2024 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2024
Team:	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:	SBC
Record:	37–24
Conf Record:	16–14
Head Coach:	Gary Gilmore
Hc Year:	29th
Asst Coach1:	Kevin Schnall
Ac1 Year:	21st
Asst Coach2:	Jason Beverlin
Ac2 Year:	3rd
Asst Coach3:	Matt Schilling
Ac3 Year:	17th
Stadium:	Springs Brooks Stadium
Champion:	Clemson Regional

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.^[1]

Coaches Poll
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)

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
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Feb. 16		19		W 26–0	Eikholf (1–0)	Gartland	Johnson (1)	ESPN+	3,174	1–0
Feb. 17		19	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 2–7	Bothwell	Flukey (0–1)		ESPN+	2,986	1–1
Feb. 18	12	19	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 3–5	Weaver	Lynch (0–1)	Beilenson	ESPN+	3,303	1–2
Feb. 20		25	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 7–2	Carbone (1–0)	Phealan		ESPN+	2,123	2–2
Feb. 23		25	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 17–9	Ellison (1–0)	Hutchings		ESPN+	1,932	3–2
Feb. 24		25	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 12–2 7 inn	Meckley (1–0)	Beeker		ESPN+	2,238	4–2
Feb. 25		25	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 25–2	Ellison (2–0)	Boba		ESPN+	2,406	5–2
Feb. 27	21	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		22	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 8–7	Hinkel (1–0)	Hertzler		ESPN+	2,154	7–2
Mar. 3 DH		22	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 12–5	Carbone (2–0)	Mathiesen		ESPN+	2,250	8–2
Mar. 3 DH		22	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 7–0	Ellison (3–0)	Dolby	Flukey (1)	ESPN+	2,321	9–2
Mar. 5		18	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 14–8	Cassell (1–0)	Jefferis		ESPN+	1,908	10–2
Mar. 6		18	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 9–2	Weycker (1–0)	Cubbler		ESPN+	1,672	11–2
Mar. 8		18	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 8–7 12 inn	Smith (1–0)	Rogers		ESPN+	2,309	12–2
Mar. 9		18	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 19–6	Meckley (2–0)	Allen		ESPN+	2,175	13–2
Mar. 10		18	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 11–6	Shaffer (1–0)	Voit		ESPN+	2,775	14–2
Mar. 12	7	16	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 17–9	Carbone (3–0)	Shenosky		ESPN+	5,101	15–2
Mar. 15		16	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 12–1	Meckley (3–0)	Kinsler	Weycker (1)	ESPN+	3,257	16–2	1–0
Mar. 16		16	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 2–7	Entsminger	Shaffer (1-1)	Vogatsky	ESPN+	2,698	16–3	1-1
Mar. 17		16	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 11–10 13 inn	Johnson (1–0)	Murphy		ESPN+	2,529	17–3	2–1
Mar. 19		13		L 8–9	Hollis	Shaffer (1–2)		ACC+	2,711	17–4	2-1
Mar. 23		13		L 8–16	LaSpaluto	Carbone (3–1)		ESPN+	835	17–5	2-2
Mar. 24 DH		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		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		19		L 3–11	Barlow	Meckley (3–1)	Cirelli	ESPN+	1,091	18–7	3-4
Mar. 29		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		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		20		L 4–6	Craig	O'Neil (1-1)		FloSports	1,924	20-8	5-4
Apr. 5		20	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 9–2	Eikhoff (3–0)	Holobetz		ESPN+	3,648	21-8	6-4
Apr. 6		20	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 4–15	Morgan	Meckley (3–2)	Gomez	ESPN+	2,723	21-9	6-5
Apr. 7		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	20		L 3–12	Haiden	Meckley (3-3)		ACC+	1,026	22-10	7-5
Apr. 12		20		W 7–3	Eikhoff (4–0)	Phillips		ESPN+	2,912	23-10	8-5
Apr. 13		20	J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 3–10	Gross	Shaffer (1–3)		ESPN+	3,245	23-11	8-6
Apr. 14		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	19		W 5–4	Carbone (5–1)	Poston	Hinkel (1)	ACC+	3,268	25-11	9-6
Apr. 19	14	19	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 9–1	Eikhoff (5–0)	Herrmann		ESPN+	2,854	26-11	10-6
Apr. 20 DH	14	19	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 6–8	Langevin	Johnson (1-1)		ESPN+	2,794	26-12	10-7
Apr. 20 DH	14	19	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 12–10	Bowers (1–0)	Marshall	Meckley (1)	ESPN+	2,863	27-12	11-7
Apr. 23		13		L 3-7	Lamb	Johnson (1-2)		FloSports	1,651	27-13	11-7
Apr. 24		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		13	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 6-8	Hartzog	Weycker (1-1)	Osmond	ESPN+	2,394	27-15	11-8
Apr. 27		13	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 4-11	Lyon	Flukey (2-2)		ESPN+	2,344	27-16	11-9
Apr. 28		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				L 2-7	Oldham	Eikhoff (5-1)		ESPN+	5,355	27-18	11-11
May 4			Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	L 3-7	Mazza	Shaffer (1-5)		ESPN+	5,412	27-19	11-12
May 5			Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	L 5-6 7 Inn.	Allen	Cassell (1-1)		ESPN+	5,318	27-20	11-13
May 7			Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 15-9	Johnson (2-2)	Miller		ESPN+	1,881	28-20	11-13
May 11			Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 17-13	Weycker (2-1)	Schofield		ESPN+	2,546	29-20	12-13
May 12 DH			Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 9-10	McEvoy	Meckley (4-4)		ESPN+	2,546	30-20	13-13
May 12 DH			Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 17-7 8 Inn.	Johnson (3-2)	Jones		ESPN+	1,881	31-20	14-13
May 14			Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	Canceled
May 16				W 6-3	Shaffer (2-5)	Harlow		ESPN+	1,758	32-20	15-13
May 17			Jack Cook Field • Huntington, WV	W 12-2 8 Inn.	Weycker (3-1)	Blevins		ESPN+	1,581	33-20	16-13
May 18			Jack Cook Field • Huntington, WV	W 9-5	Flukey (3-2)	Miller		ESPN+	1,772	34-20	17-13

Post Season

(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		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

(2-2)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 31		3		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		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:^[2] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.^[3]

Rankings

See main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

Notes and References

Web site: Chants Picked to Finish Second in the East; McCambley Tabbed Preseason All-Conference . Sun Belt Conference . February 7, 2024 . 22 April 2024 . en.
Web site: 2024 Baseball Schedule . Coastal Carolina Athletics . 17 April 2024 . en.
News: Parks . Chris . CCU baseball releases full 2024 schedule . April 22, 2024 . WBTW.