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Time of India
18-06-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Coastal Carolina rolls into College World Series finals; LSU vs. Arkansas to decide finalist; check time, date, and how to watch
Coastal Carolina secured its place in the 2025 College World Series championship series with a dominant 11-3 victory over Louisville on Wednesday afternoon in Omaha, Nebraska. The win extends the Chanticleers ' astonishing streak to 26 straight victories and improves their season record to 56 wins. The Chanticleers wasted no time, scoring six runs in the first inning and never looking back. The team's offense was led by Colby Thorndyke, who went 3-for-5 with five RBIs and two runs scored. Blake Barthol crossed home three times, while catcher Caden Bodine contributed two hits from the leadoff spot. Coastal Carolina's big first inning began with a single, two hit batters, another single, a walk, and then Thorndyke's bases-clearing double for a 5-0 lead. After a strikeout, Ty Dooley's RBI single made it 6-0. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 23.7% Returns in last 5 years with Shriram Life's ULIP Shriram Life Insurance Undo Louisville briefly threatened with a three-run sixth inning, but Coastal Carolina answered with two more runs in the bottom of the frame and another in the eighth for the final margin. Riley Eikhoff earned the win on the mound, helping the Chanticleers reach the championship series for the second time in school history, the first since their national title in 2016. Live Events On the other side of the bracket, No. 3 Arkansas and No. 6 LSU will face off in a pivotal semifinal Wednesday night. If LSU won, the Tigers would advance to face Coastal Carolina in the best-of-three finals starting Saturday, June 21, 2025. If LSU lost, the Tigers and Razorbacks would play again on Thursday, June 19, 2025, with the winner earning the finals berth. Arkansas, having already lost once to LSU (4-1) in the double-elimination bracket, needs to beat the Tigers twice to move on. Coastal Carolina's hot streak and balanced performance have set the stage for a dramatic best-of-three championship series, where the Chanticleers will look to claim their second national title in program history. The opponent, either LSU or Arkansas, will be determined by the outcome of Thursday's game, if necessary. The championship series is set to begin Saturday, June 21, at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha. What time does the LSU vs. Arkansas baseball game start? Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 Time: 7 p.m. ET Where: Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb. College World Series finals Schedule (Eastern Time): Saturday, June 21: Game 1 — No. 13 Coastal Carolina vs. TBD, 7 p.m. on ESPN Sunday, June 22: Game 2 — No. 13 Coastal Carolina vs. TBD, 2:30 p.m. on ABC Monday, June 23: Game 3 (if necessary) — No. 13 Coastal Carolina vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m. on ESPN How to watch the College World Series finals? TV channel: ESPN and ABC Streaming: ESPN app | ESPN+
Washington Post
01-06-2025
- General
- Washington Post
Colby Thorndyke drives in 6, sparks late-inning barrage in Coastal Carolina's 18-7 win over ECU
CONWAY, S.C. — Colby Thorndyke hit a grand slam to break a seventh-inning tie and finished with six RBIs as Coastal Carolina routed East Carolina 18-7 on Saturday night, sending the Chanticleers to the championship round of their super regional. The Chanticleers, batting as the visiting team, scored 14 runs in the last three innings.
Associated Press
01-06-2025
- General
- Associated Press
Colby Thorndyke drives in 6, sparks late-inning barrage in Coastal Carolina's 18-7 win over ECU
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Colby Thorndyke hit a grand slam to break a seventh-inning tie and finished with six RBIs as Coastal Carolina routed East Carolina 18-7 on Saturday night, sending the Chanticleers to the championship round of their super regional. The Chanticleers, batting as the visiting team, scored 14 runs in the last three innings. Coastal Carolina trailed 5-4 heading to the seventh inning, then Sebastian Alexander belted a lead-off home run to tie it. The Chanticleers loaded the bases on a single, an error and a hit batter, setting the stage for Thorndyke. He belted the first pitch over the right-field fence for a 9-5 lead. Two outs later, Caden Bodine's two-run double capped the six-run inning and Coastal Carolina led 10-5. Alexander added a two-run single to highlight a five-run eighth inning that gave CCU a 15-5 lead. Thorndyke added an RBI single in the ninth and scored on Blagen Pado's two-run home run. No. 3 seed East Carolina will play second-seeded Florida in an elimination game Sunday. That winner will need to beat Coastal Carolina later Sunday and again on Monday to reach the super regionals. The top-seeded host Chanticleers would advance with one win. Alexander drove in four runs and Pado three. Both had four hits, as did Thorndyke. Dixon Williams and Austin Irby each had a home run, three hits and two RBIs for the Pirates. Jack Herring had four hits. Matthew Potok (3-1) got the win. Brad Pruett (5-6) took the loss. ___ AP college sports:
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Colby Thorndyke drives in 6, sparks late-inning barrage in Coastal Carolina's 18-7 win over ECU
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Colby Thorndyke hit a grand slam to break a seventh-inning tie and finished with six RBIs as Coastal Carolina routed East Carolina 18-7 on Saturday night, sending the Chanticleers to the championship round of their super regional. The Chanticleers, batting as the visiting team, scored 14 runs in the last three innings. Advertisement Coastal Carolina trailed 5-4 heading to the seventh inning, then Sebastian Alexander belted a lead-off home run to tie it. The Chanticleers loaded the bases on a single, an error and a hit batter, setting the stage for Thorndyke. He belted the first pitch over the right-field fence for a 9-5 lead. Two outs later, Caden Bodine's two-run double capped the six-run inning and Coastal Carolina led 10-5. Alexander added a two-run single to highlight a five-run eighth inning that gave CCU a 15-5 lead. Thorndyke added an RBI single in the ninth and scored on Blagen Pado's two-run home run. No. 3 seed East Carolina will play second-seeded Florida in an elimination game Sunday. That winner will need to beat Coastal Carolina later Sunday and again on Monday to reach the super regionals. The top-seeded host Chanticleers would advance with one win. Alexander drove in four runs and Pado three. Both had four hits, as did Thorndyke. Advertisement Dixon Williams and Austin Irby each had a home run, three hits and two RBIs for the Pirates. Jack Herring had four hits. Matthew Potok (3-1) got the win. Brad Pruett (5-6) took the loss. ___ AP college sports: The Associated Press
31-05-2025
- Sport
Thorndyke and Dooley hit HRs, Flukey has 9 Ks; Coastal Carolina beats Fairfield 10-2
CONWAY, S.C. -- Colby Thorndyke and Ty Dooley each hit a home run, Cameron Flukey had nine strikeouts and host Coastal Carolina beat No. 4 seed Fairfield 10-2 at the Conway Regional on Friday night. Top-seed Coastal Carolina, making its fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, plays third-seeded East Carolina and Fairfield takes on Florida in an elimination game Saturday. ECU beat the No. 2 seed Gators 11-6 earlier Friday. Flukey (7-1) gave up two runs on three hits over seven innings. Hayden Johnson and Jaxon Appelman each threw a no-hit inning of relief for Coastal Carolina (49-11), Walker Mitchell was hit by a pitch with two out on the first and scored when Blake Barthol reached on an error to give the Chanticleer the lead for good. Fairfield (39-18) is making its third NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and first since 2016 despite winning the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season title five times during that span. Wells Sykes hit an RBI single and scored on a double down the right-field line by Caden Bodine to make it 3-0 in the second. Mitchelll and Barthol had back-to-back RBI singles to cap a four-run sixth that gave Coastal Carolina an 8-2 lead. Fairfield starter Ben Akelson (9-2) gave up seven runs — three earned — on six hits with six strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings. Nolan Colby hit a solo shot for the Stags and Tyler Kipp added an RBI single.
