2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team

The 2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Chanticleers played their home games at Springs Brooks Stadium. This was the first season of competition in the Sun Belt after transitioning from the Big South. While the Chanticleers were successful in their inaugural Sun Belt season, winning a regular season title, they failed to return to the NCAA Tournament after winning the College World Series the previous season.

2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball
Sun Belt regular season champions Sun Belt East Division champion
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
2017 record	37–19–1 (20–7–1 SBC)
Head coach	Gary Gilmore (22nd season)
Home stadium	Springs Brooks Stadium

2017 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East Division
Coastal Carolina^x^† ‍‍‍	22	–	7	–	1		.750			37	–	19	–	1		.658
No. 26 South Alabama^‡^y  ‍‍‍	22	–	8	–	0		.733			40	–	21	–	0		.656
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	18	–	12	–	0		.600			38	–	21	–	0		.644
Troy  ‍‍‍	16	–	14	–	0		.533			31	–	25	–	0		.554
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0		.333			22	–	33	–	0		.400
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	8	–	22	–	0		.267			19	–	36	–	0		.345
West Division
UT Arlington^x  ‍‍‍	20	–	10	–	0		.667			30	–	25	–	0		.545
Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍‍‍	19	–	10	–	1		.650			35	–	21	–	1		.623
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	13	–	16	–	0		.448			28	–	27	–	0		.509
Texas State  ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0		.433			29	–	30	–	0		.492
Little Rock  ‍‍‍	11	–	18	–	0		.379			21	–	34	–	0		.382
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	6	–	24	–	0		.200			12	–	43	–	0		.218
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Schedule and results

Coastal Carolina announced its 2017 baseball schedule on November 16, 2016. The 2017 schedule consisted of 34 home and 23 away games in the regular season. The Chanticleers hosted Sun Belts foes Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Troy and traveled to Georgia State, Louisiana–Monroe, South Alabama, Texas–Arlington, and Texas State.[1]

The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Championship was hosted by Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Georgia.[2] Coastal Carolina captured the regular season Sun Belt championship, but were eliminated by Texas State in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament following a 5–7 defeat. Falling to 37–19–1, the Chanticleers were not selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament.

2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (37–18–1)
February (4–5) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall Record SBC Record Feb. 17 Richmond #19 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 8–5 3,280 1–0 – Feb. 18 Western Carolina #19 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 5–4 3,777 1–1 – Feb. 19 James Madison #19 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 11–3 2,488 1–2 – Feb. 20 St. John's Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 7–4 1,845 1–3 – Feb. 22 College of Charleston Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 16–7 2,019 2–3 – Feb. 24 Ball State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 1–0 1,967 3–3 – Feb. 25 West Virginia Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 22–9 2,319 3–4 – Feb. 26 George Mason Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 9–8 1,785 4–4 – Feb. 27 West Virginia Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 4–1 1,553 4–5 –
March (13–5) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall Record SBC Record Mar. 1 at UNC Wilmington Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC W 4–1 1,443 5–5 – Mar. 3 San Francisco Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 7–5 6–5 – Mar. 4 Winthrop Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 8–3 1,722 7–5 – Mar. 4 Albany Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 14–0 1,327 8–5 – Mar. 5 San Francisco Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 6–1 1,425 9–5 – Mar. 8 Wake Forest #23 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 13–8 1,451 9–6 – Mar. 10 Illinois #23 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 7–6 1,411 9–7 – Mar. 11 Illinois #23 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 3–2 1,411 10–7 – Mar. 12 Illinois #23 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 6–0 1,554 11–7 – Mar. 17 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 5–4 1,478 11–8 0–1 Mar. 18 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 4–3 1,621 12–8 1–1 Mar. 19 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 10–7 1,360 12–9 1–2 Mar. 24 Arkansas State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 5–0 1,744 13–9 2–2 Mar. 25 Arkansas State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 11–6 1,691 14–9 3–2 Mar. 26 Arkansas State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 6–1 1,748 15–9 4–2 Mar. 28 at #7 North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 7–6 1,925 15–10 – Mar. 29 UNC Wilmington Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 13–2 1,577 16–10 – Mar. 31 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 4–0 348 17–10 5–2
April (10–6–1) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall Record SBC Record April 1 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 8–5 361 18–10 6–2 April 2 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 17–0 335 19–10 7–2 April 7 Louisiana–Lafayette Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 1–0 2,191 19–11 7–3 April 8 Louisiana–Lafayette Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 9–8 2,278 20–11 8–3 April 9 Louisiana–Lafayette Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC T 7–7 2,107 20–11–1 8–3–1 April 11 at #22 Wake Forest Gene Hooks Field • Winston-Salem, NC L 19–9 1,210 20–12–1 – April 13 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 4–3 2,019 21–12–1 9–3–1 April 14 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 11–9 2,276 22–12–1 10–3–1 April 15 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 4–3 1,681 22–13–1 10–4–1 April 19 at College of Charleston Patriot's Point • Mount Pleasant, SC W 8–5 654 23–13–1 – April 21 Georgia Southern Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 6–5 1,970 24–13–1 11–4–1 April 22 Georgia Southern Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 7–6 1,858 24–14-1 11-5-1 April 23 Georgia Southern Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 3–2 1,678 24–15-1 11-6-1 April 28 at The Citadel Riley Park • Charleston, SC W 9–6 616 25–15-1 - April 28 Troy Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 4–0 1,492 25–16-1 11-7-1 April 29 Troy Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 5–4 1,470 26–16–1 12–7–1 April 30 Troy Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 11–8 1,616 27–16–1 13–7–1
May (10–2) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall Record SBC Record May 5 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 7–5 1,015 28–16–1 14–7–1 May 6 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 10–5 1,073 29–16–1 15–7–1 May 7 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 8–1 1,087 30–16–1 16–7–1 May 9 UNC Wilmington Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 13–5 1,717 31–16–1 – May 10 College of Charleston Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 6–5 1,578 30–17–1 – May 12 at #24 Texas–Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 5–4 939 32–17–1 17–7–1 May 13 at #24 Texas–Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 4–1 505 33–17–1 18–7–1 May 14 at #24 Texas–Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 5–0 374 34–17–1 19–7–1 May 16 at #14 Clemson #24 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 11–8 5,138 34–18–1 – May 18 Appalachian State #24 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 5–0 1,278 35–18–1 20–7–1 May 19 Appalachian State #24 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 4–2 1,838 36–18–1 21–7–1 May 20 Appalachian State #24 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 6–2 1,910 37–18–1 22–7–1
Post-Season (0–1)
SBC Tournament (0–1) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall Record SBCT Record May 26 vs. Texas State #18 J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 5–7 578 37–19–1 0–1

• Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

References

1. "Coastal Carolina Baseball Announces 2017 Schedule" (Press release). Coastal Carolina University Department of Athletics. November 16, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
2. "2017 Sun Belt Baseball Tournament Coming to Statesboro" (Press release). Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. December 23, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2017.