2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team

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 baseball
Sun Belt regular season champions Sun Belt East Division champion
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	37–19–1 (20–7–1 SBC)
Head coach	Gary Gilmore (22nd season)
Home stadium	Springs Brooks Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East Division
Coastal Carolina^x^† ‍‍‍	22	–	7	–	1		.750			37	–	19	–	1		.658
No. 26 South Alabama^‡^y  ‍‍‍	22	–	8	–	0		.733			40	–	21	–	0		.656
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	18	–	12	–	0		.600			38	–	21	–	0		.644
Troy  ‍‍‍	16	–	14	–	0		.533			31	–	25	–	0		.554
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0		.333			22	–	33	–	0		.400
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	8	–	22	–	0		.267			19	–	36	–	0		.345
West Division
UT Arlington^x  ‍‍‍	20	–	10	–	0		.667			30	–	25	–	0		.545
Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍‍‍	19	–	10	–	1		.650			35	–	21	–	1		.623
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	13	–	16	–	0		.448			28	–	27	–	0		.509
Texas State  ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0		.433			29	–	30	–	0		.492
Little Rock  ‍‍‍	11	–	18	–	0		.379			21	–	34	–	0		.382
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	6	–	24	–	0		.200			12	–	43	–	0		.218
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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
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)
SBC Tournament (0–1) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBCT Record May 26 vs. Texas State No. 18 J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 5–7 Reich (3–5) Beckwith (8–2) Pagano (1) 578 37–19–1 0–1

• Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

References

1. (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.