Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Founded: 1954
University	Coastal Carolina University
Conference	Big South
Location	Conway, SC
Head Coach	Gary Gilmore (15th year)
Home Stadium	Charles Watson Stadium (Capacity: 2,200)
Nickname	Chanticleers
Colors	Teal and Bronze and Black
National Championships
none
CWS Appearances
none
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1991, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
Conference Champions
1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Coastal Carolina's baseball program has been the university's most consistent program in terms of success. Head Coach Gary Gilmore has led the Chanticleers to eight NCAA Regional appearances and two Super Regional appearances since being hired in 1996. The program has received #1 regional seeds on four occasions (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010) and won 50+ games in 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2010. In addition, the Chanticleers have hosted NCAA Regionals in 2007, 2008, and 2010 and a Super Regional in 2010. In 2010 Coastal went 29-0 in Big South play winning both the regular season Big South Championship and the Big South Tournament Championship plus the Regional, but lost in the Super Regionals 2-0 to the University of South Carolina who went on to win the College World Series National Championship.

Coastal's primary Big South Conference baseball rivals are Winthrop University and Liberty University. Coastal's non-conference rival is College of Charleston.

NCAA Regional Appearances

NCAA Regional Results
1991 Tallahassee, FL Regional Lost to Florida State, 11–7
2001 Athens, GA Regional Defeated Georgia Tech, 5–3 Defeated Georgia Southern, 15-3 Lost to Georgia, 9-3 Lost to Georgia, 8-7
2002 Atlanta, GA Regional Lost to Georgia Tech, 6-0 Defeated Louisville, 9-1 Lost to Georgia, 9-7
2003 Lincoln, NE Regional Lost to Missouri State, 8–3 Lost to Eastern Michigan, 9-8
2004 Columbia, SC Regional Lost to North Carolina, 6–5 Lost to The Citadel, 10-1
2005 Tempe, AZ Regional Defeated UNLV, 12-8 Lost to Arizona State, 11-3 Defeated UNLV, 14-10 Lost to Arizona State, 9-5 * Coastal Carolina receives first ever #1 seed
2007 Myrtle Beach, SC Regional at BB&T Coastal Field Defeated Virginia Commonwealth, 7-1 Lost to Clemson, 11-8 Defeated St. John's, 6-5 Lost to Clemson, 15-3 CCU receives #1 seed and hosts regional for first time
2008 Conway, SC Regional Defeated Columbia University, 10-2 Defeated Alabama, 13-10 Defeated East Carolina, 24-11 CCU receives #1 seed and hosts regional on-campus at Charles Watson Stadium for first time
2010 Myrtle Beach, SC Regional Defeated Stony Brook, 6-0 Lost to College of Charleston, 16-6 Defeated Stony Brook, 25-7 Defeated College of Charleston, 8-7 Defeated College of Charleston, 11-10 CCU receives #1 seed and hosts regional at BB&T Coastal Field
2011 Clemson, SC Regional Defeated Connecticut, 13-1 Lost to Clemson, 12-7 Lost to Connecticut, 12-6

NCAA Super Regional Appearances

NCAA Super Regional Results
2008 Cary, NC Super Regional at USA Baseball National Training Complex Lost to North Carolina, 9-4 Lost to North Carolina, 14-4
2010 Myrtle Beach, SC Super Regional at BB&T Coastal Field Lost to South Carolina, 4-3 Lost to South Carolina, 10-9 CCU hosts Super Regional for first time

NCAA vs MLB Exhibition Game

On March 29, 2011 the Coastal Carolina baseball team scheduled an exhibition game against the MLB's Texas Rangers at BB&T Coastal Field in Myrtle Beach, SC. Texas won the game 6-2