2024 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team

2024 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball
Clemson Regional
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	37–24 (16–14 SBC)
Head coach	Gary Gilmore (29th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Schnall (21st season) Jason Beverlin (3rd season) Matt Schilling (17th season)
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
No. 22 Louisiana  ‍†‍‍y	23	–	7	–	0		.767			40	–	18	–	0		.690
No. 23 Southern Miss  ‍‍‡‍y	20	–	10	–	0		.667			40	–	18	–	0		.690
Troy  ‍‍‍	18	–	12	–	0		.600			37	–	22	–	0		.627
James Madison  ‍‍‍y	17	–	13	–	0		.567			34	–	23	–	0		.596
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0		.567			33	–	25	–	0		.569
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	16	–	13	–	1		.550			33	–	21	–	1		.609
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14	–	0		.533			34	–	23	–	0		.596
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0		.500			31	–	26	–	0		.544
South Alabama  ‍‍‍	14	–	16	–	0		.467			31	–	24	–	0		.564
Texas State  ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0		.433			27	–	29	–	0		.482
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0		.433			25	–	32	–	0		.439
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0		.367			25	–	30	–	0		.455
Marshall  ‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0		.300			18	–	37	–	0		.327
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	7	–	22	–	1		.250			21	–	32	–	1		.398
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 26, 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-ninth year head coach Gary Gilmore. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

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

Coaches Poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
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

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

• Niko Mazza (USM Jr, Pitcher)
• Billy Oldham (USM Sr, Pitcher)
• Grayson Stewart (TROY Jr, Pitcher)
• Noah Manning (TROY Sr, Pitcher)
• Caden Bodine (CCU, So, Catcher)
• Zach Beach (CCU, Gr, 1st Base)
• Chase Mora (TXST, So, 2nd Base)
• Kyle DeBarge (LA Jr, Shortstop)
• Jarrett Brown (GASO Sr, 3rd Base)
• CJ Boyd (APP Sr, Outfield)
• Fenwick Trimble (JMU Jr, Outfield)
• Shane Lewis (TROY Jr, Outfield)
• Derek Bender (CCU Jr, Designated Hitter)
• Sam Blancato (GASO, RS-Sr, Utility)

Personnel

2024 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T 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 [3] 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

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 Baseball at the Beach Presented by VisitMyrtleBeach.com 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 (7–10) 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 L 3-7 Lamb Johnson (1-2) FloSports 1,651 27-13 11-7 Apr. 24 Creighton #13 Charles Schwab Field Omaha • Omaha, NE L 4-5 10 Inn. Koch Ellison (3-1) FloSports 2,443 27-14 11-7 Apr. 26 Troy #13 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 6-8 Hartzog Weycker (1-1) Osmond ESPN+ 2,394 27-15 11-8 Apr. 27 Troy #13 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 4-11 Lyon Flukey (2-2) ESPN+ 2,344 27-16 11-9 Apr. 28 Troy #13 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 3-15 7 inn. Stewart Schaffer (1-4) ESPN+ 2,108 27-17 11-10 May (6–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 3 Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L 2-7 Oldham Eikhoff (5-1) ESPN+ 5,355 27-18 11-11 May 4 Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L 3-7 Mazza Shaffer (1-5) ESPN+ 5,412 27-19 11-12 May 5 Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L 5-6 7 Inn. Allen Cassell (1-1) ESPN+ 5,318 27-20 11-13 May 7 UNCG Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 15-9 Johnson (2-2) Miller ESPN+ 1,881 28-20 11-13 May 11 Georgia State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 17-13 Weycker (2-1) Schofield ESPN+ 2,546 29-20 12-13 May 12 DH Georgia State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 9-10 McEvoy Meckley (4-4) ESPN+ 2,546 30-20 13-13 May 12 DH Georgia State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 17-7 8 Inn. Johnson (3-2) Jones ESPN+ 1,881 31-20 14-13 May 14 Clemson Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Canceled May 16 Marshall Jack Cook Field • Huntington, WV W 6-3 Shaffer (2-5) Harlow ESPN+ 1,758 32-20 15-13 May 17 Marshall Jack Cook Field • Huntington, WV W 12-2 8 Inn. Weycker (3-1) Blevins ESPN+ 1,581 33-20 16-13 May 18 Marshall Jack Cook Field • Huntington, WV W 9-5 Flukey (3-2) Miller ESPN+ 1,772 34-20 17-13
Post Season
SBC Tournament (1–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 21 vs. (10) Georgia State #7 Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL W 5-1 Shaffer (3-5) Garman ESPN+ 428 35-20 1-0 May 22 vs. (2) Southern Miss #7 Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL L 0-5 Allen Hinkel (1-2) ESPN+ 730 35-21 1-1 May 23 vs. (6) App State #7 Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL L 3-6 Little Shaffer (3-6) Lewis ESPN+ 431 35-22 1-2 Clemson Regional (2-2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 31 vs. (2) Vanderbilt #3 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 13-3 Eikhoff (6-1) Thompson ESPN2 5,403 36-22 1-0 Jun. 1 vs. (1) Clemson #3 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 3-4 McGovern Flukey (3-3) Gordon ESPN+ 6,406 36-23 1-1 Jun 2 vs (4) High Point #3 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 6-5 Bowers (1-0) Gritnz Shaffer (1) ESPN+ 37-23 2-1 Jun. 2 vs. (1) Clemson #3 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 5-12 Garris Hinkel (1-3) Gordon ESPN+ 6,061 37-24 2-2

Schedule Source: ^[4]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. ^[5]

Rankings

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball 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' [6]	19	19*	20	18	17	15	20	21	20	20	15	—	—	—	—
Baseball America [7]	19	23	22	22	22	22	—	24	22	21	15	—	—	—	—
NCBWA† [8]	19	—	22	19	17	13	21	22	17	19	13	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball [9]	18	25	22	18	16	13	19	20	20	19	13	—	—	—	—
Perfect Game [10]	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

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. Shows that he is from Luzerne County: "Corey Zientek (Sugarloaf, Pa./Hazleton Area)" "Baseball's Corey Zientek Commits to Division I Coastal Carolina". University of Scranton. June 16, 2023.
4. "2024 Baseball Schedule". Coastal Carolina Athletics. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
5. Parks, Chris. "CCU baseball releases full 2024 schedule". WBTW. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
6. "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today . Retrieved April 17, 2024.
7. "College Top 25". Baseball America. April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
8. "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
9. "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
10. Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings