2023 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team

The 2023 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Chanticleers played their home games at Springs Brooks Stadium and were led by twenty-eight year head coach Gary Gilmore. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2023 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball
Sun Belt Conference Regular Season champions
Conway Regional, 3–2
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
CB	No. 21
Record	42–21 (23–7 SBC)
Head coach	Gary Gilmore (28th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Schnall (20th season) Jason Beverlin (2nd season) Matt Schilling (16th season)
Home stadium	Springs Brooks Stadium
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 21 Coastal Carolina ‍†‍‍y	23	–	7		.767			42	–	21		.667
No. 9 Southern Miss ‍‍‡‍y	22	–	8		.733			46	–	20		.697
Troy ‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			40	–	22		.645
Louisiana ‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			41	–	24		.631
Texas State  ‍‍‍	17	–	13		.567			36	–	23		.610
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	16	–	13		.552			30	–	25		.545
James Madison  ‍‍‍	15	–	13		.536			31	–	25		.554
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	16	–	14		.533			30	–	29		.508
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	16	–	14		.533			27	–	29		.482
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			32	–	23		.582
South Alabama  ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			23	–	31		.426
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	9	–	19		.321			20	–	31		.392
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	6	–	23		.207			17	–	37		.315
Marshall  ‍‍‍	5	–	25		.167			16	–	37		.302
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 25, 2023[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Personnel

2023 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 1 OF Sebastian Alexander R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Mayfield, Ohio 2 RHP Jack Billings L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Voorhees, New Jersey 3 INF Ty Dooley L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Elgin, South Carolina 5 INF Payton Eeles L/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Acworth, Georgia 6 OF Nick Lucky L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Denver, Pennsylvania 7 INF Blake Barthol L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Allentown, Pennsylvania 8 INF Dean Mihos R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Chester Springs, Pennsylvania 10 OF Billy Underwood R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr St. Louis, Missouri 11 RHP Teddy Sharkey R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Wall, New Jersey 12 Jake Books L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Royersford, Pennsylvania 13 RHP John Kelly R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Rutherford, New Jersey 16 INF Zack Beach L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Mechanicsville, Virginia 17 C Caden Bodine S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Haddon Heights, New Jersey 18 OF Chad Born  R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Placentia, California 19 LHP Liam Doyle L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Derry, New Hampshire 20 RHP Alex Edmondson R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Simpsonville, South Carolina 21 OF Houston Koon S/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Wilkesboro, North Carolina 22 OF Graham Brown R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Middletown, Maryland 23 OF Anthony Galason  R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Colts Neck, New Jersey 24 LHP Levi Huesman R/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Hanover, Virginia 25 INF Orlando Pena R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Jersey City, New Jersey 26 RHP Riley Eikhoff  R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Bristow, Virginia 27 C Tanner Garrison R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Elgin, South Carolina 29 RHP Matthew Potok R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Jackson, New Jersey 30 RHP Karl Ralamb R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Las Vegas, Nevada 31 RHP Will Smith  R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Conway, South Carolina 32 C Kameron Guangorena  L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Whittier, California 33 LHP Tadan Bell L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Columbus, Nebraska 35 RHP Bobby McBride R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Brewster, New York 36 INF Chase Hudson  R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 38 RHP Josh McCusker L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Leesburg, Virginia 39 RHP Darin Horn R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Bluffton, South Carolina 40 RHP Davis Tyndall R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Morehead City, North Carolina 41 RHP Colin Yablonski  R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Lancaster, Pennsylvania 43 RHP Matt Joyce R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Braintree, Massachusetts 44 RHP Jake Manderson  R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Ballston Spa, New York 45 RHP Brodie McFadden R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Holly Springs, North Carolina 47 LHP Bryce Shaffer L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Cape Coral, Florida 51 RHP Jacob Morrison R/R 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Flushing, Michigan 53 Derek Bender R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Murrells Inlet, South Carolina	Head coach Garry Gilmore (Coastal Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Kevin Schnall (Coastal Carolina) Jason Beverlin (Western Carolina) Matt Schilling (Coastal Carolina) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 25 June 2023

Schedule and results

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

2023 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball game log
Regular season
February (4–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Baseball at the Beach Presented by VisitMyrtleBeach.com Feb. 17 Fairfield Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 14–7 Smith (1–0) Noviello (0–1) None 1,772 1–0 Feb. 18 Middle Tennessee Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 11–3 Morrisson (1-0) Swan (0-1) Schaffer (1) ESPN+ 1,847 2–0 Feb. 19 VCU Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 2–4 Peters (1-0) Smith (1-1) Erka (1) 1,969 2–1 Feb. 22 NC State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 4–16 Highfill (1-0) Eikhoff (0-1) None ESPN+ 2,413 2–2 Feb. 24 Creighton Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 14–12 Billings (1-0) Hammond (1-1) Sharkey (1) ESPN+ 1,423 3–2 Feb. 25 Creighton Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 14–5 Shaffer (1-0) Lommel (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,365 4–2 Feb. 26 Creighton Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 5–10 Bergstrom (1-0) Yablonski (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,412 4–3 Feb. 28 at Charleston CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, SC L 3–4 Privette (1-0) Edmondson (0-1) None FloSports 667 4–4
March (12–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Mar. 3 Davidson Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 7–6 Sharkey (1-0) Champey (1-1) None ESPN+ 1,397 5–4 Mar. 4 Davidson Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 26–5 Huesman (1-0) Feczko (1-2) None ESPN+ 1,542 6–4 Mar. 5 Davidson Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 12–5 Horn (1-0) Jamieson (1-1) Sharkey (2) ESPN+ 1,738 7–4 Mar. 7 No. 5 Wake Forest Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 13–11 Yablonski (1-1) Ray (0-1) Sharkey (3) ACC+ 1,791 8–4 Mar. 10 Illinois Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 16–8 Shaffer (2-0) Constertina (1-1) None ESPN+ 1,313 9–4 Mar. 11 Illinois Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 3–13 Glassey (2-0) Huesmann (1-1) None ESPN+ 1,923 9–5 Mar. 12 Illinois Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Game canceled due to heavy rain and inclement weather Mar. 14 No. 19 Campbell Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 12–9 Potok (1-0) Loyd (1-1) Sharkey (4) ESPN+ 1,588 10–5 Mar. 17 at James Madison Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA W 16–3 Morrison (2-0) Mozoki (0-2) None ESPN+ 297 11–5 1–0 Mar. 18 at James Madison Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA L 3–8 Murphy (3-1) Huesmann (1-2) None 379 11–6 1–1 Mar. 19 at James Madison Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA W 3–1 Sharkey (2-0) Grubbs (0-1) None ESPN+ 291 12–6 2–1 Mar. 24 Texas State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 19–0 Morrison (3-0) Wells (4-1) None ESPN+ 2,167 13-6 3–1 Mar. 25 Texas State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 13–6 Potok (2-0) Medrano (1-2) None ESPN+ 2,004 14-6 4–1 Mar. 25 Texas State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 8–10 Stroud (1-1) Horn (1-1) McCaffety (2) ESPN+ 1,654 14–7 4–2 March 28 at No. 13 North Carolina No. 19 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 12-7 Sharkey (3–0) Berkwich (1–1) None ACCNX 2,554 15–7 4–2 March 31 at Georgia State No. 19 Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 16-7 Shaffer (3-0) Brandon (2-2) None 367 16–7 5–2
April (12–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 1 at Georgia State No. 19 Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 10–8 Yablonski (2-1) Ottinger (0-4) Sharkey (5) 389 17–7 6–2 Apr. 2 at Georgia State No. 19 Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 8–610 Smith (2-1) Gorman (1-1) None 401 18–7 7–2 Apr. 4 at Clemson No. 17 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 7–167 Hoffmann (3-1) Huesman (1-3) None ACCNX 4,678 18–8 Apr. 6 Georgia Southern No. 17 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 10–4 Morrison (4-0) Johnson (4-3) Horn (1) ESPN+ 2,609 19–8 8–2 Apr. 7 Georgia Southern No. 17 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 5–7 Thompson (2-2) Potok (2-1) None ESPN+ 1,411 19–9 8–3 Apr. 7 Georgia Southern No. 17 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 13–8 Shaffer (4-1) Wray (1-2) None ESPN+ 1,759 20–9 9–3 Apr. 10 at No. 14 Campbell No. 17 Jim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, NC L 4–9 Cummings (1-1) Huesman (1-4) None ESPN+ 876 20–10 Apr. 11 at No. 14 Campbell No. 17 Jim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, NC W 5–3 Doyle (1-0) Loyd (2-4) Sharkey (6) ESPN+ 730 21–10 Apr. 14 at Old Dominion No. 17 Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA L 5–8 Holobetz (2-1) Potok (2-2) Cook (3) ESPN+ 680 21–11 9–4 Apr. 15 at Old Dominion No. 17 Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 15–2 Morrison (5-0) Armstrong (6-1) None ESPN+ 931 22–11 10–4 Apr. 16 at Old Dominion No. 17 Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 4–2 Sharkey (4-0) Cook (2-2) None ESPN+ 802 23–11 11–4 Apr. 19 Charleston No. 10 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 12–4 Smith (3-1) Brink (2-1) None ESPN+ 1,703 24–11 Apr. 21 No. 24 Southern Miss No. 10 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 15–7 Potok (3-2) Hall (7-3) None ESPN+ 2,158 25–11 12–4 Apr. 22 No. 24 Southern Miss No. 10 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 20–7 Horn (2-1) Oldham (3-2) None ESPN+ 1,628 26–11 13–4 Apr. 23 No. 24 Southern Miss No. 10 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 7–15 Storm (2-1) Sharkey (4-1) None ESPN+ 2,207 26–12 13–5 Apr. 25 at No. 2 Wake Forest No. 6 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 1–117 Keener (6-0) Kelly (0-1) None ACCN 2,361 26–13 Apr. 28 at Louisiana No. 6 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 9–11 Theut (2-0) Potok (3-3) None ESPN+ 4,008 26–14 13–6 Apr. 29 at Louisiana No. 6 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 13–5 Morrison (6-0) Nezuh (6-4) Doyle (1) ESPN+ 4,029 27–14 14–6 Apr. 30 at Louisiana No. 6 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 3–211 Sharkey (5-1) Moody (0-4) None ESPN+ 3,925 28–14 15–6
May (9–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 2 Charlotte No. 8 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 3–7 Kramer (3-4) Edmondson (0-2) None ESPN+ 1,519 28–15 May 5 Appalachian State No. 8 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 0–11 Hamilton (8-2) Morrison' (6-1) None ESPN+ 2,085 28–16 15–7 May 6 Appalachian State No. 8 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 6–510 Sharkey (6-1) Welch (2-2) None ESPN+ 2,224 29–16 16–7 May 7 Appalachian State No. 8 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 11–4 Horn (3-1) Cross (4-3) None ESPN+ 2,171 30–16 17–7 May 9 at The Citadel No. 8 Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Game cancelled' May 10 No. 16 Clemson No. 8 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 6–13 Allen (2-0) Shaffer (4-1) None ESPN+ 3,511 30–17 May 12 at South Alabama No. 8 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 8–710 Sharkey (7-1) Wood (4-3) None ESPN+ 1,394 31–17 18–7 May 13 at South Alabama No. 8 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 14–11 Smith (4-1) Lee (2-7) None ESPN+ 1,401 32–17 19–7 May 14 at South Alabama No. 8 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 16–10 Kelly (1-1) Homniok (1-2) None ESPN+ 969 33–17 20–7 May 16 North Carolina No. 8 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 8–6 Billings (2-0) Bovair (4-3) Sharkey (7) ESPN+ 2,322 34–17 May 18 Marshall No. 8 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Game postponed May 19 Marshall No. 8 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 9–3 Doyle (2-0) Copen (2-9) None ESPN+ 1,681 35–17 21–7 May 20 Marshall No. 8 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 19–2 Eikhoff (1-1) Pacella (0-8) None ESPN+ 2,005 36–17 22–7 May 20 Marshall No. 8 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 10–9 Billings (3-0) Addkison (3-8) Sharkey (8) ESPN+ 2,005 37–17 23–7
Post-season (5–4)
SBC Tournament (2–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 24 vs. (8) Georgia State (1)/No. 7 Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL W 5–4 Doyle (3-0) Acosta (3-3) Sharkey (9) ESPN+ 38–17 1–0 May 25 vs. (4) Louisiana (1)/No. 7 Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL W 6–3 Eikhoff (2-1) Fluno (3-1) Sharkey (10) ESPN+ 39–17 2–0 May 27 vs. Louisiana (1)/No. 7 Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL L 3–7 Couch (2-1) Horn (3-2) Marshall (5) ESPN+ 39–18 2–1 May 27 vs. (4) Louisiana (1)/No. 7 Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL L 1–4 Marshall (3-1) Smith (4-2) Etheridge (2) ESPN+ 39–19 2–2
NCAA tournament (3–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record Conway Regional Jun. 2 (4) Rider (1)/No. 9 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 10–1110 Kirwin (7-2) Sharkey (7-2) None ESPN+ 3,593 39–20 0–1 Jun. 3 (3) UNC Wilmington (1)/No. 9 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 12–2 Eikhoff (3-1) Taylor (7-3) None ESPN+ 3,241 40–20 1–1 Jun. 4 (4) Rider (1)/No. 9 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 13–5 Billings (4-0) Heine (4-4) None ESPN+ 3,291 41–20 2–1 Jun. 4 (2) Duke (1)/No. 9 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 8–6 Shaffer (5-1) Proksch (5-3) Sharkey (11) ESPN+ 4,001 42–20 3–1 Jun. 5 (2) Duke (1)/No. 9 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 3–12 Beilenson (6-3) Doyle (3-1) None ESPN+ 5,102 42–21 3–2

Schedule Source:^[2]

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

Conway Regional

Conway Regional Teams
(1) Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	(2) Duke Blue Devils	(3) UNC Wilmington Seahawks	(4) Rider Broncs

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	No. 9 Coastal Carolina	10
	4	Rider	1110
						4	Rider	1
						2	Duke	2
	3	UNC Wilmington	3
	2	Duke	12
											2	Duke	6	12
											1	No. 9 Coastal Carolina	8	3
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						1	No. 9 Coastal Carolina	13
	1	No. 9 Coastal Carolina	12			4	Rider	5
	3	UNC Wilmington	2

Rankings

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'[3]		*						21	21	13	7	8	9	8	7	8	8	8	20
Baseball America[4]								22	18	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	12	12	20
Collegiate Baseball^[5]								27	29	29	28	19	18	13	11	12	21	21	21
NCBWA†[6]							28	20	18	13	9	8	10	8	8	9	21	21	24
D1Baseball[7]							19	17	17	10	6	8	8	8	7	9	9	9	21

^ 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

1. "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
2. "2023 Baseball Schedule". Coastal Carolina Athletics. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
3. "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
4. "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
5. "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
6. "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
7. "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.