BOONE, N.C. — App State's final midweek home game of 2021 is scheduled for Tuesday at 5 p.m. against ETSU.
The game between the Mountaineers (16-26) and Buccaneers (20-22) will be streamed on ESPN+. As of Tuesday morning, tickets were still available for small-group seating at the outfield fire pits and outfield deck. To purchase or obtain more information about available options, contact
Elizabeth Probst in the App State ticket office at
probstef@appstate.edu.
Playing a formidable schedule, App State is 16-16 this season against teams outside the top 50 of the RPI and 15-9 against teams outside the top 100.
In its first 2021 midweek game of the season on Feb. 23, App State was down to its last strike before completing a road rally and winning 5-4 at ETSU. The Mountaineers trailed 4-1 before scoring once in the seventh, once in the eighth and twice in the top of the ninth. Facing a 2-2 count with the bases loaded and two away in App State's final at-bat,
Phillip Cole drilled a single up the middle to bring home
Bailey Welch and
Kendall McGowan.
Noah Hall pitched two scoreless innings to earn the win.
Probable starter
Cam Roberts' first eight appearances of 2021 included one start: at ETSU in that late-February game. He pitched two scoreless innings on a "staff day" and has two starts in 28 career appearances.
App State holds a 79-58-1 lead in a series that dates back to 1955. The Mountaineers and Bucs were long-time rivals in the Southern Conference before App State moved to the Sun Belt Conference. ETSU's last visit to Boone occurred in 2017, when App State's Avery Jackson hit a walk-off homer in an 8-7 win.
TICKETS
In compliance with North Carolina Executive Order No. 195, there are limited seating options available for the remaining home baseball games this spring at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium. The executive order currently permits up to 30-percent capacity for outdoor athletic venues.
In accordance with state, local and university guidelines, all fans in attendance must wear a mask or face covering that covers both the nose and mouth while you are moving throughout the stadium or if social distancing is not possible.
Options for fans include four-person fire pit areas and a heated outfield deck area for groups of six-to-eight people.
Pricing is on a per-game basis, and seating is based on availability. To purchase or obtain more information about available options, contact
Elizabeth Probst in the App State ticket office at
probstef@appstate.edu.
App State will be offering concessions that are available through cashless transactions only (Visa, Mastercard and Discover). Available items include hot dogs, candy, nachos, popcorn and Pepsi products.
OUTFIELD DECK WITH HEATERS
Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium features one heated outfield deck space available for groups of six-to-eight people.
Cost: $160
OUTFIELD FIRE PITS
Each fire pit space comes with four Black & Gold Adirondack chairs, and bike racks will separate the three available fire pits into socially distanced spaces.
Cost: $110 per fire pit (includes free popcorn vouchers for concessions)
