Career: Tied for ninth in program history with eight saves (including six in 2019) … Finished career with a 3.92 ERA, 3-1 record in 70 games (98.2 innings).
2021: Appeared in 18 games, pitching 18.0 innings, and recorded the eighth save of his career by retiring all three batters in a 6-4 win against South Alabama to open the final home series of his career … Pitched one inning apiece in his last four outings and didn’t allow an earned run … Finished season with an ERA of 7.00 ... A 2020 senior who was able to maintain a season of eligibility because of coronavirus protocols.
2020 (no eligibility used due to COVID-19): One of the first two Mountaineers to earn Preseason All-Sun Belt honors in App State history … Appeared in nine games out of the bullpen … Held a 2.53 ERA (third best on the team) with nine strikeouts in 10.2 innings pitched … Pitched 2.2 scoreless innings in relief to earn the win over Siena on March 11 … Allowed one earned run or less in all nine outings, including six scoreless outings … Struck out two batters three times … Finished the season with three straight scoreless appearances, allowing just three hits and striking out three batters in 5.2 innings … Allowed no hits in a scoreless eighth inning in App State’s 2-0 win at Western Carolina on March 4 … Gave up just two extra-base hits in 10.2 innings on the mound … Season was cut short due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
2019: Led team with six saves and ranked second on team with a 3.38 ERA while posting a 1-1 record with 45 strikeouts in 42.2 innings … Led team with 3.2 strikeouts for every walk, as he totaled only 15 walks … Batters hit only .226 against him in 2019 … Eliminating a rain-soaked eighth inning vs. ULM in which the two teams combined for 10 runs in difficult pitching conditions that led to a pair of lengthy delays, Papp had a 2.81 ERA for the season … Pitched 2.1 innings of scoreless relief in two appearances during the home sweep of UTA, including a four-out save in Game 2 … Earned save with two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth inning to open a road series win against Louisiana …. Had two strikeouts while recording a save in a perfect ninth inning at FAU, which earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Regional round … Entered finale at Troy in the sixth inning with a 5-3 lead, one out and two runners in scoring position. Retired the next two batters without allowing a run and had two strikeouts while stranding a runner on second in the seventh … Picked up a save with a scoreless ninth inning against Michigan State and struck out the side in a perfect inning at South Carolina … Also had a save in the Arkansas State series finale.
2018: Ranked third on team with a 3.29 ERA and had a 1-0 record with one save in 15 appearances … Recorded 24 strikeouts and five walks in 27.1 innings … Led team with a 4.8-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio and 1.65 walks per nine innings … From late March to late April, had a seven-game stretch spanning 12.2 innings with one run allowed, four hits allowed and 12 strikeouts … Heading into the final weekend, gave up no runs and recorded seven strikeouts in 7.1 innings spread over four games and then earned his first App State win in an 11-7 victory against No. 16 Coastal Carolina in the season finale … In a 5-0 win at UTA, earned his first save by pitching three scoreless innings to end the shutout … Had four strikeouts in two perfect innings vs. Gardner-Webb in Charlotte.
2017: Sat out as a Clemson transfer.
Previously: Attended Clemson for three semesters … Finished with a 1.69 ERA through six appearances and 5.1 innings pitched … Only allowed four hits and one run, striking five batters, with opponents’ batting average of .211.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Leesville Road … Conference Pitcher of the Year and second-team all-region his senior year … Conference champion … Perfect Game high honorable mention underclass All-American his junior and senior years … Honorable mention all-conference selection his junior season.
Personal: Full name is Andrew Daniel Papp … Born June 14, 1996 … Son of Carrie and Adam Papp … Has one sibling: Alexander ... Enjoys fishing, working on old cars and bowling in his spare time.
