2019 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team

2019 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball
2019 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball
Sun Belt Tournament Champions ; Atlanta Regional 1-2
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	East Division
Record	36–26-1 (15–13 SBC)
Head coach	Gary Gilmore (24th season);
Assistant coaches	Kevin Schnall (16th season); Drew Thomas (13th season); Matt Schilling (12th season);
Home stadium	Springs Brooks Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Chanticleers played their home games at Springs Brooks Stadium and were led by twenty-fourth year head coach Gary Gilmore.

2019 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
East Division
Georgia Southern ^x‍‍‍	18	–	12	–	0	.600	35	–	24	–	0	.593
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‡‍^y	15	–	13	–	0	.536	36	–	26	–	1	.579
South Alabama ‍‍‍	16	–	14	–	0	.533	30	–	26	–	0	.536
Troy ‍‍‍	16	–	14	–	0	.533	31	–	29	–	0	.517
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	13	–	16	–	0	.448	22	–	31	–	0	.415
Georgia State ‍‍‍	6	–	24	–	0	.200	15	–	41	–	0	.268
West Division
Texas State ^x‍‍‍	20	–	10	–	0	.667	36	–	20	–	0	.643
Little Rock ‍‍‍	18	–	11	–	0	.621	29	–	28	–	0	.509
Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍	17	–	12	–	0	.586	32	–	26	–	0	.552
Louisiana ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0	.500	28	–	31	–	0	.475
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍	12	–	17	–	0	.414	27	–	31	–	0	.466
Arkansas State ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0	.367	26	–	29	–	0	.473

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2019^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 30, 2019 and the Chanticleers were picked to finish first in the East Division with 72 votes and first overall in the conference with 12 votes.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll (East)
1	Coastal Carolina	72 (12)
2	South Alabama	52
3	Troy	48
4	Georgia Southern	43
5	Georgia State	24
6	Appalachian State	13

Schedule

Legend
	Coastal Carolina win
	Coastal Carolina loss
	Tie
Bold	Coastal Carolina team member

2019 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball game log

Regular season (36–26–1)

February (7-2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Brittain Resorts Invitational
Feb. 15	VCU		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 10-8	Eardensohn (1-0)	Dum	Abney (1)	2,507	1-0
Feb. 16	Maryland		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 7-2	Veneziano (1-0)	Thompson		1,611	2-0
Feb. 17	Campbell		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 11-2	Kitchen (1-0)	Westlake		1,308	3-0
Feb. 19	UNCW		Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC	W 10-5	Kobos (1-0)	Walke	Abney (2)	754	4-0
Brittain Resorts Baseball at the Beach
Feb. 22 DH	Michigan State		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 13-0	McCambley (1-0)	Erla		1,309	5-0
Feb. 22 DH	Michigan State		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 12-5	Kitchen (2-0)	Heikkinen		1,309	6-0
Feb. 23	Kent State		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 8-2	Veneziano (2-0)	Matthews		1,257	7-0
Feb. 24	NC State		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 6-7 11 Inn.	Klyman	Kobos (1-1)		2,277	7-1
Feb. 27	College of Charleston		CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Charleston, SC	L 5-8	Cook	Holmes (0-1)	Ocker	550	7-2

March (13–6–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Mar. 1	#25 Illinois		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 11-3	McCambley (2-0)	Fisher		1,194	8-2
Mar. 2	UConn		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 10-7	Eardensohn (2-0)	Wang		1,657	9-2
Mar. 3	Indiana		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 6-5	Damron (1-0)	Sloan		1,613	10-2
Mar. 5	Wake Forest		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 10-9 12 Inn.	Gentry (1-0)	Fleming		1,293	11-2
Mar. 6	Wake Forest		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 14-8	Holmes (1-1)	Witt		1,352	12-2
Seattle Baseball Showcase
Mar. 8	San Diego		T-Mobile Park • Seattle, WA	L 5-8 8 Inn.	Owen	Abney (0-1)	Dolak	1,250	12-3
Mar. 9	Washington		T-Mobile Park • Seattle, WA	W 5-2	Kitchen (3-0)	Jones	Causey (1)	750	13-3
Mar. 10	#1 Oregon State		T-Mobile Park • Seattle, WA	T 4-4 11 Inn.	None	None		3,000	13-3-1
Mar. 13	#18 Clemson		Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 5-8	Griffith	Kobos (1-2)	Spiers	4,851	13-4-1
Mar. 15	ULM		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 13-3	McCambley (3-0)	Barton		986	14-4-1	1-0
Mar. 16	ULM		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 14-2	Kitchen (4-0)	Jeans		998	15-4-1	2-0
Mar. 17	ULM		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 15-7	Eardensohn (3-0)	Sanderson		878	16-4-1	3-0
Mar. 22	Troy		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 4-2	McCambley (4-0)	Thomas	Abney (3)	1,671	17-4-1	4-0
Mar. 23	Troy		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 9-7	Abney (1-1)	Johnson		1,913	18-4-1	5-0
Mar. 24	Troy		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 8-10	Gill	McDaniels (0-1)	Fultz	1,377	18-5-1	5-1
Mar. 26	UNCW		Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC	L 4-5	Ryan	Abney (1-2)		815	18-6-1	5-1
Mar. 27	UNCW		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 9-2	Veneziano (3-0)	Sharpe		2,004	19-6-1	5-1
Mar. 29	Arkansas State		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 2-4	Jackson	McCambley (4-1)	Jumper	1,378	19-7-1	5-2
Mar. 30 DH	Arkansas State		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 6-0	Kitchen (5-0)	Coates		1,378	20-7-1	6-2
Mar. 30 DH	Arkansas State		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 3-7	Alberius	McDaniels (0-2)	Jumper	1,678	20-8-1	6-3

April (6–10)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Apr. 2	Illinois		Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	L 2-4	Harris	Veneziano (3-1)	Acton	701	20-9-1	6-3
Apr. 3	Illinois		Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	L 1-4	Schmitt	Abney (1-3)	Acton	687	20-10-1	6-3
Apr. 6 DH	South Alabama		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 9-4	Eardensohn (4-0)	DeSantis		1,213	21-10-1	7-3
Apr. 6 DH	South Alabama		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 4-8	Cheatwood	Kitchen (5-1)	Greene	1,213	21-11-1	7-4
Apr. 7	South Alabama		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 14-5	Veneziano (4-1)	Yarborough		1,232	22-11-1	8-4
Apr. 10	#2 NC State		Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	W 7-6	Damron (2-0)	Klyman	Eardensohn (1)	3,048	23-11-1	8-4
Apr. 12 DH	Little Rock		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 5-8	Fidel	McCambley (4-2)		364	23-12-1	8-5
Apr. 12 DH	Little Rock		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 0-14	Arnold	Kitchen (5-2)		324	21-13-1	8-6
Apr. 14	Little Rock		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	Game Canceled
Apr. 16	College of Charleston		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 6-13	Williams	Damron (2-1)		2,746	23-14-1	8-6
Apr. 18	Georgia Southern		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 2-9	Shuman	Eardensohn (4-1)		1,307	23-15-1	8-7
Apr. 20 DH	Georgia Southern		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 9-7	McCambley (5-2)	Whitney		1,585	24-15-1	9-7
Apr. 20 DH	Georgia Southern		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 12-13	Parker	Kitchen (5-3)	Johnson	1,585	24-16-1	9-8
Apr. 23	#15 North Carolina		Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 1-6	Grogan	Parker (0-1)		2,618	24-17-1	9-8
Apr. 26	Georgia State		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 27-2	Abney (2-3)	Clark		372	25-17-1	10-8
Apr. 27	Georgia State		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 6-5 10 Inn.	McCambley (6-2)	Bell		410	26-17-1	11-8
Apr. 28	Georgia State		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	L 11-15	Horton	Abney (2-4)		401	26-18-1	11-9

May (4–5)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
May 3	Louisiana		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 0-10	Burk	Veneziano (4-2)	Perrin	1,035	26-19-1	11-10
May 4	Louisiana		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 7-9	Schultz	Causey (0-1)	Cox	1,229	26-20-1	11-11
May 5	Louisiana		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 11-9	Kitchen (6-3)	Horton		1,101	27-20-1	12-11
May 10	UT Arlington		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 8-6 11 Inn.	Eardensohn (5-1)	Gross	McCambley (1)	588	28-20-1	13-11
May 11	UT Arlington		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	Game Canceled
May 12	UT Arlington		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 3-6	Divis	McCambley (6-3)	Gross	508	28-21-1	13-12
May 14	Clemson		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 3-14	Griffith	McDaniels (0-3)		3,519	28-22-1	13-12
May 16	Appalachian State		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 19-3	Veneziano (5-2)	Tuthill		1,186	29-22-1	14-12
May 17	Appalachian State		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 9-6	Bowman	Kitchen (6-4)		1,476	29-23-1	14-13
May 18	Appalachian State		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 9-6	Kobos (2-2)	Hampton	Gentry (1)	1,644	30-23-1	15-13

Post-season (6–3)

SBC Tournament (5–1)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 22	UT Arlington	4	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 8-9 10 Inn.	Divis	Gentry (1-1)		688	30-24-1	0-1
May 23	Texas State	1	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 13-4	Causey (1-1)	Reich	Parker (1)	480	31-24-1	1-1
May 24	UT Arlington	4	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 14-13 10 Inn.	Gentry (2-1)	Bost		880	32-24-1	2-1
May 25	ULM	10	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 26-10	Eardensohn (6-1)	Barton		616	33-24-1	3-1
May 25	ULM	10	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 10-6	Parker (1-1)	Marsh		691	34-24-1	4-1
May 25	Georgia Southern	2	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 9-7	Abney (3-4)	Maton	Kobos (1)	1,088	35-24-1	5-1

NCAA tournament (1–2)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
Atlanta Regional
May 31	Auburn	2	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	L 7-16	Anderson	Veneziano (5-3)		2,487	35-25-1	0-1
Jun. 1	Florida A&M	4	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	W 9-4	Parker (2-1)	Hancock	Kitchen (1)	1,947	36-25-1	1-1
Jun. 2	Georgia Tech	1	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	L 8-10	Hughes	Causey (1-2)	English	2,235	35-26-1	1-2

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Atlanta Regional

Atlanta Regional Teams
(1) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	(2) Auburn Tigers	(3) Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	(4) Florida A&M Rattlers


First round			Semi-finals			Finals



1	Georgia Tech	13

4	Florida A&M	2
			1	Georgia Tech	5

			3	Auburn	6
3	Coastal Carolina	7

2	Auburn	16
						2	Auburn	4

						1	Georgia Tech	1
Lower round 1			Lower final



			3	Coastal Carolina	8

4	Florida A&M	4	1	Georgia Tech	10

3	Coastal Carolina	9

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[4]	22	22*	22*	16	16	16	14	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America^[5]	23	23	21	19	19	19	20	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[6]	12	10	11	12	11	11	10	18	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†^[7]	22	19	19	17	16	18	16	23	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball^[8]	21	21	20	17	16	17	12	19	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

^ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
^ "Coastal Carolina, Louisiana Tabbed as Favorites in Preseason Baseball Coaches' Poll". January 30, 2019.
^ "2019 Baseball Schedule".
^ Baseball Coaches Poll
^ Baseball America College: Top 25
^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
^ NCBWA Division I poll
^ "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". d1baseball.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

[1] "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 5, 2019.

[2] "Coastal Carolina, Louisiana Tabbed as Favorites in Preseason Baseball Coaches' Poll". January 30, 2019.

[3] "2019 Baseball Schedule".

[4] Baseball Coaches Poll

[5] Baseball America College: Top 25

[CBNPoll-6] NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

[7] NCBWA Division I poll

[d1baseball-8] "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". d1baseball.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

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2019 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball

Sun Belt Tournament Champions Atlanta Regional 1-2
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	36–26-1 (15–13 SBC)
Head coach	Gary Gilmore (24th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Schnall (16th season) Drew Thomas (13th season) Matt Schilling (12th season)
Home stadium	Springs Brooks Stadium
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →