Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | |
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2024 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team | |
Founded | 1963 |
University | Coastal Carolina University |
Head coach | Gary Gilmore (29th season) |
Conference |
Sun Belt East Division |
Location | Conway, South Carolina |
Home stadium |
Springs Brooks Stadium (Capacity: 5,400) |
Nickname | Chanticleers |
Colors | Teal, bronze, and black
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NCAA Tournament champions | |
2016 | |
College World Series appearances | |
2016 | |
NCAA regional champions | |
2008, 2010, 2016 | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1991, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
Big South: 1986, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 Sun Belt: 2018, 2019 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
Big South: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 Sun Belt: 2017, 2018, 2023 |
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball program has been the university's most consistent program in terms of success. Head Coach Gary Gilmore (903–464-1 at CCU, 1,156-566-3 overall) has led the Chanticleers to 16 NCAA Regional appearances and three Super Regional appearances since being hired in 1996. The program has received #1 regional seeds on five occasions (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2018) and won 50+ games in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2016. In addition, the Chanticleers hosted NCAA Regionals in 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2018. 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. [2]
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, although this may change following Coastal's move to the Sun Belt Conference.
NCAA Regional Results |
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1991
Tallahassee, FL Regional Lost to
Florida State, 7–0 |
2001
Athens, GA Regional Defeated
Georgia Tech, 5–3 |
2002
Atlanta, GA Regional Lost to
Georgia Tech, 6-0 |
2003
Lincoln, NE Regional Lost to
Missouri State, 8–3 |
2004
Columbia, SC Regional Lost to
North Carolina, 6–5 |
2005
Tempe, AZ Regional Defeated
UNLV, 12-8 * Coastal Carolina receives first ever #1 seed |
2007
Myrtle Beach, SC Regional at
BB&T Coastal Field Defeated
Virginia Commonwealth, 7-1 CCU receives #1 seed and hosts regional for first time |
2008
Conway, SC Regional Defeated
Columbia University, 10-2 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 |
2010
Myrtle Beach, SC Regional Defeated
Stony Brook, 6-0 CCU receives #1 seed and hosts regional at BB&T Coastal Field |
2011
Clemson, SC Regional Defeated
Connecticut, 13-1 |
2012
Columbia, SC Regional Lost to
Clemson, 10-3 |
2013
Blacksburg, VA Regional Lost to
Oklahoma, 7-3 |
2015
College Station, TX Regional Lost to
California, 9-3 |
2016
Raleigh, NC Regional Defeated
Saint Mary's, 5-2 |
2018
Conway, SC Regional Defeated
LIU Brooklyn, 16-1 |
2019
Atlanta, GA Regional Lost to
Auburn, 7-16 |
2022
Greenville, NC Regional Lost to
Virginia, 2-7 |
2023
Conway, SC Regional Lost to
Rider, 11-10 |
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 |
2010
Myrtle Beach, SC Super Regional at
BB&T Coastal Field Lost to
South Carolina, 4-3 CCU hosts Super Regional for first time |
2016
Baton Rouge, LA Super Regional at
Alex Box Stadium |
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 |
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2016 College World Series at
TD Ameritrade Park,
Omaha, NE Defeated No. 1
Florida, 2–1 |
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. [3]