CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina softball team (5-5) will host its final tournament of the 2022 season Feb. 24-27 as the Chanticleers welcome Central Michigan, Dartmouth, Maryland, Monmouth, and North Carolina A&T to St. John Stadium for the Chanticleer Showdown.

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
Tickets for Thursday's contest (Coastal v. Monmouth) will be $5. For the remainder of the tournament, 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 2022 Battle at the Beach on Feb. 18-20, hosting Fordham, Marshall, and in state-foe South Carolina. CCU finished the second week of play 2-3.

Coastal opened the tournament defeating Marshall 4-3, in a come-from-behind victory after The Herd scored 3 runs early. CCU then allowed just three hits in route to defeating Fordham 4-0. Riley Zana's three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning put CCU up 3-0 before Maddy Jenning's knocked her second home run of the season into left field to secure the final run.

Opponents Last Time Out
Central Michigan
The Chippewas took part in the WKU Hilltopper Classic in Bowling Green, KY on Feb. 18-20. Central Michigan defeated Bellarmine twice and fell to SEMO and Western Kentucky.

After finishing the 2021 season 20-28 overall and 18-20 in Mid-American Conference (MAC) play, the Chippewas were picked to finish seventh in the MAC Preseason poll.

Maryland
On the second week of play, Maryland took park in THE Spring Games at Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex in Leesburg, Fla. The Terrapins finished the weekend going 2-3 and defeated then No. 17 Missouri 1-0 on the final day of the tournament.

Maryland finished the 2021 season 19-25 overall and 19-25 in Big Ten play. The Big Ten did not do a 2022 preseason poll.

Monmouth
The Hawks took part in THE Spring Games at Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex in Leesburg, Fla., going 1-4 over the three-day event. Monmouth defeated North Carolina on Saturday, 2-0.

Monmouth finished the 2021 season 25-9 overall and 25-7 in MAAC play. Monmouth was picked to finish third in the MAAC Coaches' Preseason Poll.

NC A&T
North Carolina A&T enters the weekend 6-4 overall, dropping contests to Robert Morris, Howard, and George Mason. The Aggies face off against in-state foe North Carolina on Feb. 23 before heading south.

North Carolina A&T finished the 2021 season 11-31 overall, with a 10-6 record in MEAC play. The Aggies were picked to finish 10th in the MEAC Preseason Poll.

Schedule for the Chanticleer Showdown
*The four-day tournament will consist of one game on Thursday, five games on Friday and Saturday, concluded by three games on Sunday.

Thursday, Feb. 24
7 p.m. – Coastal Carolina vs. Monmouth

Friday, Feb. 25
9 a.m. – Maryland vs. Central Michigan
11:30 a.m. – NC A&T vs. Dartmouth
2 p.m. – Monmouth vs. Maryland
4:30 p.m. – Coastal Carolina vs. Central Michigan
7 p.m. – Dartmouth vs. Monmouth

Saturday, Feb. 26
9 a.m. – Central Michigan vs. NC A&T
11:30 a.m. – Central Michigan vs. Monmouth
2 p.m. – Coastal Carolina vs. Maryland
4:30 p.m. – Monmouth vs. Dartmouth
7 p.m. – Maryland vs. Dartmouth

Sunday, Feb. 27
9 a.m. – Dartmouth vs. Central Michigan
11:30 p.m. – NC A&T vs. Maryland
2 p.m. – Coastal Carolina vs. NC A&T

Follow the Action
All 14 games will have live stats via www.GoCCUSports.com. Live stats links for each game can be found on the softball schedule page. 
 
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