BOONE, N.C. – Appalachian State softball heads to Statesboro, Ga., for the final road series of the regular season against Georgia Southern. With just six Sun Belt games left in two remaining series, the Mountaineers look to improve their record.
App State most recently split with Gardner-Webb, a 28-24 Big South opponent, for their final midweek nonconference matchup.
The Apps are within five conference wins of the Georgia Southern Eagles. As former SoCon rivals, App State is 13-44 overall against Georgia Southern.
Last season when the Eagles came to Boone, the Mountaineers held them to a scoreless ball game through the full seven innings in game one of the series. In the top of the eighth, the Eagles scored two on a home run to secure the win. The Apps dropped the final two games of the series 1-10 and 2-11.
Scouting the Eagles
Georgia Southern is 24-22 overall with a conference record of 8-13, ranked eighth in the Sun Belt. At home, the Eagles are 9-5 with five wins being Sun Belt opponents.
The Eagles have taken series victories from Troy, South Alabama and ULM. The Eagles have not earned a Sun Belt series since the weekend of March 24-25 against the Warhawks. Both Texas State and Coastal Carolina swept the Eagles, but the Eagles picked up a win from national-ranked Louisiana and UTA. App State and Georgia State are their two remaining Sun Belt series.
Hannah Farrell, a junior infielder, averages .326 at the plate to lead the Eagles. She has eight home runs to lead the category as well.
Kierra Camp and Rylee Waldrep have split time in the circle for Georgia Southern. Camp has 127 innings while Waldrep has 119.2 innings. Each have a 3.03 and 3.33 ERA respectively and have combined for 22 of the 24 wins. Kaylee Ramos has the other two wins on the season in her 50 innings.
Keeping an Eye on the Record Book
With the end of the 2018 season quickly approaching, the Apps are watching the top ten records for several categories in the record book.
Alisha Josey is tied for tenth most doubles in a single season at 11 with 2017 graduate,
Cara Parker. 18 is the single-season record set by Lindsay Glover (2005) and Allie Cashion (2013).
Jenny Dodd is one home run away from tying her own single-season record of ten home runs, tied for fourth most in program history. The record is 17 set by Katie Boyd in 2007. Dodd is also currently tied for third most base on balls in a single season with 37.
Kenzie Longanecker is tied at sixth for most starts in a single season with 25. She is also tied for seventh in most complete games in a single season. Longanecker is seven innings away from breaking top ten in most innings pitched in a single season as well.
Other record book top ten lists to watch include the following categories: batting average, hits, RBI, slugging percentage and total bases.
