GAME INFORMATION
21 COASTAL CAROLINA	TEXAS STATE
OVERALL: 18-7	OVERALL: 11-13
CONFERENCE 4-2	CONFERENCE: 3-3
HC: Kevin Schnall	HC:Steven Trout
REC (YR): 18-7 (1st)	REC (YR): 159-119 (6th)

PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Friday: CCU RHP Jacob Morrison (4-0) vs. TXST LHP Alex Valentin (4-0)
Saturday: CCU RHP Cameron Flukey (2-0) vs. TXST LHP Jesus Tovar (0-2)
Sunday: CCU RHP Riley Eikhoff (4-1) vs. TXST RHP Jackson Teer (1-4)

SCENE SETTER
Coastal Carolina has the end of its longest road trip of the season in sight, facing a weekend set at Texas State before returning home next week. The Chants carry a 5-4 road record after taking down No. 3 Clemson, 8-2, on Tuesday. Sebastian Alexander and Blagen Pado each launched three-run home runs in the third, CCU's first win at Clemson since 2022.

STREAKS, STORYLINES, SIDEBARS ...

• The Chanticleers won one of three games at Troy last weekend. After opening the Troy series with an emphatic 11–3 win, Coastal dropped the final two games by a combined five runs. 
• Dominick Carbone made two appearances last week, going five and two-thirds innings and finishing 1-0 with 10 strikeouts and a save.
• Caden Bodine topped the charts, hitting .400 in four games. He had four hits with four RBIs, three walks, two sac fly's and took six total bases.
• TURN TWO: CCU's 24 double plays leads the SBC and is No. 20 nationally.
• OUCH!: Coastal batters have been struck by pitches 63 times in 2025, leading the Sun Belt but short of Winthrop's NCAA lead of 73. 
• PRODUCTION AT THE TOP: Dean Mihos' 1.17 runs per game is third in the Sun Belt and his 29 runs scored sits fourth. 
• AND THE BOTTOM: Ty Dooley's .339 average is third on the team and he has 20 hits, five doubles and three home runs to his credit from the 9-hole.
• WHIP it: Despite taking his first loss of the season on Sunday at Troy, hurler Riley Eikhoff is third in the SBC in WHIP (0.99) and fourth in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.20).
• Packing The Palace: Coastal Carolina has drawn an average of 2,698 fans per game this season, totaling 35,084 across all home games at Springs Brooks Stadium, ranking No. 29 nationally and third in the SBC.