Conway, S.C.: Coastal Carolina has fielded some truly exceptional baseball teams over the years, including a national championship-winning one in 2016. The 2025 version of Chanticleer baseball is proving to be another special installment. On Saturday, the Chanticleers reached their fourth straight NCAA regional final with an 18-7 pounding of East Carolina in front of a record-setting crowd of 6,432 at Springs-Brooks Stadium.
According to CCU, the 18 runs were the most Coastal has scored in an NCAA regional game since the Chanticleers blitzed Stony Brook 25-7 in the 2010 tournament. The victory was also the team’s 50th of the season, marking just the sixth time in program history that a Chanticleer baseball squad has eclipsed the half-century mark in wins.
CCU will face the winner of Sunday’s elimination game between Florida and East Carolina in the regional final at 6pm.
Game Story Courtesy of CCU Media Relations: The Chanticleers (50-11), the No. 13 national seed, slugged four home runs, racked up 20 hits, and scored multiple runs in four straight innings from the sixth through the ninth to pull away from the No. 17-ranked Pirates.
Colby Thorndyke blasted two home runs and drove in a career-high six runs to lead the offensive onslaught. Blagen Pado went 4-for-6 with a double, home run and three RBIs, while Sebastian Alexander had four hits and four RBIs, including a solo homer in the seventh and a two-run single in the eighth.
Starter Jacob Morrison allowed four runs over 5.0 innings walked none, struck out five and did not factor in the decision. The Chants turned three double plays and got 4.0 innings of relief from Matthew Potok and Darin Horn to close it out. Potok picked up the win and moved to 3-1 on the season.