ULM Program

CONWAY – The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (29-4, 4-5 Sun Belt) return to the field this weekend as they host the ULM Warhawks (4-27, 1-8 Sun Belt) in Sun Belt Conference play. The CCU softball team will also be welcoming All 4 Paws and Camp Bow Wow to St. John Stadium on Saturday, March 30 for Bark in the Park.
 
Bark in the Park

Bark in the Park is a first for Coastal softball and is being promoted alongside All 4 Paws and Camp Bow Wow. All 4 Paws volunteers will be on hand with two puppies available for adoption. During the game, pet-friendly toys and treats will be given away to make for a pet-friendly experience. All tickets for the 2:00 p.m. game are $5.00 per person and includes free admission for their pet. (All pets in attendance must on a leash)
 
Coastal Carolina
 
Coastal Carolina snapped a three game losing streak on Wednesday afternoon as they defeated the Winthrop Eagles by the score of 6-4.
 
With the Chanticleers down 4-3 going in to the bottom half of the fifth inning, Kassidy Smith was able to hit a solo homer to tie the score and then in the seventh, the junior came through with her eighth of the year in walk-off fashion to win it for her team.
 
Sophomore Stavi Augur added two runs batted in and Abbey Montoya added two hits in the game.
 
Sophomore Kaitlin Beasley pitched in CCU's eight consecutive game and picked up her 15th win of the season, going the final three innings, not allowing a hit and striking out three.
 
Sophomore Courtney Dean continues her fantastic pace as she has hit in 20 of her last 23 games.  Last year's All-Sun Belt member has hit .353 (24-for-68), ten home runs (league leader), four doubles, 10 walks, and 16 runs batted in that stretch.

Another notable streak for the Coastal Carolina is that Augur has reached safely in 11 straight games. Smith had the highest mark of the season of 24, set earlier in the season.
 
On the season, the Chanticleers are second in the conference and 12^th in the nation with 1.38 home runs per game.  Beasley-Polko is second in the conference and ninth in the nation with 15 wins, and Kassidy Smith is second in the conference and tenth in the nation with .41 hit by pitches per game.
 
ULM
 
ULM comes into the weekend with a record of 4-27 overall and 1-8 in conference play.
 
The Warhawks played a mid-week game on Tuesday versus LA Tech and fell to the Bulldogs by the score of 10-5.
 
Sydney McCay and Bailey Thibodeaux were the bright spots in the ULM lineup versus LA Tech. McCay went 2-for-4 and Thibodeaux collected three runs batted in.
 
McCay was a 2018 First Team All-Sun Belt member and currently fourth in the Sun Belt with a .429 batting average, and has four doubles, a triple, and 12 steals.
 
Adrianna Chavarria and Jessie Watts lead the pitching staff with 14 starts and Watts has 17 starts respectively.
 
Chavarria leads the team with two wins and a 3.39 earned run average, five complete games, and .246 batting average against.
 
ULM holds the all-time advantage over Coastal Carolina with a record of 6-2, but since the Chanticleers entered the Sun Belt in 2017, ULM has four of the six games.
 
For the past two seasons, each team has won the series at their home ballpark. Last season, ULM swept the Chanticleers in Monroe as they went onto make the conference tournament over the Chants by one game.
 
Schedule Change
 
Sunday's game versus ULM was scheduled for 12 noon, but has now been bumped up to 11:00 a.m.

How To Follow

Coastal Carolina and ULM will be streamed Sunday at 11:00 a.m. on the Chanticleer Network and stats for the three game series can be found at goccusports.

For complete coverage of CCU softball, follow the Chanticleers on social media at @CoastalSB (twitter), @GoCCUSports (Instagram) and facebook.com/CCUChanticleers (Facebook) or visit the official home of Coastal Carolina Athletics at goccusports.com