Cross Returns to App State as Director of Player Development-Operations and Catching Coordinator

BOONE, N.C. – All-Sun Belt catcher Hayden Cross is returning to his alma mater. The five-year team member for App State Baseball has rejoined the Mountaineers’ coaching staff in a full-time capacity as the Director of Player Development-Operations and Catching Coordinator, head coach Kermit Smith announced Tuesday. Cross returns to Boone after two seasons as the director of player development and catching coach at Murray State, where he helped guide the Racers to the 2025 College World Series, the first appearance in program history. “Any time that you have a former player return to work with you, it’s a special…