2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team

The 2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Chanticleers played their home games at Springs Brooks Stadium and were led by twenty-fifth year head coach Gary Gilmore.

2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	11–5 (0–0 SBC)
Head coach	Gary Gilmore (25th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Schnall (17th season) Drew Thomas (14th season) Matt Schilling (13th season)
Home stadium	Springs Brooks Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Division
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	5		.688
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	5		.688
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	6		.647
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	7		.563
Troy  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	8		.529
South Alabama  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	10		.444
West Division
Texas State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			14	–	4		.778
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	4		.750
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	5		.706
Little Rock  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	8		.529
Louisiana  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	9		.471
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			7	–	9		.438
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 12, 2020[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including baseball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

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Player	Hometown	Previous Team
Pitchers
Aaron Combs	Bradenton, Florida	IMG Academy
Luke Barrow	Oak Ridge, North Carolina	Wesleyan Christian Academy
Riley Eikhoff	Bristow, Virginia	Patriot HS
Keaton Hopwood	Wilmington, Illinois	Wilmington HS
Matt Joyce	Braintree, Massachusetts	St. Sebastian's School
Connor Kurki	Iola, Wisconsin	Iola–Scandinavia HS
Teddy Sharkey	Wall, New Jersey	Wall HS
Hitters
Clay Wargo	Huntingtown, Maryland	Huntingtown HS
Wade Kelly	Massapequa, New York	Massapequa HS
Billy Underwood	St. Louis, Missouri	IMG Academy
Brayden Brady Moore	Talking Rock, Georgia	Pickens County HS

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll will be released sometime around January 30, 2020 and the Chanticleers were picked to finish second in the East Division and third overall in the conference.^[4]

Coaches poll (East)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	South Alabama	62 (6)
2	Coastal Carolina	61 (4)
3	Georgia Southern	50 (2)
4	Troy	41
5	Appalachian State	23
6	Georgia State	15

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

• Drake Nightengale (USA, Sr, Pitcher)
• Zach McCambley (CCU, Jr, Pitcher)
• Levi Thomas (TROY, Jr, Pitcher)
• Andrew Papp (APP, Sr, Pitcher)
• Jack Jumper (ARST, Sr, Pitcher)
• Kale Emshoff (LR, RS-Jr, Catcher)
• Kaleb DeLatorre (USA, Sr, First Base)
• Luke Drumheller (APP, So, Second Base)
• Hayden Cantrelle (LA, Jr, Shortstop)
• Garrett Scott (LR, RS-Sr, Third Base)
• Mason McWhorter (GASO, Sr, Outfielder)
• Ethan Wilson (USA, So, Outfielder)
• Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Jr, Outfielder)
• Will Hollis (TXST, Sr, Designated Hitter)
• Andrew Beesley (ULM, Sr, Utility)

Roster

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2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers roster
	Pitchers 8 Alaska Abney - Sophomore 13 Shaddon Peavyhouse - Redshirt Sophomore 13 Johnathan Blackwell - Freshman 18 Scott Kobos - Redshirt Senior 26 Griffin Holcombe - Freshman 30 Chase Antle - Graduate Student 31 Will Smith - Freshman 32 Josh Jarman - Junior 34 Jay Causey - Redshirt Senior 35 Jacob Maton - Redshirt Freshman 37 Nick Parker - Sophomore 38 Reid Vanscoter - Redshirt Sophomore 39 Zach McCambley - Junior 40 Casey Green - Freshman 41 Trevor Damron - Junior		Catchers 25 BT Riopelle - Sophomore 27 Tanner Garrison - Freshman 29 Joe Singley - Redshirt Junior 33 Alex Gattinelli - Junior 47 Hunter Ashburn - Redshirt Junior Infielders 1 Dale Thomas - Freshman 5 Brian Port - Freshman 6 Nick Lucky - Sophomore 7 Cooper Weiss - Freshman 10 Scott McKeon - Senior 11 Connor Kirkley - Freshman 16 Zach Beach - Freshman 19 Fox Leum - Redshirt Junior 20 Eric Brown - Freshman 36 - Walt Richardson - Redshirt Freshman		Outfielders 2 Kyle Westfall - Freshman 3 Parker Chavers - Junior 17 Jared Johnson - Redshirt Junior 23 Makenzie Pate - Freshman 24 Morgan Hyde - Senior

Coaching staff

2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers coaching staff
Gary Gilmore – Head Coach – 25th year Kevin Schnall – Associate head coach/recruiting coordinator/Catchers Coach/Acting Head Coach (part of 2020) – 17th year Drew Thomas – Assistant Head Coach/Pitching Coach – 14th year Matt Schilling – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 14th year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Coastal Carolina win
	Coastal Carolina loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Coastal Carolina team member

2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball game log
Regular season (11-5)
February (6-3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Brittain Resorts Baseball at the Beach Tournament Feb. 14 UNC Greensboro Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 12-4 McCambley (1-0) Lewis (0-1) None 2,391 1-0 Feb. 15 San Diego State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 1-3 Melton (1-0) Kobos (0-1) Brown (1) 2,138 1-1 Feb. 16 Virginia Tech Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Game canceled due to heavy rain and inclement weather Feb. 18 at UNC Wilmington Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC Postponed to 2/19 due to inclement weather Feb. 19 at UNC Wilmington Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC W 4-3 Abney (1-0) Bruno (0-1) None 1,680 2-1 Brittain Resorts Invitational Feb. 21 Saint Joseph's Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 2-4 DiValerio (2-0) McCambley (1-1) Stetzar (1) 1,725 2-2 Feb. 22 Illinois Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 2-5 Weber (2-0) Kobos (0-2) Acton (2) 1,806 2-3 Feb. 23 Kennesaw State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 13-5 Parker (1-0) Williams (1-1) None 1,878 3-3 Feb. 23 West Virginia Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 14-2 Green (1-0) Strechay (0-1) None 2,162 4-3 Feb. 26 at College of Charleston CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Charleston, SC Game canceled due to inclement weather Feb. 28 Maryland Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 16-0 McCambley (2-1) Fisher (2-1) None 1,997 5-3 Feb. 29 Maryland Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 10-3 Abney (2-0) Dean (0-1) None 2,078 6-3
March (5-2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Mar. 1 Maryland Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 3-2 Peavyhouse (1-0) Staine (0-1) Antle (1) 2,069 7-3 Mar. 3 Charlotte Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 15-6 Causey (1-0) Turnbull (0-1) Jarman (1) 1,804 8-3 Mar. 4 at No. 8 North Carolina State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC L 7-24 Pace (1-0) Blackwell (0-1) None 2,533 8-4 Mar. 6 Middle Tennessee Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 13-6 McCambley (3-1) Brown (1-3) None 1,637 9-4 Mar. 7 Middle Tennessee Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 5-12 Wigginton (1-1) Kobos (0-3) None 1,762 9-5 Mar. 8 Middle Tennessee Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 8-1 Parker (2-0) Medlin (1-3) None 1,826 10-5 Mar. 11 Wake Forest Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 10-4 Kobos (1-3) McNamee (0-2) None 1,903 11-5 Mar. 13 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 14 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 15 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 17 Clemson Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 20 Louisiana–Monroe M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 21 Louisiana–Monroe Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 22 Louisiana–Monroe Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 24 at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 27 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 28 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 29 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar. 31 at Charlotte Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
April (0-0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 3 South Alabama Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 4 South Alabama Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 5 South Alabama Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 7 at UNC Wilmington Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 9 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 10 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 11 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 14 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 17 UT Arlington Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 18 UT Arlington Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 19 UT Arlington Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 21 at Wake Forest David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 24 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 25 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 26 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr. 28 at No. 3 Georgia Foley Field • Athens, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 1 Georgia State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 2 Georgia State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 3 Georgia State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 8 Little Rock Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 9 Little Rock Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 10 Little Rock Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 12 College of Charleston Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 14 at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 15 at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic May 16 at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Post-season (0–0)
SBC Tournament (0–0) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 20 Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Schedule Source:^[6]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

References

1. "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
2. Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Statement on Spring Sports Competitions". sunbeltsports.org.
3. "Coastal Carolina - Perfect Game Baseball Player College Commitments". Perfect Game. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
4. "Chants Picked to Finish Second in the East; McCambley Tabbed Preseason All-Conference". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
5. "2020 Baseball Roster". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
6. "2020 Baseball Schedule". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved August 17, 2020.