# 2018 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team

The 2018 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team represented the Coastal Carolina University in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Chanticleers played their home games at Springs Brooks Stadium.

## Schedule and results

The 2018 schedule consists of 35 home and 21 away games in the regular season. The Chanticleers will host Virginia Tech, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Indiana, VCU, UNCW, West Virginia, UNC, and Clemson for out of conference games. They will also host conference opponents Texas State, South Alabama, Georgia State, ULM, and UA-Little Rock.
2018 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball game log :
Regular season (38–17) :
February (8–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Score | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Feb. 16 | Virginia Tech | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 17–2 | 3,154 | 1–0 | – |
| Feb. 17 | Oklahoma | #18 | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 4–3 (10) | 1,889 | 2–0 | – |
| Feb. 18 | Kansas State | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 4–3 (10) | 1,504 | 3-0 | – |
| Feb. 19 | Indiana | #17 | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 5–6 | 1,318 | 3–1 | – |
| Feb 21 | at College of Charleston | | Patriot's Point • Mount Pleasant, SC | W 13-0 | 640 | 4-1 | – |
| Feb. 23 | Illinois | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 6-4 | 1,378 | 5-1 | – |
| Feb 24 | Illinois | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 6–7 | 1,672 | 5-2 | – |
| Feb. 25 | West Virginia | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 5-2 | 2,039 | 6-2 | – |
| Feb. 26 | VCU | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 15-5 | 1,066 | 7-2 | – |
| Feb. 27 | UNC Wilmington | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 10-5 | 1,227 | 8-2 | – |
March (13–7) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Score | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Mar. 2 | Ball State | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 6–3 | 1,153 | 9–2 | – |
| Mar. 3 | Maryland | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 7–6 | 1,408 | 9–3 | – |
| Mar. 4 | Radford | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 13–7 | 1,232 | 10-3 | – |
| Mar. 7 | Wake Forest | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 19–3 | 1,260 | 11-3 | – |
| Mar. 9 | High Point | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 8–5 | 1,133 | 11-4 | – |
| Mar. 10 | Ohio State | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 10–8 | 1,753 | 12-4 | – |
| Mar. 11 | Ohio State | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 8–5 | 1,291 | 12-5 | – |
| Mar. 11 | High Point | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 3–2 | 1,151 | 12-6 | – |
| Mar. 13 | UConn | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 12-10 | 1,406 | 12-7 | – |
| Mar. 16 | at Arkansas State | | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | W 3–1 | 271 | 13–7 | 1–0 |
| Mar. 17 | at Arkansas State | | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | W 26–14 | 454 | 14–7 | 2–0 |
| Mar. 18 | at Arkansas State | | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | W 8-3 | 321 | 15-7 | 3–0 |
| Mar. 18 | Clemson | #10 | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 9-5 | 4,130 | 16-7 | 3–0 |
| Mar. 23 | Texas State | #30 | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 8-0 | 1,316 | 17-7 | 4–0 |
| Mar. 24 | Texas State | #30 | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 11-3 | 1,548 | 18-7 | 5–0 |
| Mar. 24 | Texas State | #30 | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 7-3 | 1,548 | 19-7 | 6–0 |
| Mar. 27 | at College of Charleston | | Patriot's Point • Mount Pleasant, SC | L 4-11 | 718 | 19-8 | 6–0 |
| Mar. 29 | at Georgia Southern | | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 7-3 | 842 | 20–8 | 7–0 |
| Mar. 30 | at Georgia Southern | | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 15-2 | 808 | 21–8 | 8–0 |
| Mar. 31 | at Georgia Southern | | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 4-5 | 812 | 21–9 | 8–1 |
April (10–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Score | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Apr. 3 | at Clemson | #6 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC | L 1–6 | 6,450 | 21-10 | 8–1 |
| Apr. 6 | South Alabama | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 6-11 | 2,311 | 21-11 | 8–2 |
| Apr. 7 | South Alabama | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 14-7 | 1,268 | 22-11 | 9–2 |
| Apr. 8 | South Alabama | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 12-0 (7) | 1,251 | 23-11 | 10–2 |
| Apr. 10 | at Wake Forest | | Gene Hooks Field • Winston-Salem, NC | W 9–2 | 402 | 24–11 | 10–2 |
| Apr. 13 | at Troy | | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | L 2-4 | 1,936 | 24–12 | 10–3 |
| Apr. 14 | at Troy | | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | W 3-2 | 2,129 | 25–12 | 11–3 |
| Apr. 14 | at Troy | | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | W 5-4 | 1,879 | 26–12 | 12–3 |
| Apr. 18 | at UNC Wilmington | | Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | L 2–1 (13) | 1,350 | 26–13 | 12–3 |
| Apr. 20 | Georgia State | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 3-2 | 1,266 | 26-14 | 8–3 |
| Apr. 21 | Georgia State | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 7-3 | 1,626 | 27-14 | 9–3 |
| Apr. 22 | Georgia State | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 3-1 | 1,327 | 28-14 | 10–3 |
| Apr. 27 | Louisiana–Monroe | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 14-4 | 1,318 | 29-14 | 11–3 |
| Apr. 28 | Louisiana–Monroe | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 11-4 | 1,246 | 30-14 | 12–3 |
| Apr. 28 | Louisiana–Monroe | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 17-6 | 1,239 | 31-14 | 13–3 |
May (7-3) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Score | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 4 | at Louisiana–Lafayette | | M.L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | L 6-12 | 5,008 | 31-15 | 17–4 |
| May 5 | at Louisiana–Lafayette | | M.L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | L 1-5 | 5,121 | 31-16 | 17–5 |
| May 6 | at Louisiana–Lafayette | | M.L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 10-3 | 4,768 | 32-16 | 18–6 |
| May 9 | North Carolina | #3 | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 5-2 | 2,616 | 33-16 | 18–6 |
| May 11 | Little Rock | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 4-0 | 1,139 | 34-16 | 19–6 |
| May 12 | Little Rock | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 6-4 | 1,337 | 35-16 | 20–6 |
| May 13 | Little Rock | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 1-0 | 1,441 | 36-16 | 21–6 |
| May 18 | at Appalachian State | | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | W 10-4 | 375 | 37–16 | 22-6 |
| May 18 | at Appalachian State | | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | W 10-5 | 375 | 38–16 | 23-6 |
| May 18 | at Appalachian State | | Beaver Field • Boone, NC | L 7-11 | 375 | 38–17 | 23-7 |
Post-season (4–0) :
Sun Belt Conference Tournament (4–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site | Score | Attendance | Overall record | SBCT Record |
| May 23 | vs. Texas–Arlington | M.L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 12–2 (8) | 167 | 39–17 | 1–0 |
| May 24 | vs. South Alabama | M.L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 16-4 | 287 | 40–17 | 2–0 |
| May 26 | vs. South Alabama | M.L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 3–1 | 164 | 41–17 | 3–0 |
| May 27 | vs. Troy | M.L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 11–6 | 215 | 42–17 | 4–0 |
NCAA Conway Regional (1-2) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| June 1 | vs. LIU Brooklyn | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 16–1 | 3,736 | 43-17 | 1-0 |
| June 2 | vs. Washington | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 6–11 | 3,205 | 43-18 | 1-1 |
| June 3 | vs. UConn | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 5–6 | 2,392 | 43-19 | 1-2 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | — | —* | —* | 24 | — | — | 22 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 15* | 15* | — |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 24 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13* | 13* | 24 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | — | — | 21 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| NCBWA† | — | — | — | 28 | — | 30 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 24 | 24* | 24 |
^ 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.