Wednesday, March 20
Conway, S.C.
6:00 PM
Coastal Carolina University
vs
Georgia Tech
Chants Take On Georgia Tech in Midweek Contest
3/19/2024 3:54:00 PM | Softball
CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina softball team will take on their seventh Power Five opponent of the season in Georgia Tech this Wednesday at St. John Stadium. First pitch is at 6 p.m. ET.
LAST TIME OUT
LAST TIME OUT
- The Chants dropped their conference-opening three-game series to the Troy Trojans, 2-1.
- CCU took the first game 7-4, marking its first conference win of the season along with head coach Kelley Green's 800th career win.
- Coastal looked to take the second game on Saturday when the Chanticleers stormed to an 11-5 lead with the help of a three-run homer from Maddy Jennings and a bomb by Georgia Hood. However, the Trojans fought back, scoring eight runs in the last two innings to take the win 13-12.
- The Chants sent the series-deciding game into extra innings on a two-run double by Riley Zana and an RBI single by Hope McDonald but the Trojans crushed two homers in the ninth inning to take the 8-6 victory.
- Georgia Tech has a 19-10 overall record and is 7-2 in the ACC.
- Five of Tech's 19 wins have concluded due to the run rule.
- Georgia Tech's 55 home runs rank them fourth in the nation.
- Georgia Tech is ranked in the top 10 of the NCAA in on-base percentage (.434), slugging percentage (.623), home runs (55), runs per game (7.14), and walks (112).
- The Yellow Jackets have three players with at least nine home runs in Sara Beth Allen (9), Mallorie Black (11), and Madison Dobbins (11).
- Black and Dobbins are first and second in the ACC with 39 and 38 RBIs, respectively.
- Black leads the team with a .411 batting average.
- Kinsey Norton leads the pitching staff with a 2.86 ERA.
- CCU has a 5-6 record versus Georgia Tech.
- The Chants have been outscored 53-36 in their 11 meetings.
- Coastal suffered an 11-3 defeat when it last played the Yellow Jackets on Feb. 10, 2013.
- CCU's largest margin of victory came on March 24, 2001, when the Chants took a 7-3 win.
- The Chants average 3.27 runs a game against the Yellow Jackets.
- Coastal is looking to pick up its first home win versus GT.
- The first matchup came on April 3, 1992, with CCU winning 3-2.
- The Chants are aiming to snap a 5-game losing streak to GT.
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