After a pair of mid-week victories, Appalachian State University baseball looks to ride the momentum into this weekend's three-game Sun Belt Conference series versus Troy. Game times are set for 6 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday at Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium. 

TICKETS
Tickets for all three games can be purchased online by clicking HERE or one hour prior to first pitch at the Smith Stadium gate.

LIVE VIDEO
All three games can be seen live on App State TV. Click HERE to become an App State TV premium subscriber.

RADIO
The Appalachian IMG Sports Network radio broadcasts of all three games can be heard live locally on WATA 1450 AM and worldwide by clicking HERE.

PROMOTIONS
A wide array of promotions for are set for this weekend's series. Click HERE for Appalachian State baseball's entire 2015 promotional schedule.

PREVIEW
Appalachian State (9-21, 2-10 Sun Belt) snapped a six-game losing streak, the final four of which came in agonizing fashion, with mid-week wins over High Point (8-3 on Tuesday at Smith Stadium) and North Carolina A&T (12-10 on Wednesday in Greensboro). With the victories, the Mountaineers have picked up consecutive wins for the third time this season.

Appalachian's offense was the primary catalyst behind the mid-week triumphs. The Mountaineers hit .333 (22-for-66), slugged .667 (four doubles and six home runs) and scored 20 runs (their most in a two-game stretch this season) in the wins over High Point and N.C. A&T. Eight different Mountaineers had multiple hits over the two contests, led by seniors Michael Pierson (4-for-6, two home runs, four RBI) and Noah Holmes (4-for-8, two doubles, a home run, three RBI).

App State will look to continue the offensive fireworks against a Troy pitching staff that ranks eighth in the 11-team Sun Belt with a 4.41 team ERA and has surrendered 19 home runs in 30 games, which is tied for the second-highest total in the league.

Offensively, the Trojans rank ninth in the Sun Belt in hitting (.247) and runs scored (128). 

Despite the pedestrian statistical rankings, Troy is an impressive 5-2 in one-run games this season, which has helped it to a 15-15 overall record and 4-5 mark in conference play. The Trojans and UT Arlington (13-14, 4-5 Sun Belt) currently occupy the final two spots in next month's Sun Belt Tournament, three-and-a-half games ahead of Appalachian. The tournament will be played May 20-24 at Troy's Riddle-Pace Field.

Troy is playing its first Sun Belt series in two weeks after seven-straight non-conference games. The Trojans were 4-3 during the seven-game non-league stretch with a four-game sweep over Alabama A&M and losses to Jacksonville State, Florida A&M and Alabama State.

This weekend's set wraps up a stretch of 4-of-5 games at home for Appalachian State. Following the series against Troy, the Mountaineers play five-straight on the road, beginning with Tuesday's contest at No. 18 South Carolina.