2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team

2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball
2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	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]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll (East)
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

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

^ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
^ "Coastal Carolina - Perfect Game Baseball Player College Commitments". Perfect Game. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Conference Announces 2021 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
^ "2021 Baseball Roster". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
^ "Coastal Baseball to Play a Full Schedule in 2021". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
^ "Sun Belt Announces 2021 Baseball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
^ "Baseball Coaches Poll". Retrieved February 28, 2021.
^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
^ "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
^ "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
^ "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". d1baseball.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

[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.

[coaches_poll-7] "Baseball Coaches Poll". Retrieved February 28, 2021.

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[baseballnews-9] "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

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