BOONE, N.C. — Due to weather projections for Friday night, Appalachian State has changed the scheduled start time for its series-opening baseball game against Troy from 6 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday afternoon.
Troy is visiting Boone for a three-game set against the Mountaineers, who will be hosting their first Sun Belt Conference series of 2018. Game 2 is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium, and Sunday's finale is scheduled for 1 p.m.
The first 50 fans Friday will receive an App State Stadium Blanket, and 100 children will receive a free App State Baseball mini-helmet Sunday. A post-game autograph session will also be held Sunday.
Throughout the series, fans can stop by the App State Marketing table to sign-up for the App State Baseball T-Shirt Series. Fans will receive a white App State Baseball shirt for attending four Sun Belt home games, a gray App State Baseball shirt for attending eight Sun Belt home games and a black App State Baseball shirt for attending all 12 remaining Sun Belt home games.
Single-game tickets can be purchased by clicking
HERE as well as by calling or visiting the ticket office. Weekend games (Fri-Sun) are $10 for adults and $5 for youth.
Season tickets can also be purchased by clicking
HERE for the App State Ticket Central site, by calling the Appalachian State athletics ticket office at
(828) 262-2079 or by going to the ticket office, located at the Holmes Center, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. Season tickets are available at just $85 for adults, $75 for App State staff/faculty (limit of two) or senior citizens (limit of two) and $45 for youth (ages 3-12).
There are exciting new amenities this year at Smith Stadium, including a partnership with the locally owned Higher Grounds Coffee Shoppe, which will have a stand-alone location and sell its beverages inside the stadium. Coffee, hot chocolate, mochas, lattes and cappuccinos are among the items that will be available.
