March 12 was a dismal day for App State Athletics when the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of regular and postseason play of all sports due to concerns regarding COVID-19.
Fall sports like volleyball and soccer put their offseason training and preparation on hold. But for spring athletes, the impact was much greater, as their seasons abruptly came to an unfortunate end.
All preparing to compete, App State’s spring sports teams were spread across the country from Orlando, Florida to Lafayette, Louisiana when they heard the news that their seasons would be cut short.
“Our biggest moment was just in the facility with the whole team, a couple guys were crying and it was a pretty sad moment for a lot of people, because I think at the time, they just knew it was over for the season and that this will probably be the last time a lot of us would see each other play again, which was a couple days before, and it was tough,” Jack Hartman, senior baseball player, said.