2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball
Sun Belt regular season champions
Sun Belt East Division champion
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record37–19–1 (20–7–1 SBC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSprings Brooks Stadium
2017 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East Division
Coastal Carolinax† ‍‍‍ 22–7–1 .75037–19–1 .658
No. 26 South Alabama‡y  ‍‍‍ 22–8–0 .73340–21–0 .656
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 18–12–0 .60038–21–0 .644
Troy  ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .53331–25–0 .554
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 10–20–0 .33322–33–0 .400
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 8–22–0 .26719–36–0 .345
West Division
UT Arlingtonx  ‍‍‍ 20–10–0 .66730–25–0 .545
Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 19–10–1 .65035–21–1 .623
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 13–16–0 .44828–27–0 .509
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .43329–30–0 .492
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 11–18–0 .37921–34–0 .382
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 6–24–0 .20012–43–0 .218
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

Roster

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

Coaching staff

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 – 10th year
  • Matt Schilling – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 10th year

Schedule and results

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
BoldCoastal 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. 17RichmondNo. 19Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 8–5Cunningham (1–0)Baker (0–1)None3,2801–0
Feb. 18Western CarolinaNo. 19Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCL 4–5Sammons (1–0)Kitchen (0–1)None3,7771–1–
Feb. 19James MadisonNo. 19Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCL 3–112,488Colon (1–0)Vazquez (0–1)None1–2
Feb. 20St. John'sNo. 27Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCL 4–7 (10 inns)French (1–0)Holmes (0–1)None1,8451–3
Feb. 22College of CharlestonNo. 27Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 16–7Veneziano (1–0)Kuhn (1–1)None2,0192–3
Caravelle Resort Tournament
Feb. 24Ball StateNo. 27Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 1–0Cunningham (2–0)Butler (0–1)Holmes (1)1,9673–3
Feb. 25West VirginiaNo. 27Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCL 9–22Kearns (1–0)Beckwith (0–1)None2,3193–4
Feb. 26George MasonNo. 27Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 9–8Orlando (1–0)Tobin (0–1)None1,7854–4
Feb. 27West VirginiaSprings Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCL 1–4Dotson (2–0)Hopeck (0–1)Potock (1)1,5534–5–
March (13–5)
Date Opponent Rank Site Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Mar. 1at UNC WilmingtonBrooks Field • Wilmington, NCW 4–1Holmes (1–1)Magestro (0–2)Kitchen (1)1,4435–5
Tidelands Health Classic
Mar. 3San FranciscoSprings Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 7–5Schaefer (1–0)Steele (0–1)Kitchen (2)1,3886–5
Mar. 4WinthropSprings Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 8–3Kitchen (1–1)Harris (0–2)Vazquez (1)1,7227–5
Mar. 4AlbanySprings Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 14–0 (7 inns)Bilous (1–0)McLean (0–1)None1,3278–5
Mar. 5San FranciscoSprings Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 6–1Hopeck (1–1)Granoff (1–2)None1,4259–5
Mar. 8Wake ForestNo. 23Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCL 8–13Bach (1–0)Veneziano (1–1)None1,4519–6
Mar. 10IllinoisNo. 23Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCL 6–7Sefcik (1–2)Holmes (1–2)Schmitt (1)1,4119–7
Mar. 11IllinoisNo. 23Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 3–2Kitchen (2–1)Schmitt (0–1)None1,41110–7
Mar. 12IllinoisNo. 23Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 6–0Bilous (2–0)Sefcik (1–2)None1,55411–7
Mar. 17at Texas StateBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXL 4–5 (14 inns)Walden (4–0)Orlando (1–1)None1,47811–80–1
Mar. 18at Texas StateBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXW 4–3Beckwith (1–1)Courville (0–2)Latcham (1)1,62112–81–1
Mar. 19at Texas StateBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXL 7–10Theriot (1–0)Hopeck (1–2)None1,36012–91–2
Mar. 24Arkansas StateSprings Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 5–0Cunningham (3–0)Ayers (2–3)None1,74413–92–2
Mar. 25Arkansas StateSprings Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 11–6Beckwith (2–1)Culbertson (2–2)Latcham (2)1,69114–93–2
Mar. 26Arkansas StateSprings Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 6–1Bilous (3–0)Mitzel (0–2)None1,74815–94–2
Mar. 28at No. 7 North CarolinaBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCL 6–7Daniels (3–0)Kitchen (2–2)None1,92515–10
Mar. 29UNC WilmingtonSprings Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 13–2Veneziano (2–1)Sharpe (0–1)Vazquez (2)1,57716–10
Mar. 31at Georgia StateGeorgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GAW 4–0Cunningham (4–0)Gaddis (3–2)None34817–105–2
April (10–6–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
April 1at Georgia StateGeorgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GAW 8–5Beckwith (3–1)Conley (2–5)None36118–106–2
April 2at Georgia StateGeorgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GAW 17–0 (7 inns)Hopeck (2–2)Baker (0–4)None33519–107–2
April 7Louisiana–LafayetteNo. 26Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCL 0–1Leger (6–1)Cunningham (4–1)Moore (7)2,19119–117–3
April 8Louisiana–LafayetteNo. 26Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 9–8Beckwith (4–1)Moore (0–1)None2,27820–118–3
April 9Louisiana–LafayetteNo. 26Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCT 7–7 (9 inns)2,10720–11–18–3–1
April 11at No. 22 Wake ForestNo. 26Gene Hooks Field • Winston-Salem, NCL 9–19Hearn (1–0)Vazquez (0–2)None1,21020–12–1
April 13at South AlabamaNo. 26Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, ALW 4–3 (10 inns)Holmes (2–2)Peacock (0–2)None2,01921–12–19–3–1
April 14at South AlabamaNo. 26Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, ALW 11–9Beckwith (5–1)Geyer (0–2)Kitchen (3)2,27622–12–110–3–1
April 15at South AlabamaNo. 26Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, ALL 3–4Eiland (1–0)Veneziano (2–2)None1,68122–13–110–4–1
April 19at College of CharlestonNo. 29Patriot's Point • Mount Pleasant, SCW 8–5Latcham (1–0)McKinley (0–4)Beckwith (1)65423–13–1
April 21Georgia SouthernNo. 29Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 6–5Cunningham (5–1)Condra–Bogan (4–1)Holmes (2)1,97024–13–111–4–1
April 22Georgia SouthernNo. 29Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCL 6–7 (10 inns)Hughes (5–1)Holmes (2–3)None1,85824–14-111-5-1
April 23Georgia SouthernNo. 29Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCL 2–3Simmons (4–0)Bilous (3–1)Hughes (6)1,67824–15-111-6-1
April 28at The CitadelRiley Park • Charleston, SCW 9–6Holmes (3–3)Morris (0–2)None61625–15-1
April 28TroySprings Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCL 0–4Crane (4–1)Cunningham (5–2)Gill (5)1,49225–16-111-7-1
April 29TroySprings Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 5–4Holmes (4–3)Skinner (3–4)None1,47026–16–112–7–1
April 30TroySprings Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 11–8Latcham (2–0)Crook (5–2)Holmes (3)1,61627–16–113–7–1
May (10–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
May 5at Louisiana–MonroeWarhawk Field • Monroe, LAW 7–5 (12 inns)Latcham (3–0)Herrera (1–4)None1,01528–16–114–7–1
May 6at Louisiana–MonroeWarhawk Field • Monroe, LAW 10–5Beckwith (6–1)Beal (3–6)Kitchen (4)1,07329–16–115–7–1
May 7at Louisiana–MonroeWarhawk Field • Monroe, LAW 8–1Hopeck (3–2)Morrison (0–1)None1,08730–16–116–7–1
May 9UNC WilmingtonNo. 29Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 13–6Holmes (5–3)Gesell (0–1)None1,71731–16–1–
May 10College of CharlestonNo. 29Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCL 5–6Ocker (3–1)Schaefer (1–1)None1,57830–17–1
May 12at No. 24 UT ArlingtonNo. 29Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TXW 5–4Cunningham (6–2)Simmons (7–3)Latcham (3)93932–17–117–7–1
May 13at No. 24 UT ArlingtonNo. 29Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TXW 4–1Beckwith (7–1)James (0–2)Kitchen (5)50533–17–118–7–1
May 14at No. 24 UT ArlingtonNo. 29Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TXW 5–0Hopeck (4–2)Hernandez (6–1)None37434–17–119–7–1
May 16at No. 14 ClemsonNo. 24Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SCL 8–11Gilliam (3–1)Bilous (3–2)None5,13834–18–1
May 18Appalachian StateNo. 24Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 5–0Cunningham (7–2)Schaeffer (1–2)None1,27835–18–120–7–1
May 19Appalachian StateNo. 24Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 4–2Beckwith (8–1)Schmid (6–7)Kitchen (6)1,83836–18–121–7–1
May 20Appalachian StateNo. 24Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SCW 6–2Hopeck (5–2)Watts (2–8)Latcham (4)1,91037–18–122–7–1
Post-season (0–1)
SBC Tournament (0–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBCT Record
May 26vs. Texas StateNo. 18J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAL 5–7Reich (3–5)Beckwith (8–2)Pagano (1)57837–19–10–1

References

  1. ↑ "Coastal Carolina Baseball Announces 2017 Schedule" (Press release). Coastal Carolina University Department of Athletics. November 16, 2016. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2017 Sun Belt Baseball Tournament Coming to Statesboro" (Press release). Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. December 23, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
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