CONWAY, S.C. — No. 21 Coastal Carolina rolled to a 10-0 run-rule victory over Marshall in seven innings Friday night at Springs Brooks Stadium, backed by a complete-game shutout from
Cameron Flukey and a steady offensive eruption in the middle innings.
Flukey (3-1) scattered five hits over 7.0 scoreless innings, striking out six without issuing a walk in an 81-pitch gem. It marked his second complete game of the season and helped the Chanticleers (29-10, 13-4 Sun Belt) secure the Sun Belt series win and improve to 16-3 at home.
Coastal broke a scoreless tie with a run in the fourth inning before exploding for five runs in the fifth. The Chants tacked on two runs each in the sixth and seventh to invoke the run rule for the second straight night.
Caden Bodine led the offense with a 3-for-3 performance, including two doubles, two runs scored and a walk.
Ty Dooley doubled twice and drove in two runs, while
Walker Mitchell added a two-run double.
Domenico Tozzi delivered a pair of hits and two RBIs, and
Colby Thorndyke chipped in a double and an RBI.
The Chanticleers scored nine of their 10 runs from the fourth inning on, capitalizing on three Marshall errors and four stolen bases. The Thundering Herd (18-21, 6-11 Sun Belt) were shut out for the fourth time this season and held to five hits for the second straight game.
Griffin Miller (4-2) took the loss for Marshall, allowing six runs (three earned) in 4.1 innings.
The two teams will close out the series Saturday at 1 p.m.
NOTEBOOK
• FLUKEY IN CONTROL: Cameron Flukey turned in one of his best outings of the season, recording Coastal's fourth individual complete game of the year. He faced just 23 batters — two over the minimum — and retired 13 of the final 15.
• HOT BATS, AGAIN: The Chants tallied 11 hits, including six for extra bases. Coastal has now scored 10 or more runs in 12 games this season, and three times in the last five games.
• BODINE STAYS ON BASE: Caden Bodine's 3-for-3 day raised his season average to .307. He reached base in all four plate appearances and now has 10 multi-hit games this season.
• BASEPATH PRESSURE: Coastal swiped four bases on Friday, including two from
Freddy Rodriguez and one each by
Chad Born and
Ty Barrango. The Chants are 51-for-63 on stolen base attempts this year.
• DEFENSE ON POINT: The Chants turned three double plays and committed no errors. Coastal has played error-free baseball in 16 of its 29 wins this season.
UP NEXT
• The Chants conclude a three-game set vs. Marshall at Springs Brooks Stadium on Saturday.
• Games time is set for 1 p.m. ET.
• Watch on ESPN+ or listen to the Chanticleer Sports Network or via the Chanticleer Mobile App.
