Appalachian State looks to improve to 5-1 in midweek road games when it faces No. 21 North Carolina (21-11) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Boshamer Stadium. The game will be shown on ACC Network Extra.
The Mountaineers (8-21) have won midweek games at Western Carolina (13-3), N.C. Central (6-0), Gardner-Webb (8-4) and Radford (5-1). The lone loss was 7-3 at Wake Forest.
Appalachian's probable pitcher, junior right-hander Brandon Boone, has started in six of his seven appearances this year. He has a 3.10 ERA in a starting role, as he's allowed 10 earned runs through 29.