| Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | |
| Current: | 2024 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team |
| Founded: | 1963 |
| University: | Coastal Carolina University |
| Conference: | Sun Belt |
| Division: | East |
| Location: | Conway, South Carolina |
| Coach: | Kevin Schnall |
| Tenure: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Springs Brooks Stadium |
| Capacity: | 5,400 |
| Nickname: | Chanticleers |
| National Champion: | 2016 |
| Cws: | 2016 |
| Regional Champion: | 2008, 2010, 2016 |
| Ncaa Tourneys: | 1991, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Conference Tournament: | Big South 1986, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 |
| Conference Champion: | Big South 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 |
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball program has been the university's most consistent program in terms of success. Former Head Coach Gary Gilmore (1,118–597–3 at CCU, 1,371–699–5 overall) led the Chanticleers to 19 NCAA Regional appearances and three Super Regional appearances since being hired in 1996. The program has hosted a regional after being a #1 seed on six occasions (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2018, 2023). They have won 50+ games in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2016. The program hosted a Super Regional in 2010 and won the 2016 College World Series.
Future Chicago White Sox major league pitcher Brad Goldberg played for the team in 2009-10, making 18 appearances (17 in relief) in those two seasons.[1]
In 2010 Coastal went 29-0 in Big South play, winning both the regular season Big South Championship and the Big South Tournament Championship plus the Regional, but lost in the Super Regionals 2-0 to the University of South Carolina.
In 2016, Coastal went 21-3 in Big South play, winning the regular season Conference Championship and the Conference Tournament. In the 2016 post-season, Coastal won the Raleigh Regional by beating the NC State Wolfpack 2-1. The Chanticleers went on to beat the LSU Tigers 2-0 in the Baton Rouge Super Regionals, and ultimately got to the 2016 CWS Final and defeated Arizona two games to one to win the National Championship. The title game finished mere hours before Coastal officially left the Big South Conference, the school's home since 1983 (1984 baseball season), for the Sun Belt Conference. The state's governor Nikki Haley proclaimed July 1, 2016, the day after the title game and also Coastal's first official day as a Sun Belt member, "Chanticleer Baseball National Championship Day" throughout South Carolina.
Historically, Coastal's primary baseball rivals have been Winthrop, Liberty, and Charleston.
| NCAA Regional Results | + |
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| 1991 Tallahassee, FL Regional Lost to Florida State, 7–0 Lost to Georgia Tech, 11–7 | |
| 2001 Athens, GA Regional Defeated Georgia Tech, 5–3 Defeated Georgia Southern, 15-3 Lost to Georgia, 9-3 Lost to Georgia, 8-7 | |
| 2002 Atlanta, GA Regional Lost to Georgia Tech, 6-0 Defeated Louisville, 9-1 Lost to Georgia, 9-7 | |
| 2003 Lincoln, NE Regional Lost to Missouri State, 8–3 Lost to Eastern Michigan, 9-8 | |
| 2004 Columbia, SC Regional Lost to North Carolina, 6–5 Lost to The Citadel, 10-1 | |
| 2005 Tempe, AZ Regional Defeated UNLV, 12-8 Lost to Arizona State, 11-3 Defeated UNLV, 14-10 Lost to Arizona State, 9-5
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| 2007 Myrtle Beach, SC Regional at BB&T Coastal Field Defeated Virginia Commonwealth, 7-1 Lost to Clemson, 11-8 Defeated St. John's, 6-5 Lost to Clemson, 15-3 CCU receives #1 seed and hosts regional for first time | |
| 2008 Conway, SC Regional Defeated Columbia University, 10-2 Defeated Alabama, 13-10 Defeated East Carolina, 24-11 CCU receives #1 seed and hosts regional on-campus at Charles Watson Stadium for first time | |
| 2009 Chapel Hill, NC Regional Defeated Kansas, 11-3 Lost to North Carolina, 14-5 Lost to Kansas, 5-1 | |
| 2010 Myrtle Beach, SC Regional Defeated Stony Brook, 6-0 Lost to College of Charleston, 16-6 Defeated Stony Brook, 25-7 Defeated College of Charleston, 8-7 Defeated College of Charleston, 11-10 CCU receives #1 seed and hosts regional at BB&T Coastal Field | |
| 2011 Clemson, SC Regional Defeated Connecticut, 13-1 Lost to Clemson, 12-7 Lost to Connecticut, 12-6 | |
| 2012 Columbia, SC Regional Lost to Clemson, 10-3 Defeated Manhattan, 11-1 Lost to Clemson, 5-3 | |
| 2013 Blacksburg, VA Regional Lost to Oklahoma, 7-3 Lost to Virginia Tech, 9-1 | |
| 2015 College Station, TX Regional Lost to California, 9-3 Defeated Texas Southern, 4-1 Lost to Texas A&M, 8-1 | |
| 2016 Raleigh, NC Regional Defeated Saint Mary's, 5-2 Defeated NC State, 4-0 Lost to NC State, 8-1 Defeated NC State, 7-5 | |
| 2018 Conway, SC Regional Defeated LIU Brooklyn, 16-1 Lost to Washington, 11-6 Lost to UConn, 6-5 | |
| 2019 Atlanta, GA Regional Lost to Auburn, 7-16 Defeated Florida A&M, 9-4 Lost to Georgia Tech, 8-10 | |
| 2022 Greenville, NC Regional Lost to Virginia, 2-7 Defeated Coppin State, 10-8 Defeated Virginia, 7-6 Defeated East Carolina, 9-1 Lost to East Carolina, 13-4 | |
| 2023 Conway, SC Regional Lost to Rider, 11-10 Defeated UNCW, 12-2 Defeated Duke, 8-6, Lost to Duke, 12-3 | |
| 2024 Clemson, SC Regional Defeated Vanderbilt, 13-3 Lost to Clemson, 4-3 Defeated High Point, 6-5 Lost to Clemson, 12-5 |
| NCAA Super Regional Results | + |
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| 2008 Cary, NC Super Regional at USA Baseball National Training Complex Lost to North Carolina, 9-4 Lost to North Carolina, 14-4 | |
| 2010 Myrtle Beach, SC Super Regional at BB&T Coastal Field Lost to South Carolina, 4-3 Lost to South Carolina, 10-9 CCU hosts Super Regional for first time | |
| 2016 Baton Rouge, LA Super Regional at Alex Box Stadium Defeated LSU, 11-8 Defeated LSU, 4-3 |
On June 19, 2016, the Chanticleers baseball program made their first ever appearance in the CWS defeating #1 ranked Florida Gators. The Chanticleers made it through the double elimination bracket with one loss. In the Best of 3 Series against Arizona, the Chanticleers lost game 1 but rallied back to win games 2 and 3. On June 30, 2016 the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers defeated Arizona 4-3 in game 3 to become the 2016 NCAA Men's Baseball Champions.
| NCAA College World Series Results | + |
|---|---|
| 2016 College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha, NE Defeated No. 1 Florida, 2–1 Lost to TCU, 6–1 Defeated No. 5 Texas Tech, 7–5 Defeated TCU, 4–1 Defeated TCU, 7–5 CWS National Championship Series (Best of 3) Lost to Arizona, 3–0 Defeated Arizona, 5–4 Defeated Arizona, 4–3 |
In 2017, Coastal Carolina has had 3 former players on active MLB rosters.
In all, the university has produced 11 players on active MLB rosters, beginning with Mickey Brantley in 1987.
On March 29, 2011 the Coastal Carolina baseball team scheduled an exhibition game against MLB's Texas Rangers at the Chanticleers home field for 2013, BB&T Coastal Field in Myrtle Beach, SC. The Rangers won the game 6-2.[2]