2025 SEASON

  • Coastal Carolina had a nation-leading and school record 56 wins, a Sun Belt Conference Championship, Sun Belt Tournament Championship, Conway Regional Championship, Auburn Super Regional Championship and a 3-0 run in Omaha to the Men's College World Series Championship Final. Over the last quarter of the season, Coastal posted a 26-game winning streak, the fourth-longest winning streak in DI in the last five years. 

    School-record and NCAA leading 56 wins
    26-game winning streak (fourth-longest in DI in the last five years)
    Sun Belt Conference & Tournament Champions
    Conway Regional & Auburn Super Regional Champions
    Men's College World Series Finalist
    National Runner Up

    NCAA Tournament Snapshot

    Record: 8-0 (3-0 MCWS, 2-0 Regionals, 2-0 Super Regionals)
    Winning Streak: 26 games
    Key Bats: Colby Thorndyke (.417, 8 RBI), Dean Mihos (.417, 3 RBI), Blake Barthol (.364)
    Pitching Leaders: Jacob Morrison (2-0, 2.89 ERA), Riley Eikhoff (2.70 ERA), Bullpen ERA (2.25)
    Team Totals: .305 AVG, 2.96 ERA, 10 HR, 10 DP, .983 FLD%

    NCAA Conway Regional All-Tournament Team:
    Most Outstanding Player - 1B Colby Thorndyke, Coastal Carolina University
    Catcher -  Caden Bodine, Coastal Carolina University
    Outfield - Sebastian Alexander, Coastal Carolina University
    Outfield - Wells Sykes, Coastal Carolina University
    Pitcher - Riley Eikhoff, Coastal Carolina University

    NCAA MCWS All-Tournament Team:
    Designated Hitter – Dean Mihos, Coastal Carolina University

    Kevin Schnall was named the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/ATEC Atlantic Region Coach of the Year, the Baseball America College Coach of the Year and the Perfect Game National Coach of the Year.

    Matt Williams Named D1Baseball’s Assistant Coach of the Year

  • Caden Bodine (1st Round, 30th overall, Baltimore Orioles) C #17
    2025 Buster Posey Award (Johnny Bench Award) – Winner, 2025 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award - Winner
    2025 All Region ABCA/Rawlings 2nd, All-Sun Belt Team 1st, SBC Tournament MVP
    2025 All American: College Baseball, Perfect Game 2nd
    2023 SBC Freshman of the Year, 2023 All American: NCBWA Freshman 1st, Collegiate Baseball Freshman, Baseball American Freshman 2nd, Perfect Game Freshman 2nd

    Bodine turned in an outstanding all-around campaign in 2025. The First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference selection started 67 games for the Chanticleers — 66 behind the dish, one at DH — guiding a pitching staff that ranked No. 2 nationally in both ERA and WHIP. Offensively, he hit .318 with a team-best .454 on-base percentage, drawing 47 walks and being hit by 17 pitches. He added 24 extra-base hits, drove in 42 runs and slugged .461, serving as a consistent presence atop the lineup.

    Jacob Morrison (3rd Round, 94th overall, Milwaukee Brewers) RHP #51
    2025 ABCA/Rawlings DI National Pitcher of the Year, Sun Belt Pitcher of the Year, NCBWA District 4 Pitcher of the Year
    2025 Golden Spikes Award - Semi Finalist
    2025 All Region ABCA/Rawlings 1st, College Baseball All American, All-Sun Belt Team 1st

    He leads the nation with 10 starts of at least six innings while allowing one or fewer runs. The only player with a season of more such outings in the last five years is LSU's Paul Skenes in 2023. In his first Omaha start against Oregon State, Morrison retired 16 straight Oregon State batters after allowing a homer to lead off the 3rd inning, the third-longest streak in the MCWS since the 2011 move to Charles Schwab Field Omaha.

    Riley Eikhoff (9th Round, 256th overall, Chicago White Sox) RHP #26

    Eikhoff was part of a three-headed monster of a starting rotation that saw Coastal post the second-best team ERA and WHIP in the nation this season. He saved his best campaign for last, finishing 7-2 with 3.10 ERA, striking out 71 in 90.0 innings pitched. He scattered 11 walks on the season, finishing No. 4 in the NCAA with 1.1 walks allowed per nine innings. 

    Matthew Potok (18th Round, 551st overall, Philadelphia Phillies) RHP #29

    The right-hander appeared in 21 games, posting a 4–1 record, one save and a 2.52 ERA across 35.2 innings. He struck out 33 batters while allowing just eight walks and limiting opponents to a .254 batting average. Potok delivered several high-leverage performances in the second half of the season, including 3.0 scoreless innings with four strikeouts against Arkansas State, a 4.0-inning relief win over App State, and three scoreless outings combined in the Sun Belt Championship, NCAA Super Regional and Men's College World Series. In three NCAA Tournament appearances, Potok logged 5.0 innings with two strikeouts and a 2–0 record. 

2024 SEASON

  • Record: The Chanticleers finished the 2024 season with a 36-25 overall record and a 16-14 record in the Sun Belt Conference.
    Postseason: They participated in the Clemson Regional of the NCAA Tournament. Losing in final elimination game vs. Clemson.


    Gary Gilmore retired after 29 seasons, and Kevin Schnall, who had been the assistant coach, was named the new head coach. Gilmore was head coach from 1996-2024
    Career Highlights
    34 Seasons as a Head Coach: 1,335-674-5
    28 Seasons at Coastal Carolina: 1,082-572-3
    South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame Member (2025)
    2016 National Coach of the Year (ABCA, NCBWA, Collegiate Baseball, D1baseball, HERO Sports, Perfect Game/Rawlings)
    Two-time ABCA Atlantic Region Coach of the Year (2005 and 2016)
    Nine-time Big South Coach of the Year (1999, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2016)
    Two-time Sun Belt Coach of the Year (2018 and 2023)
    ABCA/NCAA Division II and NCAA Division II South Atlantic Region Coach of the Year (1993)
    Jerry Kindall Character in Coaching Award winner presented by FCA (2021)
    ABCA Hall of Fame inductee (2022)
    Franklin County High School (Va.) Hall of Fame inductee (2019)
    Ferrum College Alumni-Sports Hall of Fame inductee (2015)
    USC Aiken Athletics Hall of Fame member (2014)
    Inducted into the Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall of Fame (2010)

  • Sam Antonacci (5th Round, 140th overall, Chicago White Sox) INF #10
    2025 Status: Active - Birmingham Barons - Double-A Affiliate

    The Springfield, Ill., native started all 61 games at third base while slashing .367/.523/.504 at the plate. His .367 batting average and .523 on-base percentage led the CCU offense. Antonacci totaled 83 hits, 13 doubles, and six home runs, including reaching base safely in the first 44 games of the season.

    Derek Bender (6th Round, 188th overall, Minnesota Twins) C #53
    2023 Dick Howser Trophy – Semifinalist
    2023 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I Atlantic All-Region first team, All-Sun Belt Conference 1st
    2023 All-America  ABCA/Rawlings 1st, NCBWA Division I All-America Team
    Coastal Carolina Records: Single-Season RBI 83 Runs

    Over three years, Bender hit .326 in 144 games played with 130 starts. Defensively, the junior from Myrtle Beach, S.C., totaled 370 putouts with 30 assists without committing any errors. As a sophomore in 2023, Bender set the Coastal Carolina single-season RBI record with 83 runs batted in while hitting .341 with 86 hits, 13 doubles, two triples, and 19 homers. Bender was named to the All-Sun Belt Conference first team while hitting in the cleanup spot in the top offense in the Sun Belt.

    Alexander Meckley (12th Round, 350th overall, Washington Nationals) RHP #25
    2025 Status: Active - Fredericksburg Nationals - Single-A Affiliate

    A transfer from WVU Potomac State College, the right-handed pitcher finished 4-4 on the year with 21 appearances and nine starts. With a 7.52 ERA, Meckley tallied one save on the season while pitching a complete game in a seven-inning 12-2 win over Ball State. In 52.2 innings pitched, the Gettysburg, Pa., native totaled 57 strikeouts with 27 walks and allowed 46 runs on 54 hits.

2023 SEASON

  • Record: The Coastal Carolina baseball team had a strong 2023 season, finishing with a 42-21 overall record and securing the Sun Belt Conference regular season championship with a 23-7 record.
    Postseason: Hosted Conway Regional, No. 1-seeded Coastal (42-21) lost the NCAA Regional championship game to No. 2-seeded Duke Blue Devils (38-22)

    Head coach Gary Gilmore was named Sun Belt Coach of the Year.

    NCAA Conway Regional All-Tournament Team
    Catcher     - Caden Bodine, Coastal Carolina University
    First Base     - Zack Beach, Coastal Carolina University
    Second Base     - Payton Eeles, Coastal Carolina University
    Outfield -     Graham Brown, Coastal Carolina University
    Pitcher -     Riley Eikhoff, Coastal Carolina University

  • Teddy Sharkey (7th Round, 211th overall, Baltimore Orioles) RHP #11
    2025 Status: Injured - Full Season - Aberdeen IronBirds - High-A Affiliate
    2023 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award – Finalist
    2023 All American NCBWA 2nd, Collegiate Baseball NCAA Division 2nd, Perfect Game/Rawlings 3rd
    2023 ABCA/Rawlings Atlantic All-Region 2nd, All-Sun Belt 1st, Sun Belt Baseball Championship All-Tournament team

    Sharkey was named to the 2023 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) All-America second team, the Collegiate Baseball NCAA Division I All-American second team, and the 2023 Perfect Game/Rawlings All-America third team following his junior season. Named a finalist for the 2023 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award, Sharkey was also named to the ABCA/Rawlings Atlantic All-Region second team, the All-Sun Belt first team as the relief pitcher, and also earned a spot on the 2023 Sun Belt Baseball Championship All-Tournament team.

2022 SEASON

  • Record: overall record of 39-20-1 and a 21-8-1 record in the Sun Belt Conference. 
    Postseason: #3 Seed at NCAA Greenville Regional. Coastal lost No. 8 nationally-ranked to East Carolina Pirates 13-4 in the second championship game NCAA Greenville Regional

    All Conference First Team
    Reid VanScoter (CCU, RS-Sr, P)

    All Conference Second Team
    Michael Knorr (CCU, Sr, P)
    Dale Thomas (CCU, Jr, 3B)
    Tyler Johnson (CCU, Sr, DH)

    Greenville All-Regional Team
    First Base     - Chris Rowan, Jr., Coastal Carolina University
    Second Base - Matt McDermott, Coastal Carolina University
    Outfield - Nick Lucky, Coastal Carolina University
    Pitcher - Nick Parker, Coastal Carolina University

    2022 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I Gold Glove Finalist - Matt McDermott

  • Eric Brown (1st Round, 27th overall, Milwaukee Brewers) INF #20
    2025 Status: Active - Biloxi Shuckers - Double-A Affiliate
    2022 D1Baseball Preseason Sun Belt Player of the Year, 2022 Perfect Game Preseason Sun Belt Player of the Year, 2022 Perfect Game Preseason Sun Belt All-Conference
    2021 All-Sun Belt 2nd

    The highest player ever to be drafted out of Coastal Carolina ... In his three years at Coastal, he hit .306 with 16 home runs, three triples, 34 doubles, 88 RBIs, and 113 runs scored in 123 games played ... He also posted a .501 slugging percentage and a .431 on-base percentage, while totaling 81 walks, seven sacrifice flies, and swiping 26 career stolen bases ... His .431 career on-base percentage ranks 15th all-time in Coastal's career record books.

    Michael Knorr (3rd Round, 103rd overall, Houston Astros) RHP #8
    2025 Status: Active - Sugar Land Space Cowboys - Triple-A Affiliate
    2022 Sun Belt Conference Championship All-Tournament Team, 2022 All-Sun Belt 2nd

    In his lone season at Coastal, Knorr made an immediate impact on the mound for the Chanticleers. Over 13 starts, he went 5-0 with a 3.39 ERA and struck out 86 batters over 69.0 innings pitched to pick up All-Sun Belt second-team recognition. He also earned a spot on the Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament team.

    Reid VanScoter (5th Round, 156th overall, Seattle Mariners) LHP #38
    2025 Status: Active - Arkansas Travelers - Double-A Affiliate                            
    2022 All American Collegiate Baseball 2nd
    2022 ABCA/Rawlings Atlantic All-Region 1st
    2022 Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year
    2022 All-Sun Belt First Team

    A 2022 Collegiate Baseball second-team All-American and the first Chanticleer to be named the Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year, VanScoter was also named to the All-Sun Belt first team and earned a spot on the ABCA/Rawlings Atlantic All-Region first team last season. VanScoter went 9-4 with a 3.65 ERA on the season, firing 88.2 innings of work over 16 starts. He led the Sun Belt and ranked in the top-25 nationally in wins and was sixth in the Sun Belt in ERA on the season. He was fourth in the Sun Belt in innings pitched, seventh in strikeouts with 85, and tied for second in the league with 25 strikeouts looking.