# 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.

## 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 | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
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| 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 | Game canceled due to heavy rain and inclement weather | Game canceled due to heavy rain and inclement weather | Game canceled due to heavy rain and inclement weather | Game canceled due to heavy rain and inclement weather | Game canceled due to heavy rain and inclement weather | Game canceled due to heavy rain and inclement weather | 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 8–6$^{10}$ | Smith (2-1) | Gorman (1-1) | None | | 401 | 18–7 | 7–2 |
| Apr. 4 | at Clemson | No. 17 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC | L 7–16$^7$ | 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 1–11$^7$ | 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 3–2$^{11}$ | 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 6–5$^{10}$ | 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' | Game cancelled' | Game cancelled' | Game cancelled' | Game cancelled' | Game cancelled' | Game cancelled' | 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 8–7$^{10}$ | 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 | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | 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 | 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 10–11$^{10}$ | 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 |
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*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 | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | No. 9 Coastal Carolina | 10 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rider | 11$^{10}$ | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rider | 11$^{10}$ | 4 | Rider | 1 | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Duke | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | UNC Wilmington | 3 | 2 | Duke | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | Duke | 12 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Duke | 12 | | | | 2 | Duke | 6 | 12 |
| | | | | | | 1 | No. 9 Coastal Carolina | 8 | 3 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 1 | No. 9 Coastal Carolina | 8 | 3 |
| | | | 1 | No. 9 Coastal Carolina | 13 | | | | |
| 1 | No. 9 Coastal Carolina | 12 | 4 | Rider | 5 | | | | |
| 3 | UNC Wilmington | 2 | | | | | | | |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | 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' | | * | | | | | | 21 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
| Baseball America | | | | | | | | 22 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 20 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | | | | | | | | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| NCBWA† | | | | | | | 28 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 24 |
| D1Baseball | | | | | | | 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.