2026 Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball team

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

2026 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings

	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 Rankings from D1Baseball

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.

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.

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
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

• 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)
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.