CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina softball team kicks off the second weekend of play by hosting the Battle at the Beach, Feb. 18-20. The Chanticleers welcome Fordham, Marshall, and South Carolina to St. John Stadium over the weekend. 
 
Clear Bag Policy
Coastal Carolina University Athletics has a Clear Bag Policy for all ticketed events. For more information regarding the Clear Bag Policy at St. John Stadium, click here. 
 
Tickets
CCU will be allowing fans inside St. John Stadium this weekend. Fans can purchase tickets for $15 per day of the tournament. To purchase tickets, click here or visit the ticket tent at the stadium on game day.
  
Last Time Out
The Chanticleers held the Kickin' Chicken Classic Feb. 11-13, hosting East Carolina, Georgetown, and Purdue. CCU finished the opening weekend of the play 3-2, falling only to the Boilermakers. 
 
Throughout the tournament, the Chants hit 15 home runs led by Abbey Montoya's four home runs – including a walk-off grand slam to propel Coastal over Georgetown 13-9 on Saturday. Coastal scored 41 total runs in five games. 
 
Notably, in her first collegiate at-bat, true freshman Keirstin Roose blasted a home run over the right-field wall on a 2-2 count against Purdue on Friday, Feb. 11. 
 
Opponents Last Time Out
Fordham
The Rams finished the opening weekend of play in the Grand Canyon Kick-Off Classic 2-3, defeating Weber State 4-1 and Northern Colorado 3-2 and falling to Weber State 5-1, Grand Canyon 10-2 (5 innings), and Kansas 6-2. 
 
After finishing the 2021 season 37-10 overall and 7-10 in Atlantic 10 (A10) play, Fordham was picked to finish second in the A10's preseason coaches' poll. 
 
Marshall
The Herd started the 2022 season at the Buzz Classic hosted by Georgia Tech, dropping just one contest to Villanova, 9-1 in five innings. Marshall defeated Saint Joseph's University twice, and Villanova in the rematch. 
 
Marshall finished the 2021 season 20-13 overall and 8-8 in Conference USA (C-USA) play. The Herd was picked to finish fifth in the C-USA preseason coaches' poll. 
 
South Carolina
South Carolina hosted the Gamecock Invitational over the opening weekend of play, going 3-1 dropping their final contest of the weekend to North Carolina on Sunday, 8-3. The Gamecocks suffered their second loss of the season on Wednesday, falling to Charlotte 6-1. 
 
The Gaemecocks finished the 2021 season 26-26 overall and 4-20 in SEC play. The team was picked to finish 13th in the 2022 SEC Preseason Coaches' Poll. 
 
SCHEDULE FOR THE BATTLE AT THE BEACH
*The three-day tournament will consist of four games on Friday and Saturday, concluded by two games on Sunday. Coastal will play the final games of each day.
 
Friday, Feb. 18
10 a.m. – South Carolina vs. Marshall
12:30 p.m. – Fordham vs. South Carolina
3 p.m. – Coastal Carolina vs. Marshall
5:30 p.m. – Coastal Carolina vs. Fordham
 
Saturday, Feb. 19
10 a.m. – Marshall vs. South Carolina
12:30 p.m. – South Carolina vs. Fordham
3 p.m. – Coastal Carolina vs. Marshall
5:30 p.m. – Coastal Carolina vs. Fordham
 
Sunday, Feb. 20 
10 a.m. – Fordham vs. Marshall
12:15 p.m. – Coastal Carolina vs. South Carolina
 
Follow the Action
All 10 games will have live stats via www.GoCCUSports.com. Live stats links for each game can be found on the softball schedule page. 
 
For complete coverage of CCU softball, follow the Chanticleers on social media at @CoastalSoftball (Twitter), @GoCCUSports (Instagram), and facebook.com/CCUChanticleers(Facebook) or visit the official home of Coastal Carolina at www.GoCCUsports.com.