Four-Run Ninth Lifts No. 16 Coastal Carolina Past App State in Sun Belt Opener

Friday, March 13

Boone, N.C.

6 p.m.

Coastal Carolina University

11-6, 1-1

Appalachian State

10-7, 0-1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Coastal	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	4	10	11	1
App State	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	6	8	4

Four-Run Ninth Lifts No. 16 Coastal Carolina Past App State in Sun Belt Opener

3/13/2026 10:02:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

BOONE, N.C. – No. 16 Coastal Carolina broke open a tie game with four runs in the ninth inning to defeat Appalachian State 10-6 in the Sun Belt Conference opener on Friday night.

With the game tied 6-6 entering the final frame, the Chanticleers loaded the bases before delivering the decisive blow. A single by Colby Thorndyke brought home Trace Mazon from third while Blake Barthol scored on a throwing error on the same play to give Coastal an 8-6 lead. Thorndyke finished 3-for-5 on the night with three RBIs.

The Chants added two more insurance runs in the inning. Brice Estep executed a safety squeeze to score Walker Mitchell, and Jordan Taylor followed with a triple that plated Thorndyke to push the advantage to 10-6.

Earlier in the game, Coastal built a 6-0 lead behind a six-run stretch across the sixth and seventh innings. Mitchell and Thorndyke opened the sixth with back-to-back singles before Rex Watson launched his team-leading fourth home run of the season over the left-center field wall to give the Chanticleers a 3-0 lead.

Domenico Tozzi later added an RBI single that scored Blagen Pado to extend the lead to 4-0. Barthol followed in the seventh inning with a two-run home run, his first of the season, to make it 6-0.

Appalachian State rallied late to tie the game 6-6 in the eighth inning before Coastal responded with its four-run ninth.

With the victory, Coastal Carolina improves to 11-6 overall and 1-0 in Sun Belt Conference play.

The Chanticleers and Mountaineers will continue their three-game series on Saturday with first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.