CONWAY, S.C. — Coastal Carolina baseball used a combination of dominant pitching and a 14-hit offensive outburst to defeat Kansas State 9-2 on Monday in the finale of Baseball at the Beach at Springs Brooks Stadium.
 
The Chanticleers (4-0) took control early, plating two runs in the second inning and adding insurance with a four-run sixth to put the game out of reach. Ty Barrango delivered the highlight of the night with a solo home run to lead off the big inning, while Domenico Tozzi paced the offense with three hits, including two doubles, and two RBIs.
 
Jacob Morrison (1-0) earned the win for Coastal, tossing four scoreless innings while striking out six and allowing just two hits while. He was on the mound for the first time since June 4, 2023. He missed all of 2024 due to Tommy John surgery. The Chanticleers' bullpen combined to hold Kansas State (1-3) to two runs on four hits over the final five innings.
 
Kansas State struggled to generate offense, mustering six hits while stranding 11 runners. The Wildcats' lone runs came on a throwing error in the sixth and an RBI double by Maximus Martin in the eighth.
 
Wildcats starter Lincoln Sheffield (0-1) took the loss after allowing three runs on 10 hits over five innings. The Chanticleers chased him with a relentless offensive attack, highlighted by multi-hit performances from Caden Bodine, Walker Mitchell and Colby Thorndyke.
 
Coastal is 4-0 for the first time since starting the 2019 season with seven-consecutive victories. 
 
NOTING BASEBALL AT THE BEACH

• CCU went 4-0 for Baseball at the Beach for the third time and first since 2010. 
• The tournament has been played yearly since 2000 and opened Coastal's season in 2017 for the first time.
• It has held the pole position for the baseball campaign in eight of the past nine seasons.

 
UP NEXT
Coastal is back on the diamond Tuesday, facing Charleston at Springs Brooks Stadium at 3 p.m. ET. Tune into ESPN+ and the Chanticleer Radio Network for full coverage. Get your tickets online now!
 
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