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The Appalachian

App State softball struggles in Sun Belt opener

Max Schwanz, Reporter | March 20, 2025

The App State softball team traveled to take on Texas State in a three-game weekend series. The Mountaineers lost all three games in their first Sun Belt series of the year. This was the first Sun Belt opponent under new head coach Whitney Jones.  The Black and Gold lost the first game on Friday 2-8.  The Bobcats jumped to an early 4-0 lead in the first inning. Sophomore infielder Grace...

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Offense, clutch pitching lead Mountaineers baseball to sweep of Texas State

Dylan Shepherd, Reporter | March 19, 2025

App State baseball kicked off conference play by scoring 33 runs in a series sweep of Texas State which saw plenty of offense accompanied by excellent pitching in key moments. The Mountaineers started their Sun Belt Conference slate in Boone for the first time since 2022. App State began the weekend with a bludgeoning of the Bobcats Friday, 15-4. The Mountaineers put a 5-spot on the board in...

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Turner shatters 3,000 record, men’s track and field wins Myrtle Beach Invitational

Clay Durban, Sports Editor | March 18, 2025

App State men’s track and field won the team competition at the Myrtle Beach Invitational in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, after competing this weekend. The Mountaineers scored 142 points in the competition, outpacing the nearest of their 29  opponents, UNC-Wilmington, by 53 points. Graduate student Ethan Turner produced the strongest performance of the weekend for the Black and Gold. He took...

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Correa lifts Mountaineer baseball over 49ers with go-ahead homer

Clay Durban, Sports Editor | March 17, 2025

App State baseball defeated the Charlotte 49ers 5-4 Tuesday following a 4-run rally in the eighth inning. The Mountaineers got off to a poor start, giving up a run on a single by first baseman Cody Gunderson in the top of the first to go down 1-0. The 49ers kept their momentum going, extending their lead by another run in the fourth and then again in the seventh to extend their lead to 3-0. The...

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Huus gets first win of collegiate career, men’s golf finish second

Adam Persico, Associate Sports Editor | March 17, 2025

Junior Herman Huus sank a 2-foot par putt on his final hole of the tournament to win the Surf Club Invitational as an individual, making it the first win of his collegiate career. He shot 68-69 in the two-round Surf Club Invitational on March 10 and 11, finishing at 5 under par. Huus is the second Mountaineer in a row to win the Surf Club Invitational after Addison Beam came home with the victory last...

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App State baseball falters, lose 2 of 3 to College of Charleston

Dylan Shepherd, Reporter | March 17, 2025

App State baseball’s up-and-down start to the season continued on the coast of South Carolina March 7-9, as the Mountaineers dropped 2 of 3 games on the road to the College of Charleston. The Mountaineers began the series March 7 by falling to the Cougars in a close game, 5-4. Charleston started the weekend with a bang, hitting a 2-run home run in the bottom of the first inning to get an early...

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