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USA Today
3 hours ago
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- USA Today
Kevin Schnall blasts CWS ejection: 'I shouldn't get shooed by another grown man'
Coastal Carolina baseball fell to LSU in Game 2 of the College World Series championship series on June 22, and coach Kevin Schnall wasn't able to be with his team as the Chanticleers' season ended. Schnall was ejected in the bottom of the first inning for arguing balls and strikes with home plate umpire Angel Campos, who threw out Schnall and Coastal Carolina first base coach Matt Schilling. It was a controversial call, not only because it came in a pivotal game during the championship series, but also because Schnall and Schilling both would have been unavailable for a winner-take-all Game 3 had the Chanticleers won Game 2. Schnall blasted the ejection in a postgame news conference following Coastal Carolina's 5-3 loss. "There's 25,000 people there and I vaguely hear a warning issued," Schnall said when asked whether he had been issued a warning before his ejection. "As the head coach, I was an assistant for 24 years. As an assistant you're almost treated like a second-grade, second-level citizen and you can't say a word. Now as a head coach, I think it is your right to get an explanation of why we got warned. And I'm 48 years old. I shouldn't get shooed by another grown man. So, when I come out to ask what the warning is, a grown man shooed me. "So, at that point I can now hear him say it was a warning issued for balls and strikes. And at that point I said, 'Because you missed three.' At that point, ejected. If that warrants an ejection, I'm the first one to stand here like a man and apologize." Schnall, a first-year head coach, was an assistant at Coastal Carolina under Gary Gilmore from 2001-12 and again from 2016-24 before being promoted. The veteran college baseball coach also shared his viewpoint on what transpired after he was ejected: As Schnall approached home plate umpire Angel Campos, first base umpire Casey Moser came over and tripped as he aimed to get in the middle of Schnall and Campos' exchange. "Two words that define are program are, 'Own it.' And what does that mean?" Schnall said. "It means you have to own everything that you do, without blame, without defending yourself, without excuses. If you guys watch the video, there was a guy that came in extremely aggressively, tripped over Campos' foot, embarrassed in front of 25,000, immediately goes 'two-game suspension,' and said 'bumping the umpire.' Immediately does that. "There was no bump. He was embarrassed. I shouldn't be held accountable for a grown man's athleticism. They'll retract it, though. Because now it's excessive and the reason why it was excessive is because I was trying to say, 'I didn't bump him.'" It's uncertain how Schnall's presence in the dugout would've impacted Coastal Carolina's result in Game 2, if at all. Associate head coach Chad Oxendine, who spent the previous three seasons as head coach for Longwood baseball, ultimately finished the game as acting head coach. But the decision to eject the Chanticleers' coach is one that'll certainly be remembered. "It is what it is, but if that warranted an ejection, man, (there'd) be a lot of ejections," Schnall said. "As an umpire, I feel like it's your job to manage the game, the national championship game, with some poise, some calmness and a little bit of tolerance."
Yahoo
6 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Social media reacts to Coastal Carolina's manager getting ejected in first inning of CWS
Coastal Carolina baseball head coach Kevin Schnall was ejected in Game 2 of the College World Series against LSU. Schnall came out of the dugout to argue with home plate umpire Angel Campos about balls and strikes. He was promptly thrown out along with first base coach Matt Schilling. Advertisement Schnall left the dugout and continued to argue after being tossed, which earned him an extra suspension. That means if Coastal Carolina forces a Game 3, it will be without its head coach on Monday. The Chanticleers struck out twice and had a runner on second base at the time, but Anthony Eyanson induced a groundout to end the frame. One inning later, he gave up a solo home run to Dean Mihos to put Coastal Carolina up 1-0. The Tigers knotted the score in the third. Daniel Dickinson led off with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Michael Braswell. Ethan Frey delivered an RBI double to left field with two outs. Here's how social media reacted to the first inning chaos. What are LSU fans saying about the ejections? The exchange came as a surprise to some X users. Schnall emerged from the dugout to have a word with the home plate umpire one pitch into the at-bat. His frustrations with calls for the previous hitters boiled over. The reasoning for the ejections wasn't clear for game attendees at first. Some raised concerns on social media about the handling of the situation, considering the stakes of Sunday's contest. Coastal Carolina will play without its head coach and first base coach for potentially its final game of the season. The Tigers found themselves on the wrong side of a challenge during Saturday's game that concluded Dickinson leaned into a pitch to get hit. Head coach Jay Johnson "showed restraint" to ensure he remained in the dugout. This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: Social media reacts to Coastal Carolina manager being ejected in CWS
Washington Post
7 hours ago
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- Washington Post
Coastal Carolina coach ejected from CWS game for 'prolonged arguing,' assistant tossed for comments
OMAHA, Neb. — Coastal Carolina coach Kevin Schnall and first base coach Matt Schilling were ejected in the bottom of the first inning in Game 2 of the College World Series finals against LSU on Sunday. Walker Mitchell was at bat with two outs and Sebastian Alexander had just stolen second base when Schnall went to the top steps of the dugout, gestured at plate umpire Angel Campos with three fingers and began shouting at him.
Yahoo
7 hours ago
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- Yahoo
College World Series: Coastal Carolina coach Kevin Schnall gets quick ejection in first inning with NCAA title at stake
OMAHA, NEBRASKA - JUNE 22: Umpire Angel Campos #5 ejects head coach Kevin Schnall of the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers during the first inning against the LSU Tigers during game two of the Division I Baseball Championship held at Charles Schwab Field on June 22, 2025 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Tyler McFarland/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) There are quick hooks, and there's what happened Sunday in the College World Series. With two outs in the bottom of the first inning of Game 2, Coastal Carolina head coach Kevin Schnall stepped out of the dugout to exchange words with home plate umpire Angel Campos. Advertisement Campos signaled Schnall to return to the dugout, then immediately ejected him from the game against LSU, leaving Coastal Carolina without its coach for the rest of an elimination game with the NCAA championship at stake. Moments later, umpires ejected Coastal Carolina's first-base coach Matt Schilling as Schilling protested Schnall's ejection. Per ESPN, Schnall and Schilling were given an additional two-game suspension for staying on the field to argue Schnall's ejection. That means they won't be available to coach if the series is extended to Game 3. It wasn't clear for the broadcast exactly what Schnall said that sparked Campos' decision to toss him from the game, but he appeared to be arguing Campos' balls and strikes calls. Regardless, Campos didn't take much time to make his decision. The incident happened as Coastal Carolina had a man on second base with the game in a scoreless tie. Coastal Carolina's Sebastian Alexander has just stolen second on a first-pitch called strike by LSU pitcher Anthony Eyanson. Campos called for time after announcing the 0-1 count and and stepped away from his position behind the plate. He looked over to the Coastal Carolina dugout and exchanged words with Schnall, who at that point had stepped out of the dugout. Advertisement Campos motioned for Schnall to return to the dugout. Schnall did not, and Campos ejected him from the game. Shcnall rushed to the field to protest the decision, leading to a minutes-long back-and-forth on the field that ultimately led to Schilling's ejection as well. Coastal Carolina went into Sunday's Game 2 in an 0-1 series hole in the best-of-three series after LSU's 1-0 win in Game 1 on Saturday. With an LSU win, the Tigers would win the NCAA championship. A Coastal Carolina win in Game 2 would send the series to a winner-take-all Game 3 on Monday.
Yahoo
7 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Coastal Carolina coach's first-inning MCWS ejection included a tumbling umpire
Coastal Carolina went into Sunday's Game 2 of the Men's College World Series against LSU facing elimination. The stakes could not be higher for the Chanticleers, and you would think that an umpiring crew would be aware of that. Instead, Coastal Carolina coach Kevin Schnall and first base coach Matt Schilling were ejected just 10 pitches into the bottom of the first inning. Advertisement After an 0-1 pitch in the first, home plate umpire Angel Campos exchanged some words with Schnall. It was unclear what possessed Campos into engaging with Schnall in an elimination game, but we could see as the Coastal Carolina coach signaled that Campos missed three pitches. That was enough for Campos to eject Schnall, and the entire situation escalated from there. At one point, first base umpire Casey Moser tried to separate Schnall, and he took a tumble. Again, it was a championship series, and emotions are running high. Campos handled the dugout banter in a way that invited an altercation and an ejection. There are ways for an umpire to handle the situation that doesn't lead to a team losing its coach in an elimination game. Advertisement That was the Ump Show at its worst. This article originally appeared on For The Win: Coastal Carolina coach's MCWS ejection included a tumbling umpire
