Postgame Notes

APPALACHIAN STATE 5, No. 23 OKLAHOMA 4

NCAA DIVISION I BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - CHARLOTTESVILLE REGIONAL

JUNE 2, 2012 • CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. • DAVENPORT FIELD

POSTGAME NOTES

 

Appalachian State

  • Appalachian State is making its fourth all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament and first since 1986. The Mountaineers are 3-6 all-time in NCAA Tournament action.
  • ASU's game against Oklahoma is the program's first game against a current Big 12 member since it faced Oklahoma State in the 1986 NCAA Tournament, ironically the Mountaineers last appearance in postseason play.
  • The NCAA win is the first for Appalachian State since beating NC State in 10 innings, 4-3, back on May 26, 1973. The span between wins was 14,252 days.
  • The win marks the second time in program history Appalachian State has reached the 40-win plateau. ASU also recorded 40 wins, ironically, the last season they played in the NCAA Tournament, 1986. That squad finished 40-13.
  • ASU is 5-2 against BCS conference teams this year (three of which were vs. ranked teams)
  • ASU's starting pitcher Ryan Arrowood hit three Oklahoma batters, equaling his highest number of the season in a game. He also hit three at Samford on May 12. Arrowood entered the contest with hitting only five hitters all season.
  • Arrowood tossed 6.1 innings of hitless ball before Oklahoma's Caleb Bushyhead pushed a base hit up the middle. Arrowood at the moment of the hit had gone 7.1 innings of hitless ball, last yielding a hit with no outs against Furman in the seventh inning on May 23.
  • Arrowood's nine strikeouts are second highest he has had this season, trailing the 10 strikeouts he had at LSU on Feb. 25.
  • Arrowood extends his school record with his 28th career win.
  • With his nine strikeouts, Arrowood set the ASU single-season (93) and career (252) strikeout records.
  • The 7-8-9 hitters for Appalachian State went a combined 7-for-10 with three RBI, while the remainder of the team was 3-for-23 with six strikeouts and one RBI.
  • Jeremy Dowdy became the third ASU player to play in 200 career games (David Towarnicky and Wes Hobson, 2007-10).
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