CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina softball team returns to St. John Stadium and welcomes Troy to Conway, S.C. on March 11-13 to begin Sun Belt Conference play. 
 
The Chanticleers enter the weekend 9-9 overall while the Trojans come to the Palmetto State with a 13-5 overall record.

Friday's contest has been moved up to 12:30 p.m. ET due to anticipated weather. Check back for changes over the remainder of the weekend.
 
TICKETS
Coastal will allow fans inside St. John Stadium this season. Fans can purchase tickets for each day. To purchase tickets, CLICK HERE or visit the ticket tent at the stadium on game day. 
 
CLEAR BAG POLICY
To expedite entry and provide a safe and secure environment for our fans, student-athletes, staff, and officials, Coastal Carolina University Athletics has implemented a Clear Bag Policy for all ticketed events. Along with numerous institutions around the country, the state of South Carolina, and professional sports around the world, this new policy limits the size and style of bags carried into ticketed venues. For more information and details CLICK HERE.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Coastal Carolina took part in the Bubly Invitational hosted by No. 4 nationally-ranked Florida, March 4-6 in Gainesville.

In a weekend that saw the Chanticleers go 2-3, Coastal defeated Tennessee State in both matchups, before falling to No. 4 Florida twice and SBC foe Georgia State in a non-conference matchup.  

CCU continued its home run derby with sophomore Riley Zana recording homers against No. 4 Florida and Tennessee State on Friday, while classmate Madison Hudson notched her third career home run on Saturday against Georgia State late in the game. 
  
Zana finished the weekend going 6-for-15, recording four runs, three RBIs, two doubles, and two home runs, to move into a four-way tie for team lead, for the Chanticleers. 
 
In the circle, Kaitlin Beasley-Polko pitched a team-leading 15.1 innings allowing just eight hits, striking out 13 batters. Nicolette Picone recorded 10.2 innings in the circle, including a career-high 6.0 innings and five strikeouts against Tennessee State.
 
OPPONENTS LAST TIME OUT
Troy took part in the LSU Invitational on March 4-6; the Trojans went 2-3. On the final day, Troy fell to Louisiana Tech, 7-6. 
 
The Trojans split a pair of games against No. 21 LSU – defeating the Tigers 5-4 in game one before dropping the second 10-2. On Saturday Troy defeated Central Connecticut State, 11-1 before falling to La. Tech 6-2. The final day of the invitational saw Troy and the Bulldogs in a rematch, with the Trojans falling 7-6. 

ALL-TIME SERIES
- Coastal trails in the all-time series, 7-5
- The first meeting took place on Feb. 22, 2014, in Gainesville, Fla., CCU won that meeting 4-1
- The Chants and Trojans last met on May 9, 2019, in San Marcos, Texas – Coastal tallied a 4-2 victory 
 
HOME SWEET ST. JOHN
 - After spending the first month of the season at home, Coastal returns to Conway and will host 10 of its 20 March games at home. 
- The Chanticleers are 7-6 at home so far this season. 

HOME RUN CLINIC
- The Chanticleers have hit 30 total home runs while opponents have hit
just 18 in the young season.
- So far this season, 10 different Coastal players have hit home runs
as Abbey Montoya, Iyanla De Jesus, Keirstin Roose, and Riley Zana have recorded
five apiece.
- Madison Hudson (3), Maddy Jennings (2), Payton Ebersole (2), Makiya Thomas (1), Jay Wrightsman (1), and Abby Jankay (1) have
also contributed to Coastal's home run tally. 
 
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Each game will have live stats via www.GoCCUSports.com, as well as stream on ESPN+. Links for both can be found on the softball schedule page.
 
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