The Appalachian State Mountaineers softball team represents Appalachian State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Sun Belt Conference. The Mountaineers are currently led by first-year head coach Whitney Jones. The team plays its home games at Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium located on the university's campus.[2]
| Appalachian State Mountaineers softball | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 2001 |
| University | Appalachian State University |
| Head coach | Whitney Jones (1st season) |
| Conference | Sun Belt |
| Location | Boone, NC |
| Home stadium | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium (Capacity: 1,000) |
| Nickname | Mountaineers |
| Colors | Black and gold[1] |
| Regular Season Conference championships | |
| Southern: 2013 | |
Year-by-year results
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Conference (2001–2014) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Willie Rucker | 13–36 | 4–13 | 8th | |||||
| 2002 | Willie Rucker | 11–45 | 4–15 | 8th | |||||
| 2003 | Willie Rucker | 15–36 | 4–16 | 8th | |||||
| 2004 | Willie Rucker | 22–39 | 7–14 | 8th | |||||
| 2005 | Willie Rucker | 24–36 | 7–14 | 6th | |||||
| 2006 | Willie Rucker | 29–30 | 10–11 | 5th | |||||
| 2007 | Willie Rucker | 20–38 | 11–10 | 3rd | |||||
| 2008 | Amy Herrington | 11–37 | 6–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2009 | Amy Herrington | 26–29 | 14–9 | 2nd | |||||
| 2010 | Amy Herrington | 27–25 | 11–12 | 6th | |||||
| 2011 | Shae Wesley | 26–24 | 15–7 | 2nd | |||||
| 2012 | Shae Wesley | 22–25 | 9–13 | 5th | |||||
| 2013 | Shae Wesley | 31–22 | 17–7 | 1st | |||||
| 2014 | Shae Wesley | 19–32 | 7–13 | 7th | |||||
| SoCon: | 296–454 | 126–164 | |||||||
| Sun Belt Conference (2015–present) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Janice Savage | 14–35 | 1–22 | 9th | |||||
| 2016 | Janice Savage | 11–45 | 2–22 | 9th | |||||
| 2017 | Janice Savage | 14–34 | 2–22 | 10th | |||||
| 2018 | Shelly Hoerner | 17–35 | 4–20 | 10th | |||||
| 2019 | Shelly Hoerner | 31–25 | 13–13 | 5th | |||||
| 2020 | Shelly Hoerner | 13–9 | 1–2 | No conference season | Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | Shelly Hoerner | 27–19 | 8–12 | 5th | |||||
| 2022 | Shelly Hoerner | 29–26 | 10–15 | 6th | |||||
| 2023 | Shelly Hoerner | 23–28 | 4–18 | 12th | |||||
| 2024 | Shelly Hoerner | 21–30 | 4–20 | 11th | |||||
| 2025 | Whitney Jones | ||||||||
| Sun Belt: | 200–276 | 48–186 | |||||||
| Total: | 496–730 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
References:[3]