Triumph In Troy, Misses In Mobile – The Yellowhammer Weekend Of App Hoops
I forgot to post last week’s blog. It’s now posted. My bad. Men’s Basketball looked to recover from Monday’s end-of-game miracle disaster and pick up key roads wins in the state of Alabama. First on...
View ArticleEscape From Slump City – App State Looks For Breakthrough All Over
Looking at the last week-plus in App State Sports, there hasn’t been a ton of good news. Men’s Basketball is struggling for wins, especially with the Sun Belt’ leading scorer Frank Eaves having trouble...
View ArticleTrust The Process – App State Softball 2016 Preview
Out of every Appalachian State sport, softball had the biggest competitive jump of any league from the SoCon to the Sun Belt. Going from next-to-last in the SoCon to one of the softball power...
View ArticleTexas-Sized Problems – The Life Of App State Basketball
It’s cold outside. Very cold. And snowy. One of the fun facts about snow is that it absorbs noise, hence why it’s quiet after snow falls. App State Basketball is a snowy wasteland of quiet...
View ArticleYouthquake 2K16 – App State Baseball Preview
Today, Appalachian State Baseball returns to the diamond for the 2016 campaign. Ever since last season ended on Zach Hummel’s walk-off triple to beat ETSU 5-4 on Tuesday, May 12th, it’s been a mix of...
View ArticleDown But Not Dead – The Stretch Run Looms For App State Hoops
With spring sports kicking off, there’s a lot of activity going on. It’s the busiest time of the college sports calendar, as basketball is heading into the home stretch and baseball/softball are...
View ArticleDiamond Troubles And Mat Successes – Baseball, Softball And Wrestling Have...
This week, I’m putting Softball and Baseball together for a reason. This past weekend, both squads went to Coastal Carolina for tournaments with a decent amount of optimism. Softball was shut out last...
View ArticleTrack Apps Bring Home First Sun Belt Trophy And Other Notes
When App State joined the Sun Belt on July 1st, 2014, there was a great deal of uncertainty regarding the ability to win conference championships in certain sports due to the massive talent jump....
View ArticleThe Rotten And Ripe Road To NOLA – App Hoops Has Differing Experiences In...
This past week, the Mountaineer men and women faced big challenges, as they needed wins to put their Sun Belt Tournament destiny in their own hands. It was the final road trip of the regular...
View ArticleFirst Steps For The Baby Diamond Apps – Baseball And Softball Gets First Wins
The first days of baseball and softball have been, well, not fun. Going into the week, App Baseball was 0-3 and App Softball was 0-10. Both teams have a large amount of freshmen starting...
View ArticleFriday Night Lights(?), The Sun Belt Moves To Ten And Other App News Bits
Today is the last day of spring football practice for Appalachian State. After today and spring break next week, the team will go into their full off-season strength and conditioning program. Spoiler...
View ArticleOver-Reactionary, Way-Too-Early 2016 Football Predictions
The 2016 football schedule is out. It’s time to make plans, ask off work, book hotel rooms and, in some cases, flights. Most importantly, it’s time to get excited. App State football 2016 is...
View ArticleStanding Tall At Home – App Basketball Ends Regular Season
The final week of the regular season came as the App State men and women were looking to make the Sun Belt Tournament. The ladies only needed one things to go right while the...
View ArticleMat Apps Claim Gold And The Diamond Apps Prepare For The Sun Belt
The App State Baseball and Softball teams are getting better. The records, 2-10 for baseball and 4-15 for softball, are rough to see, but the young players are growing up quickly. However, both teams...
View ArticleBracket Monday – Finality In Women’s Hoops, Wrestling In MSG And Other Notes
Today’s the day that many people in offices all across America will print up NCAA Tournament brackets, make bracket pools, study CSU Bakersfield and Hawaii through several cups of coffee and act like...
View ArticleGrab Your (Sun) Belt And Hold On – Diamond Apps Begin League Play
Sun Belt play has begun for App State Baseball and Softball. It went mostly the way it was expected to, but despite the losses, there’s still positives to take away from both teams. For...
View ArticleFrom Florida To New York – App Sports Compete All Over The East Coast
Good things have been happening for App State off the mountain recently. Ironic thing is that the weather in the High Country has been really pleasant for the last week-plus. Of course this means...
View ArticleThe Rough Road Through San Marcos – App Baseball Soldiers On
With basketball over, we’re gonna split the diamond sports off to give each a worthy recap each week. So baseball will be on Monday, softball on Tuesday and then the Olympic sports and other...
View ArticleWelcome To The Hit Parade – App Softball Tries An Offensive Strategy
Looking back at this past week, it’s almost too easy to say that App State Softball is lacking in the pitching department. Especially so with one of the returning pitchers out with injury. The...
View ArticleSome Really Big Rings And Some App Olympic Sports Results
Football got a nice surprise on Thursday: Before going home for Easter, the bowl rings finally came in. Worth all the hard work this past season! Time to be the first team in app...
View Article