Conway, S.C. – No. 10 Coastal Carolina will host Arkansas State in a pivotal Sun Belt Conference series between the two divisional leaders this weekend at Springs Brooks Stadium.  

Gates open 90 minutes prior to first pitch. No re-entry is allowed at Springs Brooks Stadium. Clear bag policy is enforced at Springs Brooks Stadium. (Gameday Information can be found here)
 
Weekend Schedule
Friday, 6 p.m. ET – Arkansas State vs. No. 10 Coastal Carolina
Saturday, 2 p.m. ET – Arkansas State vs. No. 10 Coastal Carolina
Sunday, 11:30 a.m. ET – Arkansas State vs. No. 10 Coastal Carolina
 
Follow the Action Live

• All three of the Chanticleers games this weekend will have live stats links for each game that can be found on the baseball schedule page at GoCCUsports.com or here:
  • Live Stats 📈: https://goccusports.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary
• Saturday afternoon's game at 2 p.m. ET will be video streamed live by the Chanticleer Sports Network online here:
  • CSN 📹: https://goccusports.com/watch/?Live=73&type=Live
• Audio for all three Coastal Carolina games can be found on the radio at WRNN 99.5 FM as well as online at:
  • Online Audio 🔊: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/coastal/

 
Chants Chatter

• In his 30th season as a collegiate head coach, Gary Gilmore is just one win away from career victory number 1,200. He has posted an overall career record of 1,199-584-4 at the helm of two programs - USC Aiken (1990-95) and his alma mater Coastal Carolina (1996-present).
• Coastal has the top two hitters in the Sun Belt in conference play this season in Scott McKeon and Jake Wright. McKeon leads the league in conference play with an average of .565 at the plate, while Wright is a close second with a conference average of .560.
• The Chanticleers are looking for their third Sun Belt Conference series win of the season this weekend and their third overall conference series win over Arkansas State having swept the Red Wolves in both 2017 and 2018 in conference play. This season the Chants have recorded series wins at ULM (3-0) and at home versus Troy (2-1).
• Coastal has scored four runs or more in a single inning a total of 17 times this season, including posting a season-high six runs in one inning three times. The Chants are 12-1-1 this season in games which they post a "big inning" and have posted at least one "big inning" in all four of their last eight games.
• Both teams enter play this weekend at 5-1 overall in Sun Belt play. The Chanticleers posted a three-game sweep of ULM (March 15-17) and then won two-of-three games over Troy at home last weekend (March 22-24). Arkansas State swept the same Troy Trojans in opening weekend (March 15-17) and then took two-of-three from South Alabama at home last weekend (March 22-24).
• The Chants are a perfect 6-0 all-time versus Arkansas State. CCU won three-straight over the Red Wolves at home in 2017 and then swept A-State in three games on the road in Jonesboro, Ark. last season.
• A total of seven different Chanticleer pitchers are holding the opponents to a batting average of .250 or less this season. Kiernan Higgins (.000) has not allowed a hit yet this season in minimal work, while left-handed relievers Dylan Gentry (.125) and Trevor Damron (.158) are both holding foes under the Mendoza line this season. Davie Inman (.186), Alaska Abney (.190), Zach McCambley (.233) and Matt Eardensohn (.250) all have kept opponents hitting below .250 on the season as well.
• Coastal's offense leads the Sun Belt in eight major offensive categories on the season. The Chants rank first in the league in batting average (.311), base on balls (150), doubles (54), hits (288), home runs (30), on-base percentage (.426), runs scored (228) and slugging percentage (.485).
• With their series win over Troy last weekend (March 22-24), the Chants have won nine-straight Sun Belt Conference series at home. The last home conference series they lost was to Georgia Southern (2-1) back on April 21-23, 2017.
• Coastal Carolina's pitching staff has struck out double-digit hitters in 13 different games this season, including a season-high 14 punch-outs versus Troy (March 22) and 13 Ks in back-to-back wins over Indiana (March 3) and Wake Forest (March 5).

 
On Deck

• Coastal Carolina will venture out on a season-long nine-game road trip next week starting with two midweek games at Illinois on April 2-3 at Illinois Field in Champaign, Ill.