2024 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team

2024 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball
2024 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	27–12 (11–7 SBC)
Head coach	Gary Gilmore (29th season);
Assistant coaches	Kevin Schnall; Jason Beverlin; Matt Schilling;
Home stadium	Springs Brooks Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
East
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍	12	–	9	–	0	.571	23	–	21	–	0	.523
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	11	–	9	–	1	.548	26	–	15	–	1	.631
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍	11	–	10	–	0	.524	27	–	17	–	0	.614
James Madison ‍‍‍	11	–	10	–	0	.524	26	–	18	–	0	.591
Old Dominion ‍‍‍	11	–	10	–	0	.524	24	–	19	–	0	.558
Georgia State ‍‍‍	10	–	11	–	0	.476	21	–	24	–	0	.467
Marshall ‍‍‍	6	–	15	–	0	.286	13	–	30	–	0	.302
West
No. 21 Louisiana ‍‍‍	17	–	4	–	0	.810	33	–	13	–	0	.717
Troy ‍‍‍	14	–	7	–	0	.667	32	–	14	–	0	.696
Southern Miss ‍‍‍	12	–	9	–	0	.571	28	–	17	–	0	.622
South Alabama ‍‍‍	10	–	11	–	0	.476	25	–	18	–	0	.581
Texas State ‍‍‍	8	–	13	–	0	.381	22	–	24	–	0	.478
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍	7	–	14	–	0	.333	19	–	25	–	0	.432
Arkansas State ‍‍‍	6	–	14	–	1	.310	19	–	24	–	1	.443

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of April 30, 2024^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Chanticleers played their home games at Springs Brooks Stadium and were led by twenty-nine year head coach Gary Gilmore. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason[edit]

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll[edit]

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released February 7, 2024, and the Chanticleers were picked to finish first overall in the conference.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches Poll
1	Coastal Carolina	193 (12)
2	Southern Miss	173
3	Troy	164
4	Louisiana	159 (2)
5	Texas State	138
6	Old Dominion	115
7	Georgia Southern	99
8	South Alabama	98
9	App State	82
10	James Madison	79
11	Georgia State	78
12	Marshall	34
13	ULM	33
14	Arkansas State	25

Personnel[edit]

2024 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1	OF	Sebastian Alexander	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Mayfield, Ohio
2	RHP	Cameron Flukey	L/R	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
3	INF	Ty Dooley	L/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Elgin, South Carolina
5	INF	Walker Mitchell	L/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Lexington, South Carolina
6	OF	Chad Born	L/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Jr	Placentia, California
7	INF	Blake Barthol	L/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	So	Allentown, Pennsylvania
8	C	Dean Mihos	R/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
10	INF	Sam Antonacci	L/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Springfield, Illinois
11	RHP	Chase Stryker	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Royersford, Pennsylvania
12	OF	Jake Books	L/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	So	Royersford, Pennsylvania
13	RHP	Parker Cassell	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	159 lb (72 kg)	Gr	Easley, South Carolina
16	INF	Zack Beach	L/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Gr	Mechanicsville, Virginia
17	C	Caden Bodine	S/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	So	Haddon Heights, New Jersey
18	LHP	Hayden Johnson	L/L	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	Fr	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
19	RHP	Trevor Hinkel	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Sr	Temecula, California
20	OF	Corey Zientek	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania
21	RHP	Jake Manderson	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Sr	Ballston Spa, New York
22	OF	Graham Brown	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)		Middletown, Maryland
23	OF	Anthony Galason	R/R	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Gr	Colts Neck, New Jersey
24	C	Brice Estep	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
25	RHP	Alexander Meckley	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
26	RHP	Riley Eikhoff	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Bristow, Virginia
27	OF	Cameron Sebuck	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
29	RHP	Matthew Potok	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Jackson, New Jersey
30	RHP	Andrew Bowers	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
31	RHP	Will Smith	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Conway, South Carolina
32	RHP	Josh O'Neil	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Gr	Nutley, New Jersey
33	LHP	Tadan Bell	L/L	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Columbus, Nebraska
35	LHP	Henry Weycker	L/L	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Gr	Wellesley, Massachusetts
36	INF	Ty Barrango	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	So	San Mateo, California
37	INF	Bobby Atkinson	L/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Jr	Darien, Illinois
38	RHP	Elias Holbert	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Sherwood, Oregon
39	RHP	Darin Horn	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Bluffton, South Carolina
40	LHP	Dominick Carbone	L/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Fr	Rocky Point, New York
41	RHP	Oliver Ellison	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Fr	Knoxville, Maryland
43	RHP	Matt Joyce	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Jr	Braintree, Massachusetts
44	LHP	Landon Edwards	R/L	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Woolwich Township, New Jersey
47	LHP	Bryce Shaffer	L/L	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Cape Coral, Florida
49	RHP	Ryan Lynch	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	Jr	Snohomish, Washington
51	RHP	Jacob Morrison	R/R	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Flushing, Michigan
53	C	Derek Bender	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

Head coach

Garry Gilmore (Coastal Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Schnall (Coastal Carolina)
Jason Beverlin (Western Carolina)
Matt Schilling (Coastal Carolina)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 17 April 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Legend
	Coastal Carolina win
	Coastal Carolina loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Coastal Carolina team member

2024 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball game log

Regular season

February (6–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
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Feb. 16	George Mason	#19	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 26–0	Eikholf (1–0)	Gartland	Johnson (1)	ESPN+	3,174	1–0
Feb. 17	Indiana	#19	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 2–7	Bothwell	Flukey (0–1)		ESPN+	2,986	1–1
Feb. 18	#12 Duke	#19	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 3–5	Weaver	Lynch (0–1)	Beilenson	ESPN+	3,303	1–2
Feb. 20	UNCW	#25	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 7–2	Carbone (1–0)	Phealan		ESPN+	2,123	2–2
Feb. 23	Illinois	#25	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 17–9	Ellison (1–0)	Hutchings		ESPN+	1,932	3–2
Feb. 24	Ball State	#25	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 12–2 7 inn	Meckley (1–0)	Beeker		ESPN+	2,238	4–2
Feb. 25	Cincinnati	#25	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 25–2	Ellison (2–0)	Boba		ESPN+	2,406	5–2
Feb. 27	#21 Campbell	#22	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 9–2	O'Neil (1–0)	Peschl		ESPN+	2,165	6–2

March (14–5)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Mar. 2	Liberty	#22	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 8–7	Hinkel (1–0)	Hertzler		ESPN+	2,154	7–2
Mar. 3 DH	Liberty	#22	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 12–5	Carbone (2–0)	Mathiesen		ESPN+	2,250	8–2
Mar. 3 DH	Liberty	#22	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 7–0	Ellison (3–0)	Dolby	Flukey (1)	ESPN+	2,321	9–2
Mar. 5	USC Upstate	#18	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 14–8	Cassell (1–0)	Jefferis		ESPN+	1,908	10–2
Mar. 6	USC Upstate	#18	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 9–2	Weycker (1–0)	Cubbler		ESPN+	1,672	11–2
Mar. 8	Michigan	#18	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 8–7 12 inn	Smith (1–0)	Rogers		ESPN+	2,309	12–2
Mar. 9	Michigan	#18	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 19–6	Meckley (2–0)	Allen		ESPN+	2,175	13–2
Mar. 10	Michigan	#18	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 11–6	Shaffer (1–0)	Voit		ESPN+	2,775	14–2
Mar. 12	#7 Wake Forest	#16	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 17–9	Carbone (3–0)	Shenosky		ESPN+	5,101	15–2
Mar. 15	James Madison	#16	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 12–1	Meckley (3–0)	Kinsler	Weycker (1)	ESPN+	3,257	16–2	1–0
Mar. 16	James Madison	#16	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 2–7	Entsminger	Shaffer (1-1)	Vogatsky	ESPN+	2,698	16–3	1-1
Mar. 17	James Madison	#16	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 11–10 13 inn	Johnson (1–0)	Murphy		ESPN+	2,529	17–3	2–1
Mar. 19	NC State	#13	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	L 8–9	Hollis	Shaffer (1–2)		ACC+	2,711	17–4	2-1
Mar. 23	App State	#13	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC	L 8–16	LaSpaluto	Carbone (3–1)		ESPN+	835	17–5	2-2
Mar. 24 DH	App State	#13	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC	L 9–8	Welch	Hinkel (1-1)		ESPN+	1,133	17–6	2–3
Mar. 24 DH	App State	#13	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC	W 17–11	Carbone (4–1)	Tujetsch		ESPN+	1,133	18-6	3-3
Mar. 28	ULM	#19	Lou St. Amant Field • Monroe, LA	L 3–11	Barlow	Meckley (3–1)	Cirelli	ESPN+	1,091	18–7	3-4
Mar. 29	ULM	#19	Lou St. Amant Field • Monroe, LA	W 4–1	Eikholf (2–0)	Bianchard	Weycker (2)	ESPN+	1,021	19-7	4-4
Mar. 30	ULM	#19	Lou St. Amant Field • Monroe, LA	W 9–0	Flukey (1-1)	Menard		ESPN+	1,039	20-7	5-4

April (7–5)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Apr. 2	UNCW	#20	Brooks Field (Wilmington) • Wilmington, NC	L 4–6	Craig	O'Neil (1-1)		FloSports	1,924	20-8	5-4
Apr. 5	ODU	#20	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 9–2	Eikhoff (3–0)	Holobetz		ESPN+	3,648	21-8	6-4
Apr. 6	ODU	#20	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 4–15	Morgan	Meckley (3–2)	Gomez	ESPN+	2,723	21-9	6-5
Apr. 7	ODU	#20	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 10–0 8 inn	Flukey (2–1)	Brown		ESPN+	2,398	22-9	7-5
Apr. 9	#14 Wake Forest	#20	David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC	L 3–12	Haiden	Meckley (3-3)		ACC+	1,026	22-10	7-5
Apr. 12	Georgia Southern	#20	J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 7–3	Eikhoff (4–0)	Phillips		ESPN+	2,912	23-10	8-5
Apr. 13	Georgia Southern	#20	J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 3–10	Gross	Shaffer (1–3)		ESPN+	3,245	23-11	8-6
Apr. 14	Georgia Southern	#20	J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 16–4 8 inn	Meckley (4–3)	Fisher		ESPN+	2,518	24-11	9-6
Apr. 16	#11 North Carolina	#19	Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 5–4	Carbone (5–1)	Poston	Hinkel (1)	ACC+	3,268	25-11	9-6
Apr. 19	#14 Louisiana	#19	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 9–1	Eikhoff (5–0)	Herrmann		ESPN+	2,854	26-11	10-6
Apr. 20 DH	#14 Louisiana	#19	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 6–8	Langevin	Johnson (1-1)		ESPN+	2,794	26-12	10-7
Apr. 20 DH	#14 Louisiana	#19	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 12–10	Bowers (1–0)	Marshall	Meckley (1)	ESPN+	2,863	27-12	11-7
Apr. 23	Creighton	#13	Charles Schwab Field Omaha • Omaha, NE	Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: FloSports
Apr. 24	Creighton	#13	Charles Schwab Field Omaha • Omaha, NE	Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: FloSports
Apr. 26	Troy	#13	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+
Apr. 27	Troy	#13	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	Time: 2:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+
Apr. 28	Troy	#13	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+

May (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
May 3	Southern Miss		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+
May 4	Southern Miss		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+
May 5	Southern Miss		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	Time: 2:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+
May 7	UNCG		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+
May 10	Georgia State		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+
May 11	Georgia State		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	Time: 2:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+
May 12	Georgia State		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+
May 14	Clemson		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+
May 16	Marshall		Jack Cook Field • Huntington, WV	Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+
May 17	Marshall		Jack Cook Field • Huntington, WV	Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+
May 18	Marshall		Jack Cook Field • Huntington, WV	Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+

Schedule Source:^[3]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. ^[4]

Rankings[edit]

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'^[5]	19	19*	20	18	17	15	20	21	20	20	15
Baseball America^[6]	19	23	22	22	22	22	—	24	22	21	15
NCBWA†^[7]	19	—	22	19	17	13	21	22	17	19
D1Baseball^[8]	18	25	22	18	16	13	19	20	20	19	13
Perfect Game^[9]	25	—	23	23	23	14	22	22	22	22	12

† 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[edit]

^ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
^ "Chants Picked to Finish Second in the East; McCambley Tabbed Preseason All-Conference". Sun Belt Conference. February 7, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
^ "2024 Baseball Schedule". Coastal Carolina Athletics. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^ Parks, Chris. "CCU baseball releases full 2024 schedule". WBTW. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings

[1] "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved April 15, 2024.

[2] "Chants Picked to Finish Second in the East; McCambley Tabbed Preseason All-Conference". Sun Belt Conference. February 7, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

[3] "2024 Baseball Schedule". Coastal Carolina Athletics. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

[4] Parks, Chris. "CCU baseball releases full 2024 schedule". WBTW. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

[coaches_poll-5] "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

[6] "College Top 25". Baseball America. April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

[7] "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[8] "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

[9] Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings

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