App State softball opens the 2022 season Saturday with a four-game weekend tournament. The Mountaineers finished the 2021 season with a record of 27-19 and a conference record of 8-12.
Pitcher Kenzie Longanecker, outfielder Gabby Buruato and infielder Caylie Kifer finished their App State careers last season. Longanecker had an earned run average of 2.69 in 23 starts with 14 wins in 2021. Buruato drove in 17 runs and posted a .326 batting average last season, while Kifer appeared in 45 games, hitting one home run.
New faces replace the outgoing production with nine freshmen joining the program.