Appalachian State Softball Announces 2023 Schedule

BOONE, N.C. – App State softball has announced its 2023 schedule that includes 56 games, four tournaments and 17 contests at home.

After a string of early season tournaments, the Mountaineers will host two Atlantic Coast Conference opponents in their first two home games. App State will host North Carolina in its home opener on Mar. 8 and Virginia Tech on Mar. 15 before opening Sun Belt play.

“We are excited about our 2023 schedule,” head coach Shelly Hoerner said. “We look forward to playing in front of our amazing fans in Boone and across the region. It is important for us to play quality opponents in our nonconference games to prepare us for the Sun Belt Conference and postseason play.”

The Mountaineers will open their season on Feb. 11 in Charlotte, N.C., where they will compete in a threegame series at Queens.

The following weekend, App State will compete in the Presbyterian Tournament that is set to take place in Clinton, S.C. The Mountaineers will take on IUPUI, Seton Hall and Presbyterian.

The Black & Gold will return to N.C. for the UNC Wilmington Tournament that takes place from Feb. 24-26, where they will take on Georgetown, UNCW and Eastern Kentucky.

After a Tuesday afternoon game at ETSU, they will compete in the Tennessee Tournament on the weekend of Mar. 3 with games against Belmont, Tennessee and Jacksonville State.

After its home opener, App State will play in its last regular season tournament at Middle Tennessee. In addition to playing against the host, the squad will take on Southern Illinois, Green Bay and Western Illinois.

After the Virginia Tech game, the Mountaineers will begin conference play at home with a three-game series against Marshall from Mar. 17-19. The other Sun Belt opponents that are set to visit Boone are Texas State (Mar. 31-Apr. 2), Georgia State (Apr. 21-23) and Coastal Carolina (May 4-6).

App State will play in Sun Belt road series’ against Louisiana (Mar. 24-26), Georgia Southern (Apr. 6-8), South Alabama (Apr. 14-16) and James Madison (Apr. 28-30).

During the latter half of the season, App State will also host Queens on Apr. 4, ETSU on Apr. 11 and North Carolina A&T on Apr. 25.

Other road opponents include N.C. A&T (Mar. 22), N.C. Central (Mar. 29) and Western Carolina (Apr. 18).

The Sun Belt Tournament will be held in Mobile, Ala. from May 10-14. The Mountaineers look to make their fourth appearance in the tournament since 2019.