2026 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball team

2026 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball
2026 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	30–24 (17–13 SBC)
Head coach	Kermit Smith (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Brit Johnson; Heath Blackmon; Seth McLemore;
Home stadium	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium
	Seasons ← 2025 2027 →

The 2026 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium and were led by tenth-year head coach Kermit Smith. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2026 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 24 Southern Miss ‍†‍‡‍^y	22	–	8	.733	40	–	14	.741
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍^y	21	–	9	.700	36	–	19	.655
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	17	–	13	.567	30	–	22	.577
No. 8 Troy ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13	.567	29	–	27	.518
South Alabama ‍‍‍	17	–	13	.567	33	–	21	.611
Texas State ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	.533	34	–	22	.607
Louisiana ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	.533	34	–	21	.618
Old Dominion ‍‍‍	15	–	15	.500	29	–	25	.537
Georgia State ‍‍‍	14	–	16	.467	26	–	28	.481
Marshall ‍‍‍	13	–	17	.433	23	–	31	.426
Arkansas State ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	29	–	24	.547
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	27	–	28	.491
James Madison ‍‍‍	11	–	19	.367	21	–	32	.396
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍	7	–	23	.233	16	–	40	.286

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 17, 2026^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 4, 2026. Appalachian State was picked to finish tenth with 78 votes.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll
1	Coastal Carolina	194 (12)
2	Southern Miss	182 (1)
3	Troy	166
4	Marshall	129
5	Louisiana	126 (1)
6	Texas State	114
T7	Georgia Southern	104
T7	Old Dominion	104
9	Arkansas State	96
10	Appalachian State	78
11	South Alabama	62
12	Georgia State	49
13	James Madison	48
14	ULM	18

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

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Cameron Flukey (CCU, Jr, Pitcher)
Hayden Johnson (CCU, Jr, Pitcher)
Colby Allen (USM, Sr, Pitcher)
Ryan Lynch (CCU, Gr, Pitcher)
Tucker Stockman (USM, Jr, Catcher)
Blake Cavill (TROY, Sr, 1st Base)
Joseph Zamora (APP, Gr, 2nd Base)
Patrick Engskov (ARST, Sr, Shortstop)
Chase Mora (TXST, Sr, 3rd Base)
Ashton Quiller (ARST, RS So, Outfielder)
Dean Mihos (CCU, Sr, Outfielder)
Ben Higdon (USM, RS Sr, Outfielder)
Jimmy Janicki (TROY, So, Utility)
Kameron Miller (APP, Jr, Designated Hitter)

Schedule and results

2026 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball game log (30–24)^[4]

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Appalachian State team member

Regular season (30–22)

February (7–3)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Sun Belt Record	Sources
Feb. 13	1:00 pm	—	Canisius*	—	L.P. Frans Stadium Hickory, NC	W 5-2	DiRito (1-0)	Morin (0-1)	Wilson (1)	368	1-0	—
Feb. 14 (DH 1)	12:00 pm	—	Canisius*	—	L.P. Frans Stadium	W 13-3 (7 inn.)	Peterson (1-0)	Lopinto (0-1)	—	—	2-0	—
Feb. 14 (DH 2)	4:00 pm	—	Canisius*	—	L.P. Frans Stadium	W 8-5	Garcia (1-0)	Rogers (0-1)	Fisher (1)	430	3-0	—
Feb. 17	4:00 pm	ACCNX	at Duke*	—	Jack Coombs Field Durham, NC	L 5-10	Lemke (1-0)	Marks (0-1)	—	547	3-1	—
Feb. 20	2:00 pm	—	North Carolina A&T*	—	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium Boone, NC	W 9-3	Nolan (1-0)	Barrett (0-2)	DiRito (1)	415	4-1	—
Feb. 21	1:00 pm	—	North Carolina A&T*	—	L.P. Frans Stadium	W 10-0 (7 inn.)	Peterson (2-0)	Sentell (0-2)	—	366	5-1	—
Feb. 22	1:00 pm	—	Southern Illinois*	—	L.P. Frans Stadium	W 9-8	Smith (1-0)	Macintosh (0-1)	—	282	6-1	—
Feb. 25	3:00 pm	—	at ETSU*	—	Thomas Stadium Johnson City, TN	W 8-5	Tramontana (1-0)	McCarley (0-1)	DiRito (2)	240	7-1	—
Feb. 27	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Gardner-Webb*	—	John Henry Moss Boling Springs, NC	L 6-7 (12 inn.)	Hobb (1-0)	DiRito (1-1)	—	348	7-2	—
Feb. 28	3:00 pm	—	at Gardner-Webb*	—	John Henry Moss	L 10-11	Blaszczak (1-0)	Fisher (0-1)	—	264	7-3	—

March (7–10)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Sun Belt Record Record	Sources
Mar. 1	1:00 pm	—	at Gardner-Webb*	—	John Henry Moss	L 7-8 (11 inn.)	Hausner (1-0)	Tibbett (0-1)	—	453	7-4	—
Mar. 4	4:00	ESPN+	#15 Wake Forest*	—	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium	L 8-9	Ray (1-0)	Garcia (1-1)	Jones (6)	1,107	7-5	—
Mar. 6	4:00 pm	—	at Presbyterian*	—	Presbyterian Baseball Complex Clinton, SC	W 7-5	Clark (1-0)	Hampton (1-1)	Smith (1)	129	8-5	—
Mar. 7	1:00 pm	—	Presbyterian*	—	L.P. Frans Stadium	W 13-3 (7 inn.)	Peterson (3-0)	Charalamous (0-2)	—	212	9-5	—
Mar. 8	3:00 pm	ESPN+	Presbyterian*	—	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium	W 13-4	Nolan (2-0)	Marroquin (0-1)	—	252	10-5	—
Mar. 10	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Western Carolina*	—	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium	L 3-13	Fuller (1-0)	Tibbett (0-2)	—	425	10-6	—
Mar. 13	6:00 pm	ESPN+	#16 Coastal Carolina	—	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium	L 6-10	Horn (3-0)	Smith (1-1)	—	480	10-7	0-1
Mar. 14	3:00 pm	ESPN+	#16 Coastal Carolina	—	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium	L 4-7	Lynch (1-0)	Tramontana (1-1)	Doran (1)	1,119	10-8	0-2
Mar. 15	11:00 am	ESPN+	#16 Coastal Carolina	—	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium	L 7-8	Richardson (2-1)	Clark (1-1)	Horn (2)	373	10-9	0-3
Mar. 17	—	—	at High Point*	—	George S. Erath Field at Coy O. Williard Baseball Stadium High Point, NC		Canceled		—		—	—
Mar. 20	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Old Dominion	—	Bud Metheny Ballpark Norfolk, VA	L 7-13	Johnson (2-0)	Harris (0-1)	—	248	10-10	0-4
Mar. 21	3:00 pm	ESPN+	at Old Dominion	—	Bud Metheny Ballpark	W 10-3	Watson (1-0)	Landford (1-1)	—	356	11-10	1-4
Mar. 22	2:00 pm	ESPN+	at Old Dominion	—	Bud Metheny Ballpark	W 10-6	Wilson (1-0)	Okonkwo (0-1)	Fisher (2)	293	12-10	2-4
Mar. 24	6:00 pm	ESPN+	High Point*	—	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium	L 2-3	Wells (1-1)	Barozzino (0-1)	Story (3)	809	12-11	2-4
Mar. 27	7:00 pm	ESPN+	at #11 Southern Miss	—	Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS	L 5-6	Allen (2-1)	Wilson (1-1)	Clark (5)	5,359	12-12	2-5
Mar. 28	3:00 pm	ESPN+	at #11 Southern Miss	—	Pete Taylor Park	W 6-2	Beaty (1-0)	Sivley (0-3)	—	5,303	13-12	3-5
Mar. 29	2:00 pm	ESPN+	at #11 Southern Miss	—	Pete Taylor Park	L 4-13	Armistead (1-0)	Barozzino (0-2)	—	5,231	13-13	3-6
Mar. 31	6:00 pm	ESPN+	UNC Asheville*	—	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium	W 17-7 (8 inn.)	Harris (1-1)	Woolard (0-1)	—	822	14-13	3-6

April (12–4)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Sun Belt Record	Sources
Apr. 2	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Marshall	—	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium	L 6-12	Blevins (5-2)	Barozzino (0-3)	—	576	14-14	3-7
Apr. 3	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Marshall	—	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium	W 5-4	Fisher (1-1)	Krebs (0-2)	—	761	15-14	4-7
Apr. 4	11:00 am	ESPN+	Marshall	—	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium	W 10-4	Peterson (4-0)	Collins (2-2)	—	726	16-14	5-7
Apr. 7	5:00 pm	ESPN+	at UNC Asheville*	—	Greenwood Baseball Field Asheville, NC	W 18-5	Tibbett (1-2)	Crum (0-3)	—	257	17-14	5-7
Apr. 10	6:00 pm	ESPN+	ULM	—	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium	W 13-5	DiRito (2-1)	Robinson (1-3)	—	792	18-14	6-7
Apr. 11	3:00 pm	ESPN+	ULM	—	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium	L 9-14	Cooper (1-0)	Watson (1-1)	Hess (5)	1,023	18-15	6-8
Apr. 12	1:00 pm	ESPN+	ULM	—	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium	W 12-4	Nolan (3-0)	Dermody (4-4)	—	537	19-15	7-8
Apr. 14	5:00 pm	ESPN+	at Western Carolina*	—	Hennon Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 4-14 (7 inn.)	Austin (2-0)	Barozzino (0-3)	—	811	19-16	7-8
Apr. 17	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at James Madison	—	Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park Harrisonburg, VA	W 10-0	DiRito (3-0)	Kuhle (0-3)	—	676	20-16	8-8
Apr. 18	4:00 pm	ESPN+	at James Madison	—	Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park	W 19-10	Peterson (5-0)	Alexander (3-3)	—	762	21-16	9-8
Apr. 19	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at James Madison	—	Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park	W 14-10	Nolan (4–0)	Lutz (2–3)	Fisher (3)	400	22–16	10–8
Apr. 21	6:00 pm	ESPN+	ETSU*	—	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium	W 3–1	Tramontana (2-1)	Scott (2-4)	Beaty (1)	713	23-16	10–8
Apr. 24	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Georgia Southern	—	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium	W 16–3 (7 inn.)	DiRito (4–1)	Holder (1–4)	—	806	24-16	11–8
Apr. 25	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Georgia Southern	—	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium	W 11–5	Peterson (6-0)	DeGondea (1–4)	—	419	25–16	12-8
Apr. 26	1:00 pm	ESPN+	Georgia Southern	—	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium	W 7–3	Wilson (2-1)	Mason (2–3)	Fisher (4)	664	26-16	13-8
Apr. 28	6:00 pm	—	vs. Wake Forest*	—	Keeter Stadium Shelby, NC	L 2-3	Middleton (4-3)	Tramontana (2-2)	Mummau (3)	3,500	26-17	13-8

May (4–5)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Sun Belt Record	Sources
May 2 (DH 1)	2:00 pm	ESPN+	at Troy	—	Riddle-Pace Field Troy, AL	W 13–7	Wilson (3–1)	Stubbs (3–2)	—	2,310	27–17	14–8
May 2 (DH 2)	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Troy	—	Riddle-Pace Field	W 5–0	Peterson (7–0)	Egan (5–3)	—	2,346	28–17	15–8
May 3	2:00 pm	ESPN+	at Troy	—	Riddle-Pace Field	L 3–10	Nelson (3–1)	Tibbett (1–3)	Alonso (6)	2,418	28-18	15–9
May 8	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Louisiana	—	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium	L 4–5 (10 inn.)	Pruitt (6–3)	Wilson (3–2)	—	594	28-19	15-10
May 9	3:00 pm	ESPN+	Louisiana	—	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium	W 7–2	Peterson (8–0)	Herrmann (6–3)	—	910	29-19	16-10
May 10	1:00 pm	ESPN+	Louisiana	—	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium	L 3–12	Roman (3–4)	Nolan (4–1)	—	654	29-20	16-11
May 14	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Georgia State	—	GSU Baseball Complex Decatur, GA	W 12–2	DiRito (5–1)	Bartkoski (5–2)	Tramontana (1)	158	30-20	17–11
May 15	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Georgia State	—	GSU Baseball Complex	L 2–4	Caruso (7–6)	Wilson (3–3)	Crooms (1)	215	30-21	17-12
May 16	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at Georgia State	—	GSU Baseball Complex	L 2–3	Holbrook (2–1)	Harris (1–2)	Crooms (2)	183	30-22	17-13

Postseason (0–2)

Sun Belt Tournament (0–2)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Seed	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Tourney Record	Sources
May 20	10:00 am	ESPN+	vs. (6) Texas State	(3)	DABOS Park Montgomery, AL	L 5–6	Cooper (6–3)	Peterson (8–1)	Froehlich (2)	331	30–23	0–1
May 21	1:30 pm	ESPN+	vs. (2) #24 Coastal Carolina	(3)	DABOS Park	L 2–8	Horn (8–1)	DiRito (5–2)	—	342	30–24	0–2

* indicates a non-conference game.
(#) All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest.

References

↑ "Sun Belt Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
↑ "Sun Belt Announces Baseball Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
↑ "Sun Belt Announces 2026 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
↑ "2026 Baseball Schedule". App State Mountaineers. Retrieved June 12, 2026.

[1] "Sun Belt Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 17, 2026.

[2] "Sun Belt Announces Baseball Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved June 12, 2026.

[3] "Sun Belt Announces 2026 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved June 12, 2022.

[schedule-4] "2026 Baseball Schedule". App State Mountaineers. Retrieved June 12, 2026.

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