2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team

2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	27–24 (9–12 SBC)
Head coach	Gary Gilmore (26th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Schnall (18th season) Drew Thomas (15th season) Matt Schilling (14th season)
Home stadium	Springs Brooks Stadium
Seasons ←  2020 2022  →

2021 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Division
South Alabama  x‍‍‡‍y	15	–	9		.625			36	–	22		.621
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			34	–	23		.596
Troy  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			27	–	26		.509
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	11	–	10		.524			21	–	31		.404
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	12	–	12		.500			18	–	37		.327
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍	9	–	12		.429			27	–	24		.529
West Division
Louisiana  x‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			32	–	23		.582
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			27	–	30		.474
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			26	–	26		.500
Little Rock  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			21	–	30		.412
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			19	–	30		.388
Texas State  ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			21	–	36		.368
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 7, 2021 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Chanticleers played their home games at Springs Brooks Stadium and were led by twenty-sixth year head coach Gary Gilmore. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason

Signing-day recruits

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Player	Hometown	Previous Team
Pitchers
Darin Horn	Bluffton, South Carolina	May River HS
Braedon Karpathios	Willow Street, Pennsylvania	Lampeter-Strasburg HS
Jacob Lauderdale	Thomasville, Georgia	Brookwood HS
Matt Potok	Jackson, New Jersey	Jackson Memorial HS
Ethan Salak	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	St. James HS
Hitters
Derek Bender	Murrells Inlet, South Carolina	St. James HS
Kobe Benson	Boca Raton, Florida	North Broward Prep
Andrew Muraco	Murrysville, Pennsylvania	Franklin Regional HS
Orlando Pena	Jersey City, New Jersey	Bergen Catholic HS
Ernesto Polanco	West New York, New Jersey	Memorial HS

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 15, 2021 and the Chanticleers were picked to finish first in the East Division with 69 votes and first overall in the conference with 10 votes. ^[3]

Coaches poll (East)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Coastal Carolina	69 (10)
2	South Alabama	51 (1)
3	Georgia Southern	51 (1)
4	Troy	44
5	Appalachian State	21
6	Georgia State	16

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

• Aaron Funk (LR, Pitcher)
• Jordan Jackson (GASO, Pitcher)
• Conor Angel (LA, Pitcher)
• Wyatt Divis (UTA, Pitcher)
• Lance Johnson (TROY, Pitcher)
• Caleb Bartolero (TROY, Catcher)
• William Sullivan (TROY, 1st Base)
• Luke Drumheller (APP, 2nd Base)
• Drew Frederic (TROY, Shortstop)
• Cooper Weiss (CCU, 3rd Base)
• Ethan Wilson (USA, Outfielder)
• Parker Chavers (CCU, Outfielder)
• Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Outfielder)
• Eilan Merejo (GSU, Designated Hitter)
• Andrew Beesly (ULM, Utility)

Roster

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2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers roster
	Pitchers 2 Erik Johnson - Junior 8 Alaska Abney - Junior 12 Jonathan Blackwell - Sophomore 13 Shaddon Peavyhouse - Redshirt Junior 17 Daniel Kreuzer - Senior 18 Keaton Hopwood - Freshman 26 Riley Eikhoff - Freshman 29 Noah Eaker - Redshirt Junior 31 Will Smith - Redshirt Freshman 32 Josh Jarman - Senior 34 Reece Maniscalco - Senior 35 Jacob Maton - Redshirt Sophomore 37 Nick Parker - Junior 38 Reid Vanscoter - Redshirt Junior 39 Hunter Sibley - Junior 40 Casey Green - Sophomore 41 Trevor Damron - Senior 43 Matt Joyce - Freshman 44 Luke Barrow - Freshman 49 Connor Kurki - Freshman 51 Aaron Combs - Freshman 53 Teddy Sharkey - Freshman		Catchers 24 Clay Wargo - Freshman 25 BT Riopelle - Junior 27 Tanner Garrison - Sophomore 33 Alex Gattinelli - Senior 47 Hunter Ashburn - Redshirt Senior Infielders 1 Dale Thomas - Sophomore 5 Brian Port - Sophomore 6 Nick Lucky - Junior 7 Cooper Weiss - Sophomore 11 Brady Moore - Freshman 16 Zach Beach - Sophomore 19 Fox Leum - Redshirt Senior 20 Eric Brown - Sophomore 36 Walt Richardson - Redshirt Sophomore Outfielders 3 Parker Chavers - Redshirt Junior 10 Billy Underwood - Freshman 21 Lorenzo Morello - Junior 23 Makenzie Pate - Sophomore 30 Tyler Johnson - Junior 45 Wade Kelly - Freshman

Coaching staff

2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers coaching staff
Gary Gilmore – Head coach – 26th year Kevin Schnall – Associate head coach/recruiting coordinator/catchers coach – 18th year Drew Thomas – Assistant head coach/pitching coach – 15th year Matt Schilling – Volunteer assistant coach – 15th year

Schedule and results

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

2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball game log
Regular season (26–23)
February (5–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Feb. 19 Duke Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Postponed due to threat of freezing rain/snow/sleet in Conway Feb. 20 Duke Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 4–12 Stinson (1–0) Maton (0–1) None ESPN+ 658 0–1 Feb. 21 Duke Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 8–7 Abney (1–0) Johnson (0–1) None ESPN+ 1,000 1–1 Feb. 21 Duke Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 9–10 Conte (1–0) Peavyhouse (0–1) Allen (1) ESPN+ 1,000 1–2 Feb. 23 at No. 16 Wake Forest David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC W 4–1 (12) Hopwood (1–0) Mascolo (0–1) None ACCNX 50 2–2 CCU Baseball Tournament Feb. 26 Bryant Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 8–1 Maton (1–1) Mattison (1–1) None ESPN+ 1,000 3–2 Feb. 27 No. 23 West Virginia Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 10–5 Peavyhouse (1–1) Ottinger (0–1) None ESPN+ 1,000 4–2 Feb. 28 Kennesaw State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 13–11 ESPN+ 5–2
March (9–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Baseball at the Beach Mar. 5 Davidson Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 15–5 Maton (2–1) Levy (1–1) None ESPN+ 1,000 6–2 Mar. 6 Miami (OH) Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 5-3 Parker (1-0) Brand (0-1) Abney (2) ESPN+ 1,000 7-2 Mar. 7 UConn Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 4-5 (12 inns) Wurster (2-0) Barrow (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,000 7-3 Mar. 8 UConn Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 12-10 Maniscalco (1-0) Gallagher (0-1) Abney (3) ESPN+ 1,000 8-3 Mar. 12 FIU Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 6-8 Myrick (2-1) Maton (2-2) Tiburcio (1) ESPN+ 1,000 8-4 Mar. 13 FIU Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 4-7 Casey (1-0) Parker (1-1) Fletcher (1) ESPN+ 1,000 8-5 Mar. 13 FIU Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 7-0 VanScoter (1-0) Rukes (1-1) None ESPN+ 1,000 9-5 Mar. 14 FIU Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 6-1 Hopwood (3-0) Hernandez (0-2) None ESPN+ 1,000 10-5 Mar. 16 NC State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Game Cancelled Mar. 19 at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Morgantown, WV W 5-2 VanScoter (2-0) Wolf (1-2) Abney (4) 600 11-5 Mar. 20 at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Morgantown, WV L 4-5 Abernathy (1-0) Sharkey (0-1) Jeffrey (2) 600 11-6 Mar. 21 at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Morgantown, WV W 9-6 Hopwood (4-0) Reed (0-1) None 600 12-6 Mar. 23 College of Charleston Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 8-7 Peaveyhouse (2-1) Campbell (2-1) Abney (2) ESPN+ 1,000 13-6 Mar. 26 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 2-9 Arrighetti (4-1) VanScoter (2-1) None ESPN+ 1,004 13-7 0-1 Mar. 27 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 5-3 Parker (2-1) Menard (0-1) Barrow (1) ESPN+ 828 14-7 1-1 Mar. 28 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 3-5 Perrin (1-1) Hopwood (4-1) Cooke (1) ESPN+ 730 14-8 1-2 Mar. 29 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 0-7 Burk (2-0) Green (0-1) None 418 14-9
April (5-9) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 1 Appalachian State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Game postponed due to COVID-19 protocol Apr. 2 Appalachian State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Game postponed due to COVID-19 protocol Apr. 3 Appalachian State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Game postponed due to COVID-19 protocol Apr. 6 UNC Wilmington Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Game postponed due to COVID-19 protocol Apr. 7 College of Charleston Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Game postponed due to COVID-19 protocol Apr. 9 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 8-7 Sharkey (1-1) Wong (1-1) None ESPN+ 314 15-9 2-2 Apr. 10 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 3-7 Bullard (5-2) Parker (2-2) None ESPN+ 314 15-10 2-3 Apr. 11 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 1-5 Moffat (3-1) Maton (2-3) Wong (4) ESPN+ 314 15-11 2-4 Apr. 13 at UNC Wilmington Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC W 8-2 Jarman (1-0) Holjes (0-1) None FloBaseball 492 16-11 Apr. 16 Georgia Southern Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 2-8 Owens (5-0) Hopwood (4-2) None ESPN+ 1,000 16-12 2-5 Apr. 17 Georgia Southern Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 3-8 Hays (2-1) Parker (2-3) Jones (10) ESPN+ 1,000 16-13 2-6 Apr. 18 Georgia Southern Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 8-6 Sharkey (2-1) Jackson (2-5) Kreuzer (1) ESPN+ 1,000 17-13 3-6 Apr. 20 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 6-3 Sharkey (3-1) Alba (2-3) None ACCN 850 18-13 Apr. 23 at Liberty Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA L 2-7 Delaite (6-1) Abney (1-1) None 619 18-14 Apr. 24 at Liberty Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA W 2-0 Parker (3-3) Willard (2-1) Kruezer (2) 475 19-14 Apr. 25 at Liberty Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA L 4-6 Erickson (7-1) Barrow (0-2) Riley (5) 562 19-15 Apr. 27 UNC Wilmington Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 1-11 Hudak (2-0) Barrow (0-3) None ESPN+ 1,000 19-16 Apr. 28 at UNC Wilmington Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC L 6-7 Chenault (2-1) Hopwood (4-3) None 492 19-17 Apr. 30 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 1-2 Dawson (2-2) Peavyhouse (2-2) None ESPN+ 382 19-18 3-7
May (7–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 1 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 8-4 Kreuzer (1-0) Lutz (0-1) None ESPN+ 425 20-18 4-7 May 2 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 12-10 Joyce (1-0) Sweatt (2-2) Peavyhouse (1) ESPN+ 392 21-18 5-7 May 7 Troy Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 7-9 Gainous (7-4) Abney (1-2) Oates (5) ESPN+ 1,000 21-19 5-8 May 8 Troy Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 7-9 Ortiz (5-4) Parker (3-4) Oates (6) ESPN+ 1,000 21-20 5-9 May 9 Troy Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 6-10 Witcher (5-2) Kurki (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,000 21-21 5-10 May 12 at College of Charleston CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, SC Game cancelled May 14 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 4-2 Abney (2-2) Perez (0-1) None 829 22-21 6-10 May 15 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 1-3 Boswell (3-3) Kreuzer (1-1) Lehrmann (1) 850 22-22 6-11 May 16 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 1-4 Booker (6-0) Parker (3-5) Dalton (3) 841 22-23 6-12 May 18 Wake Forest Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 14-9 Barrow (1-1) Mascolo (3-2) None ESPN+ 1,000 23-23 May 20 Texas State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 10-5 Sharkey (4-1) Leigh (4-7) None ESPN+ 1,000 24-23 7-12 May 21 Texas State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 8-7 (10 inns) Abney (3-2) Stivors (2-3) None ESPN+ 1,000 25-23 8-12 May 22 Texas State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 12-2 (7 inns) Sibley (1-0) Robie (0-2) None ESPN+ 1,000 26-23 9-12
Post-season (1–1)
SBC Tournament (1–1) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 25 vs. (4W) Little Rock Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL W 15-1 (7 inns) Peavyhouse (3-2) Arnold (7-4) Joyce (1) ESPN+ 27-23 1-0 May 26 vs. (1E) South Alabama Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL L 7-14 Smith (5-1) Kreuzer (1-2) Boyd (1) ESPN+ 27-24 1-1

Schedule Source: ^[5]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Postseason

Conference accolades

• Player of the Year: Mason McWhorter – GASO
• Pitcher of the Year: Hayden Arnold – LR
• Freshman of the Year: Garrett Gainous – TROY
• Newcomer of the Year: Drake Osborn – LA
• Coach of the Year: Mark Calvi – USA

All Conference First Team Connor Cooke (LA) Hayden Arnold (LR) Carlos Tavera (UTA) Nick Jones (GASO) Drake Osborn (LA) Robbie Young (APP) Luke Drumheller (APP) Drew Frederic (TROY) Ben Klutts (ARST) Mason McWhorter (GASO) Logan Cerny (TROY) Ethan Wilson (USA) Cameron Jones (GSU) Ben Fitzgerald (LA)

All Conference Second Team JoJo Booker (USA) Tyler Tuthill (APP) Jeremy Lee (USA) Aaron Barkley (LR) BT Riopelle (CCU) Dylan Paul (UTA) Travis Washburn (ULM) Eric Brown (CCU) Grant Schulz (ULM) Tyler Duncan (ARST) Parker Chavers (CCU) Josh Smith (GSU) Andrew Miller (UTA) Noah Ledford (GASO)

References: ^[6]

Rankings

Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
Coaches' [7]	RV	RV*	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America [8]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^ [9]	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA† [10]	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball [11]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ 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

1. "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
2. "Coastal Carolina - Perfect Game Baseball Player College Commitments". Perfect Game. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
3. Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Conference Announces 2021 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
4. "2021 Baseball Roster". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
5. "Coastal Baseball to Play a Full Schedule in 2021". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
6. "Sun Belt Announces 2021 Baseball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
7. "Baseball Coaches Poll" . Retrieved February 28, 2021.
8. "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
9. "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
10. "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
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