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The 2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Chanticleers played their home games at Springs Brooks Stadium . This was the first season of competition in the Sun Belt after transitioning from the Big South . While the Chanticleers were successful in their inaugural Sun Belt season, winning a regular season title, they failed to return to the NCAA tournament after winning the College World Series the previous season.
2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers roster
Pitchers
2 Zach Hopeck - Junior
18 Alex Cunningham - Senior
20 Mitchell Mikes - Freshman
25 Jason Bilous - Sophomore
29 Rafi Vazquez - Freshman
31 Bobby Holmes - Junior
32 Anthony Veneziano - Freshman
33 Will Latcham - Junior
34 Cole Schaefer - Senior
37 Patrick Orlando - Freshman
41 Andrew Beckwith - Senior
47 Austin Kitchen - Sophomore
Catchers
13 Peyton Isaacson - Sophomore
16 Matt Beaird - Junior
21 Dax Roper - Freshman
36 Kyle Skeels - Redshirt Freshman
Infielders
1 Cory Wood - Freshman
6 Cameron Pearcey - Sophomore
7 Keaton Weisz - Sophomore
8 Wood Myers - Junior
11 Jordan Gore - Redshirt Junior
19 Kevin Woodall Jr. - Junior
26 Seth Lancaster - Junior
27 L. T. Struble - Junior
38 Cameron Remalia - Freshman
Outfielders
3 Josh Crump - Junior
5 Kieton Rivers - Sophomore
17 Billy Cooke - Junior
23 Turner Buis - Junior
24 Dalton Ewing - Junior
2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers coaching staff
Gary Gilmore – Head Coach – 22nd year
Kevin Schnall – Associate head coach/Catchers Coach/recruiting coordinator – 14th year
Drew Thomas – Assistant Head Coach/Pitching Coach – 11th year
Matt Schilling – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 10th year
Schedule and results [ edit ]
Coastal Carolina announced its 2017 baseball schedule on November 16, 2016. The 2017 schedule consisted of 34 home and 23 away games in the regular season. The Chanticleers hosted Sun Belts foes Appalachian State , Arkansas State , Georgia Southern , Louisiana–Lafayette , and Troy and traveled to Georgia State , Louisiana–Monroe , South Alabama , Texas–Arlington , and Texas State .[ 1]
The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Championship was hosted by Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Georgia .[ 2] Coastal Carolina captured the regular season Sun Belt championship, but were eliminated by Texas State in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament following a 5–7 defeat. Falling to 37–19–1, the Chanticleers were not selected to participate in the NCAA tournament .
Legend
Coastal Carolina win
Coastal Carolina loss
Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold
Coastal Carolina team member
2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball game log
Regular season (37–18–1)
February (4–5)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
Caravelle Resort's Baseball at the Beach
Feb. 17
Richmond
No. 19
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 8–5
Cunningham (1–0)
Baker (0–1)
None
3,280
1–0
Feb. 18
Western Carolina
No. 19
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
L 4–5
Sammons (1–0)
Kitchen (0–1)
None
3,777
1–1
–
Feb. 19
James Madison
No. 19
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
L 3–11
2,488
Colon (1–0)
Vazquez (0–1)
None
1–2
Feb. 20
St. John's
No. 27
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
L 4–7 (10 inns)
French (1–0)
Holmes (0–1)
None
1,845
1–3
Feb. 22
College of Charleston
No. 27
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 16–7
Veneziano (1–0)
Kuhn (1–1)
None
2,019
2–3
Caravelle Resort Tournament
Feb. 24
Ball State
No. 27
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 1–0
Cunningham (2–0)
Butler (0–1)
Holmes (1)
1,967
3–3
Feb. 25
West Virginia
No. 27
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
L 9–22
Kearns (1–0)
Beckwith (0–1)
None
2,319
3–4
Feb. 26
George Mason
No. 27
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 9–8
Orlando (1–0)
Tobin (0–1)
None
1,785
4–4
Feb. 27
West Virginia
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
L 1–4
Dotson (2–0)
Hopeck (0–1)
Potock (1)
1,553
4–5
–
March (13–5)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
Mar. 1
at UNC Wilmington
Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC
W 4–1
Holmes (1–1)
Magestro (0–2)
Kitchen (1)
1,443
5–5
Tidelands Health Classic
Mar. 3
San Francisco
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 7–5
Schaefer (1–0)
Steele (0–1)
Kitchen (2)
1,388
6–5
Mar. 4
Winthrop
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 8–3
Kitchen (1–1)
Harris (0–2)
Vazquez (1)
1,722
7–5
Mar. 4
Albany
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 14–0 (7 inns)
Bilous (1–0)
McLean (0–1)
None
1,327
8–5
Mar. 5
San Francisco
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 6–1
Hopeck (1–1)
Granoff (1–2)
None
1,425
9–5
Mar. 8
Wake Forest
No. 23
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
L 8–13
Bach (1–0)
Veneziano (1–1)
None
1,451
9–6
Mar. 10
Illinois
No. 23
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
L 6–7
Sefcik (1–2)
Holmes (1–2)
Schmitt (1)
1,411
9–7
Mar. 11
Illinois
No. 23
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 3–2
Kitchen (2–1)
Schmitt (0–1)
None
1,411
10–7
Mar. 12
Illinois
No. 23
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 6–0
Bilous (2–0)
Sefcik (1–2)
None
1,554
11–7
Mar. 17
at Texas State
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
L 4–5 (14 inns)
Walden (4–0)
Orlando (1–1)
None
1,478
11–8
0–1
Mar. 18
at Texas State
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
W 4–3
Beckwith (1–1)
Courville (0–2)
Latcham (1)
1,621
12–8
1–1
Mar. 19
at Texas State
Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
L 7–10
Theriot (1–0)
Hopeck (1–2)
None
1,360
12–9
1–2
Mar. 24
Arkansas State
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 5–0
Cunningham (3–0)
Ayers (2–3)
None
1,744
13–9
2–2
Mar. 25
Arkansas State
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 11–6
Beckwith (2–1)
Culbertson (2–2)
Latcham (2)
1,691
14–9
3–2
Mar. 26
Arkansas State
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 6–1
Bilous (3–0)
Mitzel (0–2)
None
1,748
15–9
4–2
Mar. 28
at No. 7 North Carolina
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
L 6–7
Daniels (3–0)
Kitchen (2–2)
None
1,925
15–10
Mar. 29
UNC Wilmington
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 13–2
Veneziano (2–1)
Sharpe (0–1)
Vazquez (2)
1,577
16–10
Mar. 31
at Georgia State
Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA
W 4–0
Cunningham (4–0)
Gaddis (3–2)
None
348
17–10
5–2
April (10–6–1)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
April 1
at Georgia State
Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA
W 8–5
Beckwith (3–1)
Conley (2–5)
None
361
18–10
6–2
April 2
at Georgia State
Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA
W 17–0 (7 inns)
Hopeck (2–2)
Baker (0–4)
None
335
19–10
7–2
April 7
Louisiana–Lafayette
No. 26
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
L 0–1
Leger (6–1)
Cunningham (4–1)
Moore (7)
2,191
19–11
7–3
April 8
Louisiana–Lafayette
No. 26
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 9–8
Beckwith (4–1)
Moore (0–1)
None
2,278
20–11
8–3
April 9
Louisiana–Lafayette
No. 26
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
T 7–7 (9 inns)
2,107
20–11–1
8–3–1
April 11
at No. 22 Wake Forest
No. 26
Gene Hooks Field • Winston-Salem, NC
L 9–19
Hearn (1–0)
Vazquez (0–2)
None
1,210
20–12–1
April 13
at South Alabama
No. 26
Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL
W 4–3 (10 inns)
Holmes (2–2)
Peacock (0–2)
None
2,019
21–12–1
9–3–1
April 14
at South Alabama
No. 26
Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL
W 11–9
Beckwith (5–1)
Geyer (0–2)
Kitchen (3)
2,276
22–12–1
10–3–1
April 15
at South Alabama
No. 26
Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL
L 3–4
Eiland (1–0)
Veneziano (2–2)
None
1,681
22–13–1
10–4–1
April 19
at College of Charleston
No. 29
Patriot's Point • Mount Pleasant, SC
W 8–5
Latcham (1–0)
McKinley (0–4)
Beckwith (1)
654
23–13–1
April 21
Georgia Southern
No. 29
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 6–5
Cunningham (5–1)
Condra–Bogan (4–1)
Holmes (2)
1,970
24–13–1
11–4–1
April 22
Georgia Southern
No. 29
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
L 6–7 (10 inns)
Hughes (5–1)
Holmes (2–3)
None
1,858
24–14-1
11-5-1
April 23
Georgia Southern
No. 29
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
L 2–3
Simmons (4–0)
Bilous (3–1)
Hughes (6)
1,678
24–15-1
11-6-1
April 28
at The Citadel
Riley Park • Charleston, SC
W 9–6
Holmes (3–3)
Morris (0–2)
None
616
25–15-1
April 28
Troy
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
L 0–4
Crane (4–1)
Cunningham (5–2)
Gill (5)
1,492
25–16-1
11-7-1
April 29
Troy
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 5–4
Holmes (4–3)
Skinner (3–4)
None
1,470
26–16–1
12–7–1
April 30
Troy
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 11–8
Latcham (2–0)
Crook (5–2)
Holmes (3)
1,616
27–16–1
13–7–1
May (10–2)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
May 5
at Louisiana–Monroe
Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA
W 7–5 (12 inns)
Latcham (3–0)
Herrera (1–4)
None
1,015
28–16–1
14–7–1
May 6
at Louisiana–Monroe
Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA
W 10–5
Beckwith (6–1)
Beal (3–6)
Kitchen (4)
1,073
29–16–1
15–7–1
May 7
at Louisiana–Monroe
Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA
W 8–1
Hopeck (3–2)
Morrison (0–1)
None
1,087
30–16–1
16–7–1
May 9
UNC Wilmington
No. 29
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 13–6
Holmes (5–3)
Gesell (0–1)
None
1,717
31–16–1
–
May 10
College of Charleston
No. 29
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
L 5–6
Ocker (3–1)
Schaefer (1–1)
None
1,578
30–17–1
May 12
at No. 24 UT Arlington
No. 29
Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX
W 5–4
Cunningham (6–2)
Simmons (7–3)
Latcham (3)
939
32–17–1
17–7–1
May 13
at No. 24 UT Arlington
No. 29
Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX
W 4–1
Beckwith (7–1)
James (0–2)
Kitchen (5)
505
33–17–1
18–7–1
May 14
at No. 24 UT Arlington
No. 29
Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX
W 5–0
Hopeck (4–2)
Hernandez (6–1)
None
374
34–17–1
19–7–1
May 16
at No. 14 Clemson
No. 24
Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC
L 8–11
Gilliam (3–1)
Bilous (3–2)
None
5,138
34–18–1
May 18
Appalachian State
No. 24
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 5–0
Cunningham (7–2)
Schaeffer (1–2)
None
1,278
35–18–1
20–7–1
May 19
Appalachian State
No. 24
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 4–2
Beckwith (8–1)
Schmid (6–7)
Kitchen (6)
1,838
36–18–1
21–7–1
May 20
Appalachian State
No. 24
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
W 6–2
Hopeck (5–2)
Watts (2–8)
Latcham (4)
1,910
37–18–1
22–7–1
Post-season (0–1)
Venues People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics