MYRTLE BEACH , SC —The Coastal Carolina University baseball team (7-3) split in action on the final day of the Baseball at the Beach Tournament Feb. 29 at Coastal Federal Field in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Chants defeated Ohio State University 8-4 on the strength of 10 hits and strong pitching. Then, the Richmond tandem of Derek Duclos and Matt McLoughlin no-hit Coastal Carolina 2-0.

Against Ohio State, the Chants scored six runs in the first three innings to take a 6-0 lead. Run-scoring singles from sophomore Mike Costanzo (Springfield, Pa./Archbishop Carroll) and junior Jason Krohn (Gresham, Ore./Lower Columbia College) gave the Chants a two-run first inning. Sophomore Adam Pernasilici (Tecumseh, Ontario/St. Anne’s) then drove in a run in the second. The big blow came in the third when with the bases loaded, Pernasilici hit a fly to center field. The centerfielder and rightfielder collided, scoring all three unearned runs.

Coastal scored on a Krohn RBI in the fourth before the Buckeyes answered with three in the fifth. Ohio State added a run in the seventh and were looking for more before senior Steven Carter (Windsor, Ontario/St. Anne’s) came out for his first appearance since Feb. 13. Carter struck out Steve Caravati to end the threat. Coastal then put one more up on the board with a leadoff home run from senior Greg Orsimarsi (Myrtle Beach, S.C./Socastee) in the eighth.

Freshman Kevin Marrie (Clarksville, Md./River Hill) started for Coastal, going 4.2 innings, striking out four and giving up five hits and three runs. Sophomore Josh Fish (Bostic, N.C./Rutherfordton Spindle) earned the win, going two innings, giving up two hits and a run. Carter earned his first save by striking out four in 2.1 innings.

Junior Brett Grandstrand (Newcastle, Wash./Liberty) and senior Jeremiah Grove (Los Banos, Calif./Merced J.C.) had two hits apiece in the win.

Against Richmond, Duclos and McLoughlin combined for 11 strikeouts, facing five over the minimum. Duclos struck out six in six innings, while McLoughlin had five strikeouts. Richmond scored on an RBI double from Ben Zeskind in the fifth and an unearned run on a bases loaded hit by pitch from Vince Riggi.

Freshman Andy DeLaGarza (Ossian, Ind./Norwell) was the hard-luck loser, fanning five and giving up only four hits and one run in six innings. Junior Byron Binda (Stafford, Va./North Stafford) also struck out five in two innings of relief.

Coastal, Ohio State and Richmond all went 2-1 on the weekend.

The Chants head back to Charles Watson Stadium to face Elon Tuesday, March 2, at 4 p.m.