Monthly Archives: June 2012

Tyler Tewell and Nathan Hyatt drafted by Atlanta Braves

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The Atlanta Braves selected OF/C Tyler Tewell and P Nathan Hyatt in back to back rounds on Tuesday in the MLB Amatuer draft.

Hyatt was selected in the 13th round, (#419 Overall) while Tewell was selected in the 14th round (#449 Overall).

Hyatt set a single season record for saves with sixteen, and is still only two saves away from the career saves record at Appalachian. Hyatt worked exclusively as a closer in 2012 for the first time in his career. Hyatt has a fastball that has potential in the upper 90’s.

Tewell was drafted as a catcher, but played right field for the majority of the 2012 campaign. Tewell finished the season batting .357 with 6 HR and 45 RBI. As a catcher, Tewell has great speed, which led to him leading the team in doubles, triples, and hits.

Seth Grant Senior Season Starts

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Opponent IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HBP IBB AB BF FO GO NP ERA W/L/ND
GMU 6.0  3  1  0  0  8  0  0  0  0  21  21  4  6  88 0.00 ND
LSU 5.2  7  4  4  2  3  1  0  0  0  23  25  5  8  97 3.09 L, 0-1
Rider 5.0  6  1  1  4  4  0  0  0  0  19  23  3  6  100 2.70 W, 1-1
Davidson 8.0  5  3  3  1  5  0  0  0  0  27  29  5  13  97 2.92 W, 2-1
Citadel 6.0  5  4  4  4  3  1  0  0  0  20  26  4  10  98 3.52 W, 3-1
Elon 9.0  5  0  0  1  4  0  0  0  0  30  31  11  10  117 2.72 W, 4-1
Oakland 5.0  3  3  0  1  4  1  0  1  0  18  21  3  8  84 2.42 W, 5-1
Charleston 8.0  4  2  1  2  6  0  0  0  0  29  31  6  12  100 2.22 W, 6-1
GSU 4.2  9  10  6  3  1  1  0  0  0  24  28  5  7  96 2.98 L, 6-2
Furman 6.0  7  4  4  3  5 1  0  1  0  23  30  7  6  96 3.27 ND
Wofford 6.2  5  6  3  1  6  0  0  0  0  25  27  6  8  107 3.34 ND
UNCG 6.0  9  0  0  2  5  0  0  0  0  24  26  1  9  110 3.08 ND
Samford 7.0  4  0  0  4  4  0  0  2  0  23  29  8  7  111 2.82 ND
WCU 7.0  10  3  1  1  5  1  0  0  0  30  31  3  11  113 2.70 ND
Samford 4.2  8  8  8  3  2  1  0  0  0  21  24  4  7  77 3.33 L, 6-3
Virginia 6.0  6  5  4  2  4  0  1  2  0  23  30  8  6  118  3.49 W, 7-3

 

Seth Grant was drafted in the 26th round (No. 797 overall) by the Miami Marlins. The durable right-hander set Appalachian’s single-season record with 100.2 IP, and ranks among the program’s all-time leaders with 40 career starts (fifth), 245 innings pitched (sixth) and 180 strikeouts (tied for seventh).

Appalachian State Baseball vs #23 Oklahoma NCAA Regional Championship

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Appalachian had two chances to defeat Oklahoma to advance to its first ever regional championship. In the first game, Oklahoma finally cracked their regional hitting slump by tagging Appalachian pitching for 14 runs on 13 hits. Every Mountaineer pitcher who appeared was tagged for multiple runs. Rob Marcello (6-5) got the start for the Mountaineers and went five innings and gave up four runs. Jamie Nunn followed giving up hits to each batter he faced and eventually be tagged with two of his own earned runs. David Port also gave up four earned runs in 1.2 innings, but at that point, the Mountaineers were playing for the second game. Chad Farmer finished the game with two innings of work ang giving up three runs.

In game two, Oklahoma started a former first baseman who was getting his first start of the season. Drew Harrison had only pitched nine innings before the game, but lasted six innings, allowing the only two Mountaineers runs of the game. Appalachian could only muster five hits against Harrison in the loss, all from different batters.

It was a long and slow end to a season that was built on much promise. Despite the sour end to the season, this Appalachian team set numerous team and individual records that will be remembered for a long time. Ryan Arrowood set an Appalachian career wins and strikeouts record. Arrowood also set the single season strikeout record and at one point, set the innings record. Seth Grant broke the innings record the following day. Daniel Kassouf set a single season school record for home runs. As a team, they advanced to postseason play for the first time since 1986, won their first conference title since 1987, and won their first game in a regional since 1973.

Appalachian State Baseball (41-16) vs. #15 Virginia (39-18-1)

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Appalachian jumped out to a six run lead after two innings and held on to beat Virginia 6-5, and advance to the regional championship against the winner of Oklahoma and Virginia, who will battle in an elimination game. Seth Grant battled for six innings, giving up six hits and five runs while striking out four batters. Ryne Frankoff came on for the seventh and eighth innings, giving up three harmless hits. Nathan Hyatt worked the ninth for his sixteenth save of the season while walking one batter and striking out another.

The offensive attack was led by a three hit effort from Trey Holmes. Preston Troutman also recorded two hits and scored a run. All six Mountaineer runs were scored by different players. The Mountaineers capitalized by throwing errors on Virginia in the second inning. Appalachian commited four errors themselves, but were able to play through the mistakes. Tyler Zupcic did not play with a strained knee ligament, and Preston Troutman played centerfield with Brandon Burris playing in left. Appalachian is now one win away from advancing to its first ever super regional. Appalachin will have two chances to win one against either Virginia or Oklahoma.

Ryan Arrowood Senior Season Starts

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Opponent IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HBP IBB AB BF FO GO NP ERA W/L/ND
AKR 4.0 3 2  2  3  6 2  0  0  0  13  17  3  2  65 4.50 ND
LSU 7.0 2 0  0  1  10 0  0  0  0  22  23  5  5  107 1.64 W, 1-0
Rider 5.2 5 2  2  3  7 0  0  0  0  21  24  2  7  105 2.16 W, 2-0
Davidson 5.1 9 4  4  4  7 0  0  1  0  24  29  4  4  103 3.27 W, 3-0
Citadel 7.0 7 5  5  2  4 1  0  0  0  27  29  8  7  114 4.03 W, 4-0
Elon 4.1 7 4 4  3  4 2  0  0 0  20  23  4  5  92 4.59 ND
Oakland 4.1 8 6 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 20 21 0 0 78 5.50 ND
Charleston 7.0 4 4 0  1  7 0  0  0 0  25 27 6 7 99 4.63 W, 5-0
GSU 7.0 6  1  1  5  7 0  0  0  0  24  29  5  6  106 4.18 W, 6-0
Furman 7.0 7  2  2  0  5 1  0  1  0  27  28  8  7  99 3.99 W, 7-0
Wofford 7.0  4  2  2  5  7  0  0  0  0  23  29  8  5  122 3.84 W, 8-0
UNCG 6.0 6  3  2  3  8  0  0  0  0  24  28  9  1  108 3.77 W, 9-0
Samford 7.0  8  3  2  1  2  2  0  3  0  29  34  11  7  114 3.66 ND
WCU 6.0  5  5  5  2  2  1  0  0  0  22  26  7  9  85  3.93 ND
Furman 7.0  8  5  4  2  5  1  0  0  0  31  33  8  9  121  4.03 W, 10-0
Oklahoma 7.2  2  1  1  3  9  1  0  3  0  24  31  9  5  137  3.81 W, 11-0

Notes:
Akron – Arrowood was on a pitch count

Elon, Oakland, Western Carolina – Rain Shortened starts

The Colorado Rockies picked Ryan Arrowood in the 28th round (No. 858 overall) of this year’s 40-round MLB Draft. Arrowood was named Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year in 2012, while finishing with a 28-8 career record. Arrowood holds single season (93) and career (252) strikeout records at Appalachian.