NCAA DI Baseball Program

Appalachian State University Baseball - NC

Appalachian State University baseball competes at the NCAA DI level in Sun Belt Conference and is based in Boone, NC. Campus enrollment is about 19,444 students. The published acceptance rate is 90%. Recent baseball results include 2026: 30-24. Listed coaches include Kermit Smith, Britt Johnson, Heath Blackmon, Seth McLemore, and Hayden Cross.

Appalachian State finished 30–24 and 17–13 in the Sun Belt — a program-record conference win total and third place, its best league finish since 2012 — after being picked near the bottom preseason. As the No. 3 tournament seed the Mountaineers were eliminated in Montgomery (losses to Texas State and Coastal Carolina), so the arc is a record league year that still stopped in the SBC field. Kermit Smith is the head coach heading into 2027. Recruiting outlook centers on sustaining that mid-to-upper Sun Belt footing rather than rebuilding from a down year.

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Program Snapshot

  • Location: Boone, NC
  • Division: NCAA DI
  • Conference: Sun Belt Conference
  • School type: Public
  • Campus setting: Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)
  • Enrollment: 19,444 students
  • Enrollment by sex: 45% men / 55% women
  • Acceptance rate: 90%
  • Source: U.S. Dept. of Education
  • Average annual cost: $16,836
  • In-state tuition: $7,579
  • Out-of-state tuition: $25,212

Coaching Staff

  • Kermit Smith, Head Coach
  • Britt Johnson, Assistant Coach
  • Heath Blackmon, Assistant Coach
  • Seth McLemore, Assistant Coach
  • Hayden Cross, Director of Player Development

Recent Baseball Results

  • 2026: 30-24 (competed in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament)
  • 2025: 23-31
  • 2024: 33-21-1
  • 2023: 30-25
  • 2022: 20-33

Members-only details for Appalachian State University

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The 2026-27 roster breakdown is available to members, including class makeup, position depth by class, expected openings after this season, handedness, average height and weight by position, and where players come from.

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