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. 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
Preseason All-Sun Belt team No Mountaineers were chosen to the team.
National Softball Signing Day
Alannah Hopkins Pitcher Sylva, North Carolina Smoky Mountain HS Ambry Lucas Infielder Senoia, Georgia Trinity Christian Kaylee Kardash Infielder Fishers, Indiana Fishers HS Emma Wyman Pitcher Ocala, Florida Trinity Catholic HS Riley Becker Catcher Matthews, North Carolina Weddington HS
Personnel
Schedule and results Legend Appalachian State win Appalachian State loss Postponement/Cancellation/SuspensionsBoldAppalachian State team member
2022 Appalachian State Mountaineers softball game log Regular season (29–24) February (7–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Elon TournamentFeb. 12 vs. Hunt Softball Complex • Elon, NC L1–3 Marsden(1-0) Northrop(0-1) None FloSports 117 0–1 Feb. 12 vs. Hunt Softball Complex • Elon, NC W5–4 Neas(1-0) Bryant(0-2) None FloSports 84 1–1 Feb. 13 vs. St. Francis Hunt Softball Complex • Elon, NC W9–7 Buckner(1-0) Vesco(1-2) Northrop(1) FloSports 55 2–1 Feb. 13 at Hunt Softball Complex • Elon, NC Game cancelled Presbyterian TournamentFeb. 19 vs. PC Softball Complex • Clinton, SC W5–1 Northrop(1-1) Warrington(0-1) None 75 3–1 Feb. 19 vs. PC Softball Complex • Clinton, SC W13–05 Buckner(2-0) Reynolds(0-2) None 75 4–1 Feb. 20 vs. Detroit Mercy PC Softball Complex • Clinton, SC W6–0 Nichols(1-0) Murphy(0-2) None 22 5–1 Feb. 20 at PC Softball Complex • Clinton, SC L0–85 Greene(2-2) Northrop(1-2) None 87 5–2 College of Charleston TournamentFeb. 25 vs. Patriots Point Athletics Complex • Mount Pleasant, SC W3–0 Buckner(3-0) Rice(3-1) None 125 6–2 Feb. 25 at Patriots Point Athletics Complex • Mount Pleasant, SC L4–5 Siegling(1-1) Neas(1-1) None 160 6–3 Feb. 26 vs. UConn Patriots Point Athletics Complex • Mount Pleasant, SC L1–2 O'Neil(3-2) Nichols(1-1) None 75 6–4 Feb. 26 at College of Charleston Patriots Point Athletics Complex • Mount Pleasant, SC W6–1 Buckner(4-0) Lemire(0-5) None 225 7–4 Feb. 27 vs. UConn Patriots Point Athletics Complex • Mount Pleasant, SC L6–79 Sokolsky(3-2) Buckner(4-1) None 200 7–5 March (10–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordMar. 1 at Cyrill Softball Stadium • Spartanburg, SC L6–9 Houge(8-1) Nichols(1-2) None 114 7–6 UGA TournamentMar. 4 vs. Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA W5–4 Neas(2-1) Kohl(2-4) Nichols(1) 87 8–6 Mar. 4 vs. Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA W9–1 Northrop(2-2) Bradley(1-2) None 156 9–6 Mar. 5 vs. UMass Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA W9–2 Buckner(5-1) DiPasquale(2-3) None 165 10–6 Mar. 5 vs. Ohio Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA W7–0 Nichols(2-2) Kohl(2-6) None 167 11–6 Mar. 6 at No. 16 Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA L2–105 Macy(5-0) Northrop(2-3) None 1,014 11–7 Mar. 9 Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Game cancelledMar. 11 at Texas State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L0–5 Mullins(7-5) Buckner(5-2) None 483 11–8 0–1Mar. 12 at Texas State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W3–2 Nichols(3-2) Glende(2-2) None 483 12–8 1–1Mar. 13 at Texas State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W4–1 Northrop(3-3) Mullins(7-6) None 408 13–8 2–1Mar. 16 Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Game postponedMar. 16 East Tennessee State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Game postponedMar. 19 at Georgia State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA W11–05 Buckner(6-2) Adams(2-5) None 81 14–8 3–1Mar. 19 at Georgia State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA L2–6 Mooney(2-4) Nichols(3-3) None 85 14–9 3–2Mar. 20 at Georgia State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA L5–8 Hodnett(2-3) Northrop(3-4) Buck(1) 87 14–10 3–3Mar. 22 Western Carolina Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W9–2 Nichols(4-3) Juett(2-4) None 187 15–10 Mar. 22 Western Carolina Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC L2–58 Rice(6-3) Buckner(6-3) None 187 15–11 Mar. 25 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W6–3 Buckner(7-3) Chavarria(2-4) Neas(1) 405 16–11 4–3Mar. 26 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W7–6 Neas(3-1) Kackley(5-3) None 410 17–11 5–3Mar. 27 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA L1–2 Chavarria(3-4) Northrop(3-5) None 398 17–12 5–4Mar. 30 at Williams Field at Anderson Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L4–8 George(10-2) Buckner(7-4) None 144 17–13 April (12–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordApr. 1 Georgia Southern Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W2–1 Neas(4-1) Belogorska(3-9) None 252 18–13 6–4Apr. 2 Georgia Southern Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W7–1 Buckner(8-4) Waldrep(4-6) None 277 19–13 7–4Apr. 3 Georgia Southern Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC L8–11 Waldrep(5-6) Buckner(8-5) None 220 19–14 7–5Apr. 6 Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W8–1 Buckner(9-5) Farr(3-8) None 106 20–14 Apr. 6 East Tennessee State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W8–0 Neas(5-1) Arnott(0-10) None 78 21–14 Apr. 8 South Alabama Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Game postponed due to inclement weatherApr. 9 South Alabama Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Game cancelledApr. 10 South Alabama Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC L6–10 Lackie(8-4) Buckner(9-6) None 125 21–15 7–6Apr. 12 North Carolina Central Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W18–1 Neas(6-1) Davis(2-6) None ESPN+ 65 22–15 Apr. 12 North Carolina Central Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W11–9 Buckner(10-6) Reynolds(1-4) None ESPN+ 44 23–15 Apr. 14 at Troy Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L0–2 Johnson(15-7) Buckner(10-7) None 107 23–16 7–7Apr. 15 at Troy Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L2–6 Johnson(16-7) Neas(6-2) None 67 23–17 7–8Apr. 15 at Troy Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L3–7 Baker(7-4) Buckner(10-8) None 103 23–18 7–9Apr. 19 at East Tennessee State Betty Basler Field • Johnson City, TN W8–06 Buckner(11-8) Farr(3-13) None 100 24–18 Apr. 19 at East Tennessee State Betty Basler Field • Johnson City, TN W8–05 Neas(7-2) Arnott(0-13) None 115 25–18 Apr. 22 Louisiana Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W4–1 Buckner(11-8) Landry(14-3) None ESPN+ 205 26–18 8–9Apr. 23 Louisiana Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC L2–8 Schorman(10-4) Neas(6-3) None ESPN+ 311 26–19 8–10Apr. 24 Louisiana Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC L1–10 Landry(15-3) Nichols(4-4) None ESPN+ 229 26–20 8–11Apr. 26 Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W6–4 Neas(7-3) Stinson(2-9) None 99 27–20 Apr. 29 UT Arlington Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W7–6 Northrop(4-5) Bumpurs(6-6) Buckner(1) 219 28–20 9–11Apr. 29 UT Arlington Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W7–2 Buckner(12-8) Adams(12-14) None 188 29–20 10–11Apr. 30 UT Arlington Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC L1–4 Max(4-1) Buckner(11-9) None 237 29–21 10–12 May (0–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordMay 5 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L0–2 Beasley-Polko(11-9) Neas(8-4) None 163 29–22 10–13May 5 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L5–6 Brabham(1-0) Buckner(13-10) None 163 29–23 10–14May 6 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L1–4 Beasley-Polko(12-9) Neas(8-5) None 168 29–24 10–15 Post-Season (0–2) (0–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordMay 11 vs. (3) Texas State (6) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L0–2 Mullins(26-11) Buckner(13-11) None ESPN+ 103 29–25 0–1May 12 vs. (9) Coastal Carolina (6) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L2–3 Beasley-Polko(14-10) Neas(8-6) None ESPN+ 67 29–26 0–2 Schedule source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.
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