So. Raleigh, N.C./Clemson

MOUNTAINEERS IN THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DRAFT

Year Player Pos. Round Selection Organization Year Player Pos. Round Selection Organization 1969 Charlie Cromer P 23 526 Chicago White Sox 2008 Garrett Sherrill P 12 368 Milwaukee Brewers 1970 Ron Hodges C 6 144 Baltimore Orioles 2009 Zach Quate P 14 439 Tampa Bay Rays Bobby Billings OF 28 649 Washington Senators Rand Smith OF 20 608 Florida Marlins Sam Miller P 31 708 Washington Senators Isaac Harrow 2B 24 735 New York Yankees 1972 John Shermer P 9 204 Chicago White Sox Josh Dowdy P 38 1,136 Baltimore Orioles 1975 MIke Ramsey SS 3 64 St. Louis Cardinals 2010 Chris Patterson P 29 889 St. Louis Cardinals 1977 Ronald Brower 1B 10 236 Montreal Expos Wes Hobson 2B 40 1,218 San Francisco Giants 1979 Randy Ingle SS 14 342 Atlanta Braves 2012 Nathan Hyatt P 13 419 Atlanta Braves 1982 Kirk Bailey P 13 335 New York Yankees Tyler Tewell C 14 449 Atlanta Braves Mark Poston P 22 548 San Diego Padres Seth Grant P 26 797 Miami Marlins 1984 Pete Hardee P 21 534 Montreal Expos Ryan Arrowood P 28 858 Colorado Rockies Rich Bosely P 25 639 Baltimore Orioles 2013 Rob Marcello P 17 511 Philadelphia Phillies 1985 Todd Welborn P 4 100 New York Mets Sam Agnew-Wieland P 24 734 New York Yankees Rich Bosley P 10 237 MIlwaukee Brewers Hector Crespo 2B 34 1,034 New York Yankees Tony Welborn OF 21 539 Kansas City Royals Will Callaway 2B 37 1,122 San Francisco Giants 1986 Tony Welborn OF/P 3 70 Montreal Expos 2015 Michael Pierson 3B 21 645 L.A. Angels of Anaheim Kent Alexander P 22 558 Dillon Dobson SS 23 696 San Francisco Giants 1990 Steven Hollins SS 41 1,055 Philadelphia Phillies Jaylin Davis OF 24 710 Minnesota Twins 1996 Brian Musgrave P 11 331 Jeffrey Springs P 30 888 Texas Rangers Scott Garrett C 23 690 Cincinnati Reds 2017 Matt Brill P 12 352 Arizona Diamondbacks 2008 David Rubinstein OF 11 324 Pittsburgh Pirates Chandler Seagle C 30 888 San Diego Padres Jason Rook OF 12 356 Baltimore Orioles * Selections from regular June draft. Selections from secondary or supplemental drafts are not noted.

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