The High Point University baseball squad will make the trek out to the mountains to face Appalachian State for a midweek matchup on Tuesday night. The Panthers are seeking their second midweek win of the season after taking a 9-8 contest against UNC Greensboro on March 22nd. 

Game Information 
Tuesday, April 12th | 6:00 PM
High Point vs. Appalachian State | Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium | Boone, N.C.
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Panthers vs. Mountaineers

• The Panthers and the Mountaineers have played each other 23 times dating back to 2000. HPU holds a 7-16 record against App State.
• App State has won two of the last three matchups.
• Tuesday marks the first matchup between the two teams since 2015.

 
Across the Diamond

• App State is 10-19 in 2022, coming out of their last two series without a win against #20 Texas State and South Alabama
• Hayden Cross is leading the team offensively with a .314 average through 28 games. Cross has one home run on the season.
• Head coach Kermit Smith is in his sixth season with the Mountaineers, becoming the 13th head coach in program history.
• In 2021, Smith led App State to a 21-31 overall record

Hits, Hits, Hits
Over the weekend, HPU recorded eight individual multi-hit performances in three games against Longwood. Javon Fields paced HPU with seven hits on the weekend, including a 4-for-4 day at the plate on Saturday, April 9th. Adam Stuart was 3-for-5 as well. Peyton Carr and Fields both had multi-hit games twice in the three game span as well.

Walk-Off Winner
In their third home walk-off game of the season, HPU picked up a 6-5 win over Longwood on Saturday night under the lights.

Kardiac Kid
Freshman Miggy Echazarreta came up with the walk-off RBI-single in the bottom of the 9th inning that gave HPU the 6-5 victory. His shot to left field was his second hit of the night after another RBI-single down the third base line.

Two-Base Palooza
High Point knocked four doubles against Longwood in their 6-5 win on April 9th. Peyton Carr, Blake Sutton, Javon Fields, and Jackson Melton each tallied two-baggers while

Fields Knocks First Homer
Javon Fields hit his first home run as a Panther against UNC Greensboro on Wednesday night in Williard Stadium. Fields' long ball to left field was the lone HPU run scored in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Five-Hit Fields Day
As High Point collected a season-high 14 hits in Sunday's game at USC Upstate, Javon Fields led HPU with five hits in six at bats. Fields also scored three runs and tallied three RBI on the day.

15-Run Fiasco
Despite being held to three and two runs, respectively, in Friday and Saturday's games at Upstate, High Point exploded for 15 runs in Sunday's game on 14 hits and three Spartan errors. HPU tallied three doubles and two stolen bases in the effort.

Southpaw Sam
Left-handed pitcher Sam Garcia is leading HPU in ERA and has the fewest walks by Panther pitchers with a minimum 10.0 innings pitched. Garcia's 1.78 ERA and .239 opponent batting average are 3rd in the Big South as well.

In Garcia's last outing at Upstate on April 3rd, he threw 100 pitches in 5.0 innings, scattering seven hits and one walk while giving up only one earned run.

Vaughan Named Big South Freshman of the Week
Freshman right-handed pitcher Everett Vaughan was named the Big South Freshman of the Week after his three-save performance between March 22-26. Vaughan helped the Panthers to three combined wins over UNC Greensboro and Winthrop. In 3.2 innings pitched, he struck out two batters against one walk.

Sweeping Saves
Everett Vaughan has earned the save in the last four wins for HPU. The freshman is tied for the Big South high in saves (4) and has double the saves of any other freshman in the league.

Klingler Extends Hot Start
After making his first start of the season at Kentucky, Charlie Klingler has been hot at the plate in his 33 at bats, recording 12 hits with one double and one home run, his first career long ball coming against Winthrop on March 27th. He is also leading the Panthers in batting average (.364) and on-base percentage (.462).

Seven-Hit Week Highlights
Two Panthers posted seven-hit week performances in four games played against UNCG and Winthrop (March 22-27). Peyton Carr posted two hits against the Spartans before follwing up with his first three-hit performance of the season against Winthrop on Saturday, March 26th.

Adam Stuart also had two-multi hit games as he recorded two hits on Saturday (March 26th) and followed up with his second four-hit game of the season on Sunday (March 27th).

Home Run Tracker: Winthrop Series
Five different Panthers hit home runs over the weekend in HPU's series against Winthrop. Josh Deslauriers led off the weekend with his first career two-run homer before Adam Stuart added a solo shot in the bottom of the fifth on Friday night.

Peyton Carr hit a two-run shot to left field on Saturday that would give HPU the eventual winning run in the 3-2 contest. Charlie Klingler hit the first home run of his career on Sunday afternoon before Jackson Melton sent out a two-run shot to left field.

Claiming the Midweek
After starting the season 0-4 in midweek games, High Point captured their first midweek win against UNC Greensboro with a 9-8 nail-biter. HPU's midweek schedule features 2021 CWS participant NC State (twice) and other ACC clubs Pitt, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest (twice).

Panthers Post First Conference Series Win
High Point used a 2-1 weekend against Gardner-Webb as their first weekend series win over a Big South foe since April 30th-May 1st in the 2021 season when they took two wins over Winthrop.

Four-Hit Gem
Sophomore Adam Stuart tallied four hits against the Runnin' Bulldogs on Saturday, March 19th. Stuart's four-hit performance is the first by a Panther this season and included a double and a stolen base in the effort.

Trifecta with a Triple
Freshman Josh Deslauriers recorded his first three-hit outing against Gardner-Webb on Saturday, March 19th. He also tallied HPU's first triple of the season to go along with a team-high three RBI and two runs.

Weekend Work
Cole Singsank (1) and Peyton Carr (2) each hit home runs over the weekend in Boiling Springs. Singsank's long ball was his third of the season in Saturday's 12-2 victory while Carr hit one homer on Friday afternoon and one on Saturday.

Long Gone Ball
Cole Singsank hit his second homer of the season at Kentucky on Sunday, March 13th. Singsank's bomb to left field changed momentum for HPU and tied the game at 1-1 in the top of the 4th inning.

Stepping Up to the Plate
Sophomore Charlie Klingler earned his first start of the season in Friday's doubleheader at Kentucky. As the designated hitter, Klingler was 3-for-6 on the day, including a ground rule double, with two runs scored and one RBI.

Klingler was also 1-for-3 in Sunday's matinee with a walk against the Wildcats, finishing the weekend with at least one hit in each game he played.

Perfect Line at Proud Park
Cole Singsank went a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate against Kentucky in the first game of Friday's doubleheader. He opened up the game with HPU's first hit in Kentucky Proud Park with a double down the left field line before singling through the left side in the fourth and again up the middle in the top of the sixth inning.

Seeing Doubles
Three Panthers have managed six doubles apiece on the season through HPU's 28 games. Blake Sutton has notched six two-baggers with a .411 on-base percentage and a team-high 18 walks. Cole Singsank has a half dozen doubles with a team high four home runs and .423 slugging percentage. Adam Stuart is the third Panther to hit six doubles and the only Panther to record multiple doubles in one game (vs. Winthrop, March 26).

Sweeps and Shutouts
HPU's sweep of the Cougars was their first series sweep since March 6-8, 2021, when the Panthers swept UNC Asheville (8-2, 12-6, 11-10) in High Point. The Panthers also recorded back-to-back shutouts, their first shutout since February 22, 2020, vs. Towson. It was also HPU's first back-to-back shutout victories since the 2018 season when the Panthers swept Presbyterian 6-0 and 1-0 on May 17th and 19th.

Panthers Power Past Cougars
HPU recorded their first weekend series sweep of 2022, as they iced 7-1 College of Charleston. The Panthers posted 5-0, 6-0, and 5-4 wins over the three-day affair.

HPU Posts First Win in Hammond Era
With Saturday's walkoff win against Toledo, High Point earned their first win under head coach Joey Hammond.

Stuart Sends It Out
Adam Stuart hit his first home run of the season on Tuesday against Virginia Tech. Stuart's solo homerun cut the Hokie lead down to four runs in the eighth inning.

Sutton Knocks First Homer
Blake Sutton hit his first home run of the season against Toledo on Friday night in the top of the first inning. Sutton's solo shot was the second homer of his career.

Zayicek Goes Yard
Sam Zayicek homered at N.C. State on Tuesday. Zayicek's two-run shot to right field was his first of the season and the third in his career after hitting two homers in 2020.

Home Run Hitters
Cole Singsank and Cameron Lee hit their first home runs of the season in back-to-back innings against Jacksonville on Saturday, February 19th. Sinksank's 3-run homer to left field in the third inning of Saturday's game against the Dolphins was the second of his career.

Lee's solo shot in the next inning would give HPU their first lead of the game, 7-6.

HPU Picked Eighth in Preseason Poll
High Point was tabbed eighth in the Big South preseason coaches' poll on January 27th. Campbell was the league favorite with eight first-place votes and 116 total points in the poll.

Trio of Panthers Highlight D1 Baseball Big South Prospects
D1 Baseball released their Big South preview including top 2022 and 2023 draft prospects. Carter Sheppard was listed as the third-highest prospect in 2022 to come out of the conference. Sheppard finished 2021 with 45 strikeouts in 48.0 innings pitched.

Blake Sutton also cracked the top-20, slotted 16th. Sutton started 36 games behind the plate for the Panthers last season, hitting .282/.363/.366 and recording 237 putouts.

Javon Fields rounded out High Point's top prospects at No. 30. Fields transferred to HPU from Towson, where he was the starting center fielder. He finished 2021 with a .257/.363/.384 line and had a .984 fielding percentage.

Carr Top-3 Big South Prospect in 2023
In the list of 2023 draft prospects, sophomore Peyton Carr was tabbed the third-best pick from the conference. Carr finished 2021 with the second-best team batting average, hitting .304/.494/.376 for the season.

Big South Tournament at Truist Point
The Big South conference announced in December that the 2022 conference tournament would be held at Truist Point in High Point.

HPU has not played in the conference tournament since the 2019 season, when the Panthers fell to No. 3 Winthrop in a 6-2 ballgame.