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2023 ROSTER

HEAD COACH GARY GILMORE

QUICK FACTS

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The sun Belt Conference (sBC) has established itself as a leader among intercollegiate athletics leagues since its move to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in 2001. Founded in 1976, the Sun Belt now features 14 dynamic member institutions across 10 contiguous states. The Sun Belt boasts broad-based excellence across its 18 sponsored sports, in the classroom and in the communities across the league’s footprint. The Sun Belt supports more than 5,500 student-athletes in sponsoring 18 NCAA sports.

THE SUN BELT’S 14-MEMBER INSTITUTIONS INCLUDE:

• App State

• Arkansas State

• Coastal Carolina

• Georgia Southern

• Georgia State

• James Madison

• Louisiana

• ULM

• Marshall

• Old Dominion

• South Alabama

• Southern Miss

• Texas State

• Troy

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GARY GILMORE

33 Seasons as a Head Coach: 1,293 - 653 - 5

27 Seasons at Coastal Carolina: 1,040 - 551 - 3

Coastal Carolina head coach Gary Gilmore, who coached his 25th season at his alma mater in 2020, was named the 2016 National Coach of the Year and has seen the Coastal program continually rise in the world of college baseball to a national power. He will begin his 28th season in 2023.

A two-time ABCA Atlantic Region Coach of the Year (2005 and 2016) and a 10-time conference Coach of the Year, Gilmore ranks among the NCAA’s all-time top 25 in wins with 1,293 and enters the 2023 season ranked fourth overall in wins among all active NCAA Division I head coaches.

Under his guidance, Coastal won the 2016 NCAA College World Series, has made 17 NCAA berths, and advanced to a Super Regional three times. In addition to team success, the program has featured numerous draft picks - including 26 players drafted within the top 10 rounds over the last 15 years and built perhaps the best overall practice and playing facilities in the nation.

Gilmore was recently named the 2021 Jerry Kindall Character in Coaching Award winner presented by Fellowship Christian Athletes (FCA) and will be one of seven individuals inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame as part of the 2022 Class in January 2023.

Since 2000, the Chants have won 11 regular-season championships, 13 conference tournament championship titles, made 17 NCAA Division

I Championship appearances, advanced to three NCAA Super Regionals, and won the 2016 NCAA College World Series.

Before returning to his alma mater in 1996, Gilmore spent six seasons as head coach at USC Aiken, where he compiled a 256-102-2 record. He posted 40-win seasons in his first four years there, including a schoolrecord 48 wins in 1991.

In 1992, he led USC Aiken to the Peach Belt Tournament Championship and the NCAA Division II postseason. The following year in 1993, the Pacers once again won the Peach Belt Tournament title and advanced all the way to the NCAA Division II College World Series.

In 1993, Gilmore was named the ABCA NCAA Division II Coach of the Year, as well as the South Atlantic Region and Peach Belt Conference Coach of the Year by his peers.

USC Aiken added a regular-season conference championship in 1994. During his stint at USC Aiken, Gilmore coached nine all-conference performers, including once conference player of the year in Adam Riggs, and had nine players drafted.

Prior to his coaching career, Gilmore worked as a scout for the Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Indians. Gilmore played center field for Coastal Carolina during the 1979 and 1980 seasons where as the lead-off hitter he hit .353 with 69 steals in 90 games.

After graduating in 1980, he played professionally in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. Gilmore and his wife Cathy have a son, Chance, a daughter, Samantha, and four grandsons - Liam, Hank, Luke, and Shepherd.

Career hIGhlIGhts

n 2016 National Coach of the Year (ABCA, NCBWA, Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball, HERO Sports, Perfect Game/Rawlings).

n Two-time ABCA Atlantic Region Coach of the Year.

n Nine-time Big South Coach of the Year.

n 2018 Sun Belt Coach of the Year.

n 2013 ABCA/NCAA Division II and NCAA Division II South Atlantic Region Coach of the Year.

n Jerry Kindall Character in Coaching Award winner presented by FCA (2021).

n ABCA Hall of Fame inductee (2022).

n Franklin County High School (Va.) Hall of Fame inductee (2019).

n Ferrum College Alumni-Sports Hall of Fame inductee (2015).

n USC Aiken Athletics Hall of Fame member (2014).

n Inducted into the Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall of Fame (2010).

n Entered the 2023 season ranked 22nd all-time in NCAA Division I and fourth among all active Division I coaches with 1,293 career wins.

at Coastal CarolIna unIVersIty (1996-present)

n 2016 NCAA Division I National Champion.

n 16 NCAA Division I Regional appearances.

n Advanced to three NCAA Division I Super Regionals.

n Won 10 Big South regular-season titles.

n Won 11 Big South championship tournament titles.

n Won two Sun Belt regular-season titles.

n Won two Sun Belt tournament titles.

n Has recorded the eighth-most wins in the NCAA since 2001 with 885 victories.

n Has totaled five 50-plus wins seasons since 2001.

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n Advanced to the 1993 NCAA Division II College World Series.

n Two NCAA Division II tourney appearances.

n Won one Peach Belt regular-season title.

n Won two Peach Belt tournament titles.

personal

n Prior to his coaching career, Gilmore worked as a scout for the Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Indians.

n Played center field for Coastal Carolina University during the 1979 and 1980 seasons where he hit .353 with 69 steals in 90 games.

n Played professionally in the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

players aWards and honors

n Andrew Beckwith was named the 2016 Gregg olson award winner and the nation’s male athlete of the year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus.

n eleven Chants (Kevin Schnall, Mike Costanzo, Chris Raber, David Sappelt, Dock Doyle, Anthony Meo, Jose Iglesias, Tommy La Stella, Tucker Frawley, Connor Owings, and G.K. Young) have either been a finalist or semifinalist for a National Player of the Year Award.

n Coached 38 players to a total of 77 all-american honors

n Coached 13 freshman all-americans.

n Coached 29 players to a total of 32 all-region/all-district honors, including 2010 NCBWA District IV Player of the Year Anthony Meo.

n Andrew Beckwith was voted the 2016 Big south howard Bagwell male athlete of the year.

n Coached the Conference player of the year 11 times (Kevin Schnall, Justin Owens, Mike Costanzo--twice, David Sappelt, Dock Doyle, David Anderson, Tommy La Stella, Daniel Bowman, Connor Owings, and Billy Cooke).

n Since 2007, coached the Conference pitcher of the year six times (Bobby Gagg, Cody Wheeler, Anthony Meo, Matt Rein, Aaron Burke, and Andrew Beckwith).

n Coached the Conference rookie/freshman of the year and newcomer of the year five times (Brooks Marzka, Scott Woodward, Seth Lamando, Bobby Holmes, Cory Wood, and Jake Wright).

n Coached players that have earned 141 all-conference honors, including a Big South-record eight first-team elections in 2010 and a Big South-record 11 first and second-team honorees in 2008.

n Coached the 2010 and 2012 Big south male scholarathlete of the years (Austin Fleet and Tucker Frawley) and four Big south Baseball scholar-athletes of the year (Brooks Marzka in 2000, Austin Fleet in 2010, Tucker Frawley in 2012, and Justin Creel in 2013).

n Coached first-team academic all-americans austin fleet (2010), tucker frawley (2012), and Justin Creel (2013) as well as eight players that have earned a total of 13 academic all-district honors.

n CCU set school and Big south records by winning 55 games in both 2010 and 2016. The 55 wins also led the NCAA both times as did the Chanticleers’ .846 winning percentage (55-10) in 2010.

n CCU led the nCaa in home runs (96) and runs scored (516) in 2016.

n Has had 91 players (85 at Coastal) drafted and 125 players sign professional contracts.

DIVISION I - TOP 10 WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES

Entering the 2023 Season

CoACH WINs

GILMORE’S HEAD COACHING RECORD

* = Regular Season Conference

^ = Conference Tournament Champion # = Division Champion

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Associate Head Baseball Coach / Recruiting Coordinator / Catchers Coastal Carolina, 2001 • 20th season

n Served as the acting head coach in 2020 with head coach Gary Gilmore missing time due to medical reasons.

n Named one of the top 15 premier assistant coaches for 2018 by D1Baseball.

n Rated among the top 10 assistant coaches in 2017 by Baseball America (sixth).

n Ranked among the top 10 assistant coaches in 2012 by Baseball America (seventh).

n 2016 NCAA College World Series Champions.

n 14 NCAA Division I Regional appearances.

n Advanced to three NCAA Division I Super Regionals.

n Won 11 conference regular-season championships.

n Won 13 conference championship tournament titles.

n Mentored 10 Conference Players of the Year.

n Coached 33 All-Americans (all teams).

n Has had six recruiting classes over the last nine years ranked in the top 30 nationally by either Baseball America, D1Baseball, Perfect Game, or Collegiate Baseball.

n 1999 NCBWA second-team All-American as a player at Coastal Carolina.

n 1999 Big South Player of the Year.

n A finalist for the Rotary Smith National Player of the Year Award.

n Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in 1999.

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Assistant Coach / Pitchers • Western Carolina, 2001 • 2nd season

n Head Coach at Bethune-Cookman for six seasons (2011-17).

n 2014 recipient of the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS) Giant Steps Award.

n Led BCU to four Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament titles (2012, 2014, 2016, and 2017).

n Guided BCU to four NCAA Regional appearances (2012, 2014, 2016, and 2017).

n 22 players taken in the Major League Baseball Draft.

n Played 13 seasons of professional baseball.

n 2004 All-Star team in Japan while playing for the Yakult Swallows of the NPB (Japanese Major Leagues).

n 1994 All-American (ABCA, Baseball America, NCBWA).

n 1994 Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year.

n Two-time Southern Conference All-Conference first team (1993 and 1994).

n Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the fourth round (93rd overall) in 1994.

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Volunteer Assistant / Infielders • Coastal Carolina, 1994 • 16th season

n CCU led the NCAA in home runs (96) and runs scored (516) in 2016.

n Helped instruct an offense that has ranked in the top five statistically in the conference in several categories in each of the last nine seasons.

n Coastal’s infielders ranked in the top five in the NCAA in double plays turned in 2015 (66), 2016 (66), and 2020 (22).

n Chants have led the conference in double plays turned four times over the last nine years (2013, 2015, 2016, and 2020) and ranked second twice (2017 and 2018).

n Helped lead CCU to four regular-season conference championships (1999, 2016, 2017, and 2018) as a coach and one as a player (1993).

n Part of three conference tournament championship titles – 2016, 2018, and 2019 as a coach.

n Assisted in guiding the Chants to five NCAA Championship appearances (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019), including winning the 2016 NCAA National Championship.

n Over a decade of experience working with the development of professional baseball players at the Baseball Factory.

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BASEBALL SUPPORT STAFF

TIM PERRY

Director of Player Development and Analytics

Director of Baseball Operations

Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Enrichment

Director of Athletic Training

ZACH WEISZ WALTER GOFFIGAN BARRY LIPPMAN

DAWSON PRICE

Graduate Assistant Manager Field and Equipment Coordinator Analytics and Video Coordinator Bullpen Catcher

CONRAD FELKS

MATT PEPIN

THOMAS GRAZIANO

KYLE M c NEICE Student Manager Student Manager Student Manager Student Manager Student Manager

OWEN LALLY LUKE CRISP

RYAN PREMO NICHOLAS GIUDICE

HOME OF THE 2016 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

QuICK faCts

sprInGs BrooKs stadIum (named for Tami Springs Brooks)

n Baseball/Softball complex dedicated March 28, 2015 Baseball def. Winthrop (6-0) and Softball swept Winthrop (6-0 and 5-0)

n Baseball Commemoration May 21, 2016 CCU def. Campbell, 23-4 (7 innings)

Vrooman fIeld (named for Irv and Bernice Vrooman and the Vrooman Family by former CCU head baseball coach, John Vrooman)

n Dedicated March 13, 2004; CCU def. George Mason, 13-4

td sports CompleX (named for TD Bank and encompasses all CCU athletics facilities)

n Dedicated Sept. 12, 2014

fIrst Game: Feb. 13, 2015

Maryland def. Western Kentucky, 7-3

fIrst CCu Game: Feb. 13, 2015

Coastal Carolina def. Old Dominion, 4-0

ConstruCtIon tImelIne

n State approval for Phase I: Feb. 8, 2011

n State approval for Phase II: Dec. 15, 2011

n Fencing off of construction area: Aug. 12, 2012

n Watson Stadium demolition: Sept. 12, 2012

n Official CCU Groundbreaking Ceremony: March 12, 2013

n Construction began: March 26, 2013

Cost: $15.2 million (combined cost for baseball and softball)

seatInG: 2,500 permanent seats

CapaCIty: 3,463 (standing room only in main grandstand)

5,400 (with berms and City of Conway Boardwalk)

reCord CroWd: 4,130 (Coastal Carolina vs. #10 Clemson, March 20, 2018)

dImensIons: LF: 320 — LC 365 — CF 390 — RC: 365 — RF: 320

outfIeld Wall: 10 feet tall — Batter’s Eye: 20 feet tall

Vrooman fIeld

n Grass: Tifton 419 Bermuda (perennial rye over seed)

n dirt: Custom blend of clay/silt/sand by DuraEdge Products Inc.

n foul territory/home plate: Astro Turf Game Day 3-D

features

Team Club House • Team Locker Room • Coaches’ Locker Room

Umpire Locker Room • Former Player Locker Room

Coaches’ Offices • Athletic Training Room • Laundry Facility

Equipment Room • Interview Room/Player Enhancement Room

Luxury Suite • Party Deck • Two Grass Berms • Boardwalk

Two Concession Areas • Souvenir Shop • Ticket Office

Four Broadcast Booths • Media Booth • Game Operations Booth

Video Board/Scoreboard

stadIum fIrsts (InnInG)

first pitch (feb. 13, 2015)

overall: Western Kentucky’s John Harman (11:04 a.m. - Strike) vs. Maryland

By Coastal: Alex Cunningham (4:15 p.m. - Strike) vs. Old Dominion

first play (feb. 13, 2015)

overall: Maryland’s Brandon Lowe lined out to Western Kentucky’s 2B Leiff Clarkson

By Coastal: Old Dominion’s Nick Walker grounded out to CCU’s 2B Connor Owings

first hit (feb. 13, 2015)

overall: Maryland’s Jose Cuas single up the middle (1st) vs. Western Kentucky

By Coastal: Dalton Ewing bunt single to 3rd base (3rd) vs. Old Dominion

first run scored (feb. 13, 2015)

overall: Western Kentucky’s Cody Wofford off Ryan Church double (1st) vs. Maryland

By Coastal: Dalton Ewing off Michael Paez home run (3rd) vs. Old Dominion

first rBI (feb. 13, 2015)

overall: Western Kentucky’s Ryan Church double scored Cody Wofford (1st) vs. Maryland

By Coastal: Michael Paez’s two-run HR scored Dalton Ewing (3rd) vs. Old Dominion

first double (feb. 13, 2015)

overall: Western Kentucky’s Ryan Church to left field (1st) vs. Maryland

By Coastal: Casey Schroeder off left-field fence (6th) vs. Old Dominion

first triple (feb. 13, 2015)

overall: Maryland’s Kevin Smith down right-field line (4th) vs. Western Kentucky

By Coastal: Anthony Marks down left-field line (3rd) vs. Old Dominion

first home run (feb. 13, 2015)

overall: Maryland’s Anthony Papio hit a solo HR to right field (4th) vs. Western Kentucky

By Coastal: Michael Paez two-run HR to left field (3rd) vs. Old Dominion

first strikeout (feb. 13, 2015)

overall: Maryland’s LaMonte Wade (swinging) by WKU’s John Harman (1st)

By Coastal: Old Dominion’s PJ Higgins (swinging) by CCU’s Alex Cunningham (1st)

first Walk (feb. 13, 2015)

overall: Maryland’s Andrew Bechtold (4-0) by John Harman of Western Kentucky (2nd)

By Coastal: Zach Remillard (3-1) by Old Dominion’s Nick Hartman (6th)

first Win (feb. 13, 2015)

overall: Maryland’s Mike Shawaryn (6.0 IP — 3 H —

3 R — 3 ER — 2 BB — 7 K) vs. WKU

By Coastal: Alex Cunningham (5.2 IP — 2 H — 0 R —

0 ER — 3 BB — 4 Ks) vs. ODU

first save (feb. 13, 2015)

overall: Maryland’s Brian Shaffer (3.0 IP — 1 H —

0 R — 0 ER — 1 BB — 2 Ks) vs. WKU

By Coastal: Mike Morrison (0.1 IP — 0 H — 0 R —

0 ER — 0 BB — 1 K) vs. ODU

first stolen Base:

overall: Maryland’s Jose Cuas stole second vs. Western Kentucky (1st) (Feb. 13, 2015)

By Coastal: Connor Owings stole third vs. Canisius (5th) (Feb. 16, 2015)

first Grand slam:

overall: Georgia Tech’s A.J. Murray cleared the batter’s eye (9th) vs. FIU (Feb. 21, 2015)

By Coastal: David Parrett gave CCU a 6-1 lead (3rd) vs. Clemson (March 17, 2015)

first to Clear the Batter’s eye: overall: Georgia Tech’s A.J. Murray grand slam (9th) vs. FIU (Feb. 21, 2015)

By Coastal: Tyler Chadwick grand slam (4th) vs. Stetson (March 25, 2016)

first WalK-off home run:

overall: Ga. Tech’s Arden Pabst three-run HR to left (9th), beat Albany 9-8 (Feb. 22, 2015)

By Coastal: G.K. Young hit (1st pitch of 13th) RF line, beat West Va. 4-3 (Feb. 27, 2015)

Wishing the Chants, and all the fans, a great season.

On and off the field, our team is proud to support yours.

BONI BELLE PRACTICE & HITTING FACILITY

The $1.2 million Boni Belle practice & hitting facility, built adjacent to Springs Brooks Stadium, includes a full, artificial turf practice infield (17,424 square feet) with as many as 12 hitting cages featuring a mechanical netting system that can be raised and lowered accordingly from the ceiling. The covered facility allows the program to practice in the event of inclement weather and provides an alternate area for individual instruction of student-athletes.

“This hitting facility is one of a kind,” said Head Coach Gary Gilmore. “It really has no rival. This is the standard for facilities across the country. The flexibility to have multiple things going on at once and the versatility of the building allows us to get a lot accomplished on a daily basis, regardless of the weather.”

WHAT IS A CHANTICLEER?

A Chanticleer (SHON-ti-cleer) gives Coastal Carolina University one of the most unique nicknames in all of sports. Chanticleer comes from Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and came to the University when it was a member of the University of South Carolina system.

A Chanticleer is a rooster who rules the barnyard with cunning and wit. His competitiveness never wanes as he battles to the end, using his brains to come out on top every time.

Coastal Carolina university is a comprehensive, public liberal arts institution in Conway, S.C., that offers 104 major fields of study toward the baccalaureate degree, 27 master’s degree programs, one educational specialist degree, and two Ph.D. programs.

More than 10,300 students from across the country and around the world engage with a world-class faculty, and they all enjoy an inspiring cultural calendar and a tradition of community interaction fueled by more than 180 student organizations.

The 19 Coastal Carolina athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA as members of the Sun Belt Conference. The University’s mascot is the Chanticleer, a proud, fierce, and quick-thinking rooster derived from Geoffrey Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales.” The football, lacrosse, softball, and baseball teams compete in the TD Sports Complex, which houses baseball’s award-winning Springs Brooks Stadium. The Chanticleer baseball team won the College World Series in 2016, the University’s first national championship.

The University has 115 main buildings on its campus, comprised of 621 acres, including the General James Hackler Golf Course, a public 18-hole golf facility located adjacent to campus.

Coastal Carolina University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees.

MISSION

Coastal Carolina university is a public, comprehensive liberal arts institution that seeks to develop students who are both knowledgeable in their chosen fields and prepared to be productive, responsible, healthy citizens with a global perspective. To deliver on this commitment, Coastal Carolina recruits highly qualified and motivated students, faculty, and staff from the region, state, nation, and world to create a diverse and dynamic student-centered learning environment.

Because Coastal Carolina embraces the teacher-scholar model, it places primary emphasis on high-quality teaching and engaged learning, and it supports faculty research, creative activities, and expert collaboration in the community, state, nation, and world. This focus enables faculty and staff to mentor students in collaborative research, creative opportunities, and internships. To nurture this active learning community, Coastal Carolina maintains a broad range of contemporary technologies, programming, support services, and innovative course offerings and delivery methods. The result is alumni who are well prepared for professional careers or graduate programs in their chosen fields and who continue to be connected to Coastal Carolina.

Inspired by its founding in 1954 to serve the educational needs of the region, Coastal Carolina has a tradition of a strong liberal arts core. As such, Coastal Carolina commits its resources to building undergraduate and graduate degree programs of national and/or regional significance in the arts and sciences, business, humanities, education, and health and human services. Coastal Carolina fully embraces its leadership role as a regional center of economic and intellectual resources, lifelong learning, cultural and recreational opportunities, and athletic programs.

As Coastal Carolina executes this mission, it recognizes its responsibility to be a role model to the community by assuring fair and honest treatment of people with whom it interacts and sustainable stewardship of resources entrusted to it; adopting the highest standards of integrity and accountability; and committing itself to excellence through continuous assessment and improvement.

Update adopted by the Coastal Carolina University Board of Trustees on July 19, 2014. Update approved by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education on Feb. 5, 2015.

Chants Who reaChed the shoW

2nd round pick: Seattle, 1983

mlB debut:

Aug. 9, 1986: Mariners at Angels (1-4 as lead-off hitter)

Seattle Mariners (1986-89)

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17th round pick: Kansas City, 1980

mlB debut:

Sept. 1, 1987: Expos at Giants (0-1 as pinch hitter)

Montreal Expos (1987)

2nd round pick: San Francisco, 1986

mlB debut:

Sept. 15, 1987: Giants vs. Padres (0-2 as a reserve)

San Francisco Giants (1987-96)

Houston Astros (1996)

Colorado Rockies (1997-99)

(Finished college career at Montclair State)

42nd round pick: St. Louis, 1994

mlB debut:

Sept. 8, 1998: Reds at Houston (3.2 IP in relief; 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K)

Cincinnati Reds (1998; 2000)

Signed as a Free Agent: Toronto, 1996

mlB debut:

April 29, 2001: Blue Jays vs. Angels (0-0 with a walk as pinch hitter)

Toronto Blue Jays (2001)

Montreal Expos (2004)

9th round pick: Cincinnati, 2008

mlB debut:

Aug. 7, 2011: Reds at Cubs (1-5 as lead-off, starting in LF)

Cincinnati Reds (2011)

Chicago Cubs (2012-13)

2nd round pick: Philadelphia, 2005

mlB debut:

May 13, 2012: Reds vs. Nationals (0-0 with a sac fly RBI as pinch hitter)

Cincinnati Reds (2012)

8th round pick: Atlanta, 2011 mlB debut:

May 28, 2014: Braves vs. Red Sox (2-4 as starting second baseman)

Atlanta Braves (2014)

Chicago Cubs (2015-18)

Los Angeles Angels (2019-20)

Oakland Athletics (2020)

San Francisco Giants (2021-22)

28th round pick: Arizona, 2010

Signed as a free agent with Arizona in 2011

mlB debut:

Aug. 8, 2015: Diamondbacks vs. Reds (1.0 inning with two strikeouts in relief)

Arizona Diamondbacks (2015-16)

San Diego Padres (2016)

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5th round pick: San Diego, 2010

mlB debut:

Sept. 2, 2015: Yankees vs. Red Sox (pinch runner)

New York Yankees (2015)

17th round pick: Tampa Bay, 2011

mlB debut:

May 16, 2016: Rays vs. Blue Jays (1-4 with two runs, SS/RF)

Tampa Rays (2016)

Seattle Mariners (2017-18)

Minnesota Twins (2018)

Colorado (2021)

Boston Red Sox (2021)

Cincinnati Reds (2022)

JaCoB

3rd round pick: Chicago White Sox, 2013

mlB debut:

April 4, 2017: White Sox vs. Blue Jays (0-4 with an RBI, opening day starter in CF)

Chicago White Sox (2017)

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Chants In the mlB draft

1977 Joe Stethers LHP 13th (324) Chicago Cubs

1979 Larry Raskin C 4th (99) Cincinnati Reds

Mike Barba RHP 7th (170) San Diego Padres

1980 Tom Romano OF 17th (431) Kansas City Royals

Steven Smith RHP 21st (521) Toronto Blue Jays

1981 Bruce Franklin 2B 29th (725) Detroit Tigers

1982 Mickey Brantley OF 8th (207) Cincinnati Reds

1983 Mickey Brantley OF 2nd (35) Seattle Mariners

John Rigos OF 3rd (78) St. Louis Cardinals

Gary Tremblay C 6th (151) Boston Red Sox

Brian Aviles RHP 18th (464) Atlanta Braves

Mark Clemons RHP 19th (479) Toronto Blue Jays

Frank Talotta 2B 20th (503) Houston Astros

1985 Lawrence Brady OF 29th (730) Pittsburgh Pirates

1986 Kirt Manwaring C 2nd (35) San Francisco Giants

Art Smith OF 31st (749) Atlanta Braves

1988 Mike Fortuna OF 40th (1030) Pittsburgh Pirates

1989 Matt Logue RHP 46th (1191) Detroit Tigers

1990 Tony Spires SS 20th (553) San Francisco Giants

1995 John Canetto 3B 25th (685) Pittsburgh Pirates

1997 Mack Haman OF 13th (405) Baltimore Orioles

1998 Damien Hart LHP 13th (380) Cincinnati Reds

Dorian Cameron SS 44th (1321) San Francisco Giants

1999 Kevin Schnall C 25th (758) Cincinnati Reds

2000 Rett Johnson RHP 8th (236) Seattle Mariners

Scott Sturkie RHP 28th (828) Detroit Tigers

2001 Scott Sturkie RHP 12th (367) Cleveland Indians

2002 Adam Keim SS 12th (348) Kansas City Royals

Randy McGarvey Jr. C 26th (791) Houston Astros

Justin Owens OF 34th (1016) Toronto Blue Jays

2003 Brandon Powell 2B 8th (222) Kansas City Royals

Justin Sturge LHP 12th (354) Boston Red Sox

Ryan McGraw OF 39th (1151) San Diego Padres

2004 Brett Grandstrand 2B 13th (382) Pittsburgh Pirates

Steven Carter RHP 26th (787) Oakland Athletics

2005 Mike Costanzo 3B 2nd (65) Philadelphia Phillies

Michael DeJesus 2B 15th (452) Cincinnati Reds

Byron Binda RHP 19th (567) Colorado Rockies

Ricky Shefka RHP 20th (594) Washington Nationals

Jacob Hurry LHP 25th (764) Houston Astros

Chris Todd 2B 33rd (1002) San Francisco Giants

2006 Mike Fuentes C 29th (877) Philadelphia Phillies

2007 John Mariotti RHP 18th (549) Baltimore Orioles

Andy DeLaGarza LHP 18th (554) San Francisco Giants

Pete Andrelczyk RHP 32nd (968) Baltimore Orioles

Dom Duggan OF 32nd (973) San Francisco Giants

Austin Hinkle RHP 41st (1218) Tampa Bay Rays

Chris Raber 1B 42nd (1269) New York Yankees

Dock Doyle C 44th (1309) Atlanta Braves

2008 Pete Andrelczyk RHP 5th (148) Florida Marlins

Dock Doyle C 5th (164) New York Mets

David Sappelt OF 9th (269) Cincinnati Reds

Tommy Baldridge OF 33rd (1010) New York Yankees

Jeff Richard RHP 38th (1150) Atlanta Braves

2009 Nick McCully RHP 9th (279) St. Louis Cardinals

Tyler Bortnick 2B 16th (499) Tampa Bay Rays

2010 Cody Wheeler LHP 5th (151) Arizona Diamondbacks

Rico Noel CF 5th (154) San Diego Padres

Scott Woodward 3B 15th (455) Oakland Athletics

Austin Fleet RHP 16th (498) San Francisco Giants

Chance Gilmore OF 25th (772) Los Angeles Dodgers

Keith Hessler LHP 28th (841) Arizona Diamondbacks

Jim Birmingham LHP 33rd (1008) San Francisco Giants

2011 Anthony Meo RHP 2nd (63) Arizona Diamondbacks

Scott Woodward 3B/OF 7th (224) Los Angeles Dodgers

Tommy La Stella 2B 8th (266) Atlanta Braves

Taylor Motter SS 17th (540) Tampa Bay Rays

Daniel Bowman RF 38th (1165) Cincinnati Reds

2012 Josh Conway RHP 4th (134) Chicago Cubs

Tucker Frawley C 8th (265) Toronto Blue Jays

2013 Jacob May OF 3rd (91) Chicago White Sox

Will Remillard C 19th (558) Chicago Cubs

2014 Colin Hering OF 10th (309) Los Angeles Dodgers

Ben Smith LHP 17th (496) Houston Astros

Tyler Herb RHP 29th (861) Seattle Mariners

2015 Casey Schroeder C 8th (232) Chicago White Sox

2016 Michael Paez SS 4th (130) New York Mets

Zach Remillard 3B 10th (296) Chicago White Sox

Mike Morrison RHP 27th (806) Chicago White Sox

Alex Cunningham RHP 28th (835) Detroit Tigers

G.K. Young DH 31st (924) San Diego Padres

Connor Owings OF 34th (1019) Arizona Diamondbacks

2017 Billy Cooke OF 8th (243) Seattle Mariners

Alex Cunningham RHP 9th (258) San Diego Padres

Will Latcham RHP 17th (541) St. Louis Cardinals

Jordan Gore SS 19th (556) Minnesota Twins

Wood Myers 2B 29th (874) St. Louis Cardinals

Andrew Beckwith RHP 32nd (906) Kansas City Royals

2018 Seth Lancaster SS 8th (227) Philadelphia Phillies

Kevin Woodall Jr. 1B 10th (303) St. Louis Cardinals

Jason Bilous RHP 13th (378) Chicago White Sox

Matt Beaird C 36th (1075) Baltimore Orioles

2019 Anthony Veneziano LHP 10th (289) Kansas City Royals

Cory Wood 2B 19th (574) Pittsburgh Pirates

Scott McKeon SS 21st (622) Detroit Tigers

Zach Biermann 1B 23rd (706) Houston Astros

Jake Wright OF 32nd (964) Pittsburgh Pirates

Keaton Weisz SS 36th (1081) Los Angeles Angels

Kyle Skeels C 36th (1085) St. Louis Cardinals

2020* Zach McCambley RHP 3rd (75) Miami Marlins

2021 Parker Chavers OF 7th (214) Chicago Cubs

Alaska Abney RHP 15th (456) Cleveland Baseball Team

2022 Eric Brown SS 1st (27) Milwaukee Brewers

Michael Knorr RHP 3rd (103) Houston Astros

Reid VanScoter LHP 5th (156) Seattle Mariners

* 2020 MLB Draft was just five rounds

COASTAL CAROLINA IMPACT:

Under the direction of head coach Gary Gilmore and his staff, numerous players have drastically improved their draft stock during their time as a Chanticleer. Below is a list of those to be drafted among the top 20 rounds after playing at CCU.

Bold = 2023 opponent

fIrst team seleCtIons

year player ..............................organization(s)

1980 Steve Smith NAIA

1983 Mickey Brantley NAIA

2005 Mike Costanzo BA, CB, NCBWA

2010 Anthony Meo NCBWA

2011 Tommy La Stella CBI

2016 Connor Owings ABCA, NCBWA

2016 Andrew Beckwith HERO

2016 G.K. Young ABCA, NCBWA, HERO

2016 Mike Morrison CB

2018 Seth Lancaster PG

seCond team seleCtIons

year player organization(s)

1978 Steve Billingsley NAIA

1983 Mark Clemons NAIA

1985 Kirt Manwaring NAIA

1999 Kevin Schnall NCBWA

2002 Ryan McGraw CB

2005 Mike Costanzo USA

2007 Bobby Gagg CB, Ping!

2008 Dock Doyle CB, Ping!

2009 Cody Wheeler CB

2010 Cody Wheeler CB

2010 Anthony Meo CB, Ping!

2011 Tommy La Stella ABCA, BA, CB, NCBWA

2012 Aaron Burke CBI

2016 Connor Owings CB, D1, PG

2016 Andrew Beckwith CB

2017 Alex Cunningham CB

2018 Seth Lancaster ABCA

2022 reid Vanscote CB 2022 tyler Johnson ..............................nCBWa

thIrd team seleCtIons

year player ..............................organization(s)

Justin Owens CB, NCBWA 2007 David Sappelt CB, Ping!

David Sappelt Ping!

Scott Woodward Ping!

Cody Wheeler Ping!

2009 David Anderson CB, CBI, NCBWA, Ping! 2009 Nick McCully Ping! 2010 Anthony Meo ABCA

Rico Noel BA, NCBWA, Ping!

Jose Iglesias NCBWA

Cody Wheeler

Matt Rein

Daniel Bowman

Aaron Burke

Zach Remillard

Seth Lancaster

Zach Biermann

Cory Wood

Kevin Woodall Jr.

Jake Wright

honoraBle mentIons

year player organization(s)

Ron Deubel NCBWA

Daniel Bowman

Andrew Beckwith

freshman all-amerICans

year player organization(s)

2002 Byron Binda CB (HM)

2007 Nick McCully Ping!

2008 Scott Woodward CB, Ping! NCBWA (2nd)

2009 Daniel Bowman CB, Ping!

2009 Anthony Meo CB, Ping! NCBWA (2nd)

2009 Taylor Motter CB

2010 Ryan Connolly CB, Ping!

2013 Seth Lamando CB

2015 Bobby Holmes CB

2016 Austin Kitchen CB

2017 Cory Wood CB

2018 Parker Chavers CB BA, D1, PG (2nd)

2020 Cooper Weiss CB

Italics = received higher honors same season

Key:

aBCa - American Baseball Coaches Association

Ba - Baseball America

CB - Collegiate Baseball (TPX Louisville Slugger)

CBI - CollegeBaseballInsider.com

d1 - D1Baseball

hero - HERO Sports (one team)

nCBWa - National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association

naIa - National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

pG - Perfect Game

pInG! - Ping! Baseball

usa - USA Today

natIonal CoaCh of the year

1977 John Vrooman finalist (NAIA)

2016 Gary Gilmore winner (ABCA) winner (Collegiate Baseball) winner (D1Baseball) winner (HERO Sports) winner (NCBWA) winner (Perfect Game)

Golden spIKes aWard

outstanding amateur player

2007 Chris Raber, OF semifinalist

2008 David Sappelt, OF semifinalist

2010 Anthony Meo, P semifinalist

r.e. “BoB” smIth aWard

College player of the year (discontinued in 2004)

1999 Kevin Schnall, C finalist

dICK

hoWser trophy

College player of the year

2005 Mike Costanzo, 1B/P finalist

2010 Anthony Meo, P semifinalist

2011 Tommy La Stella, 2B semifinalist

2016 G.K. Young, C/DH semifinalist

BrooKs WallaCe aWard

• College player of the year: 2004-08

• Best College shortstop: 2009-present

2015 Michael Paez, SS semifinalist

Johnny BenCh aWard

top Collegiate Catcher

2008 Dock Doyle, C finalist

2010 Jose Iglesias, C finalist

2011 Tucker Frawley, C semifinalist

touChdoWn CluB of ColumBus

national male athlete of the year

2016 Andrew Beckwith, P winner

GreGG olson aWard

Breakout player of the year

2016 Andrew Beckwith, P winner

2016 Connor Owings, OF finalist

ColleGe BaseBall foundatIon

pitcher of the year

2010 Anthony Meo, P semifinalist

aBCa/raWlInGs Gold GloVe

Best fielder in the nation at each position

2022 Matt McDermott finalist

aCademIC all-amerICans

GTE, CoSIDA, ESPN The Magazine, Capital One The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) annually select the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Teams. To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA for his career. Athletes are not eligible until they have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing.

2010 Austin Fleet 1st team

2012 Tucker Frawley 1st team

2013 Justin Creel 3rd team

2019 Zach Biermann 3rd team

loWe’s senIor Class aWard

most outstanding senior student-athlete

2007 Anthony DeLagarza finalist (1st team)

natIonal WeeKly honors

team of the Week

Coastal Carolina 5/18/05 CBI

Coastal Carolina 3/2/10 CB360

Coastal Carolina 4/4/11 CBI

player of the Week

Mike Costanzo 4/19/05 NCBWA

Aaron Verrett 5/30/05 CB

Chris Raber 3/5/07 CB

Dock Doyle 3/11/08 Ping!

David Anderson 5/12/08 CB NCBWA

Cody Wheeler 3/30/09 NCBWA CBF (All-Star)

Jose Iglesias 2/28/10 CB360

Rico Noel 4/6/10 CB360

Taylor Motter 4/27/10 CB360

Rico Noel 5/28/10 CB360

Daniel Bowman 4/4/11 CIB (Southeast Region)

Anthony Meo 5/30/11 CB

Daniel Bowman 3/21/12 NCBWA

Casey Schroeder 3/9/15 CB

Tyler Chadwick 3/29/16 NCBWA

Alex Cunningham 3/31/18 CB

Alex Cunningham 5/22/18 CB Golden Spikes Standard Performance

Parker Chavers 2/25/19 CB

Alex Gattinelli 3/10/20 CB, NCBWA

Tyler Johnson 5/9/22 CB

pitcher of the Week

Nick McCully 3/5/08 CBI (Southeast Region)

Joey Haug 4/2/08 CBI

Cody Wheeler 3/30/09 CB

CBI (Southeast Region)

Jim Birmingham 3/2/10 CBI (Southeast Region)

Alex Cunningham 4/3/18 NCBWA

KEY:

CB - Collegiate Baseball (TPX Louisville Slugger)

CBF - College Baseball Foundation

CBI - CollegeBaseballInsider.com

CB360 - CollegeBaseball360.com

NCBWA - National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association

PG - Perfect Game

PING! - Ping! Baseball

reGIon CoaCh of the year

dIstrICt CoaCh of the year

naIa/nCaa all-tournament

reGIon player of the year

aCademIC all-dIstrICt

Gte, CosIda, espn the magazine, Capital one

nCBWa all-reGIon

aBCa all-reGIon

Athens Regional 2002 Randy McGarvey Atlanta Regional 2002 Brandon Powell Atlanta Regional

Ryan McGraw Atlanta Regional

Michael DeJesus Tempe Regional

Jon Foisy Tempe Regional

Dom Duggan Myrtle Beach Regional

Dock Doyle Myrtle Beach Regional

Bobby Gagg Myrtle Beach Regional

David Anderson (co-MVP) Conway Regional

Tommy Baldridge (co-MVP) Conway Regional

Dock Doyle Conway Regional

Nick McCully Conway Regional

David Sappelt Conway Regional

Scott Woodward Conway Regional

Jose Iglesias Chapel Hill Regional 2010 Rico Noel (MVP) Myrtle Beach Regional 2010 Taylor Motter Myrtle Beach Regional

2010 Scott Woodward Myrtle Beach Regional

2010 Cody Wheeler Myrtle Beach Regional

2010 Rich Witten Myrtle Beach Regional

2011 Tommy La Stella Clemson Regional

2011 Hayes Orton Clemson Regional

2011 Anthony Meo Clemson Regional

2012 Jacob May Columbia Regional

2012 Rich Witten Columbia Regional

2016 Zach Remillard (MVP) Raleigh Regional

2016 Mike Morrison Raleigh Regional

2016 Seth Lancaster Raleigh Regional

2016 Billy Cooke Raleigh Regional

2016 Andrew Beckwith (MVP) College World Series

2016 Zach Remillard College World Series

2016 David Parrett College World Series

2016 Anthony Marks College World Series

2018 Zach Biermann Conway Regional

2018 Parker Chavers Conway Regional

2018 Anthony Veneziano Conway Regional

2019 Jake Wright Atlanta Regional

2022 nick lucky Greenville regional

2022 matt mcdermott Greenville regional

2022 nick paker Greenville retional

2022 Christopher rowan, Jr. ....Greenville regional

Coastal competed in the Big South from 1986-2016 and the Sun Belt from 2017-present.

BIG south hall of fame

2004 John Vrooman Coach Luis Lopez Player

BIG south all-deCade teams

1980s (1986-89)

Bobby Hargett Pitcher

Matt Logue Pitcher

Greg Streett Outfield

Tony Spires Outfield

Kirt Manwaring Catcher

Terry Spires Utility

John Vrooman Co-Coach

1900s (1990-99)

Ron Deubel Pitcher

Mark Romer Outfield

Brooks Marzka Outfield

Luis Lopez Utility

2000s (2000-09)

Steven Carter Pitcher

Bobby Gagg Pitcher

Ryan McGraw Outfield

David Sappelt Outfield

Tyler Bortnick Infield

Adam Keim Infield

Justin Owens Infield

Dock Doyle Catcher

David Anderson Utility

Mike Costanzo Designated Hitter

2010s (2010-19)

Anthony Meo Pitcher

Andrew Beckwith Pitcher Aaron Burke Pitcher Matt Rein Pitcher

Daniel Bowman Outfield Rico Noel Outfield

Tommy La Stella Infield

Michael Paez Infield

CoaCh of the year

neWComer of the year

2019 Jake Wright OF ConferenCe male sCholarathlete of the year

2010 Austin Fleet Big South

2012 Tucker Frawley Big South

BaseBall sCholar-athlete

2000 Brooks Marzka Big South

2010 Austin Fleet Big South

2012 Tucker Frawley Big South

2013 Justin Creel (co) Big South

aCademIC all-ConferenCe

1999 Brooks Marzka Big South

2000 Brooks Marzka Big South

2001 Scott Sturkie Big South

2002 Randy McGarvey Big South

2003 Jeff Baker Big South

2004 Greg Orsimarsi Big South

2005 Chris Todd Big South

2006 Aaron Verett Big South

2007 Matt Rademacher Big South

2008 Tommy Baldridge Big South

2009 Austin Fleet Big South

2010 Austin Fleet Big South

2011 Tucker Frawley Big South

2012 Tucker Frawley Big South

2013 Justin Creel Big South

2014 Tyler Chadwick Big South

2015 Tyler Chadwick Big South

2016 Tyler Chadwick Big South

NOTE: Only one student-athlete from each Big South Confer-ence member were selected per year. The Sun Belt does not select an All-Academic Team.

Wood OF

ConferenCe honors

Coastal competed in the Big South from 1986-2016 and the Sun Belt from 2017-present.

BIG south all-ConferenCe

1986 Kevin Thomas, P (only one team)

Kirt Manwaring, C (only one team)

Tom Sutryk, SS (only one team)

John Kay, 1B (only one team)

Terry Spires, SS (only one team)

1987 Terry Spires, OF (only one team)

1988 Mark Howle, 3B (only one team)

Robbie Jordan, 1B (only one team)

Tony Spires, SS (only one team)

Darrin Davis, OF (only one team)

Greg Streett, OF (only one team)

Tim Shaw, OF (only one team)

Bobby Hargett, P (only one team)

1989 Jeff Sefcik, INF (only one team)

Mark Romer, INF (only one team)

Mark Howle, C (only one team)

Matt Logue, P (only one team)

Bobby Hargett, P (only one team)

1990 Tony Spires, SS (only one team)

Mark Howle, 3B (only one team)

Myrle Grose, LF (only one team)

Mark Romer, CF (only one team)

Mark Slodobnick, DH (only one team)

Paul Alexander, P (only one team)

Randy Stokes, P (only one team)

1991 Buddy Cribb, 1B (only one team)

Pearce Taylor, 2B (only one team)

Chris Missler, LF (only one team)

Chris Hanrahan, DH (only one team)

1992 Mickey Lincoln, P (only one team)

Luis Lopez, UTL/INF (only one team)

Gary Turnipseed, CF (only one team)

1994 Chris Herndon, P 1st Team

Matt Schilling, 2B 1st Team

Chris Pond, SS 1st Team

Mike Campagno, P 2nd Team

John Canetto, C 2nd Team

Jamie Iriel, OF 2nd Team

Steve Turner, OF 2nd Team

1995 John Canetto, C 1st Team

Chris Pond, SS 1st Team

1996 Matt Ragan, DH 1st Team

Jason Vindich, C 2nd Team

Brett Harwood, SS 2nd Team

Matt Trahan, 3B 2nd Team

Steve Bagby, OF 2nd Team

1997 Jason Vindich, C 2nd Team

Jason Isidore, DH 2nd Team

1998 Jeremy Samatas, 1B 2nd Team

Steve Tylke, 2B 2nd Team

Dorian Cameron, 3B 2nd Team

Brooks Marzka, OF 2nd Team

1999 Brooks Marzka, OF 1st Team

Kevin Schnall, C 1st Team

Scott Sturkie, P 1st Team

Ron Deubel, P 1st Team

Dorian Cameron, 3B 2nd Team

2000 Rett Johnson, P 1st Team

Brooks Marzka, OF 2nd Team

Brandon Powell, DH 2nd Team

2001 Chad Felty, OF 1st Team

Justin Owens, 1B 1st Team

Chris Carter, DH 1st Team

Scott Sturkie, P 1st Team

Jon Humay, OF 2nd Team

Adam Keim, SS 2nd Team

Randy McGarvey, C 2nd Team

2002 Ryan McGraw, OF 1st Team

Justin Owens, 1B 1st Team

Randy McGarvey, C 1st Team

Steven Carter, P 1st Team

Justin Sturge, P 1st Team

Brandon Powell,

Team

Dock Doyle, C 1st Team

Scott Woodward, 3B 1st Team

David Sappelt, OF 1st Team

Tommy Baldridge, OF 1st Team

Nick McCully, SP 2nd Team

David Anderson, 1B 2nd Team

Tyler Bortnick, SS 2nd Team

Adam Rice, OF 2nd Team

2009 Cody Wheeler, SP 1st Team

Anthony Meo, SP 1st Team

Nick McCully, RP 1st Team

David Anderson, 1B 1st Team

Rico Noel, OF 1st Team

Tyler Bortnick, 3B 2nd Team

Adam Rice, DH 2nd Team

Daniel Bowman, OF 2nd Team

2010 Anthony Meo, SP 1st Team

Cody Wheeler, SP 1st Team

Matt Rein, RP 1st Team

Jose Iglesias, C 1st Team

Tommy La Stella, 2B 1st Team

Scott Woodward, 3B 1st Team

Taylor Motter, SS 1st Team

Rico Noel, OF 1st Team

Ryan Connolly, RP 2nd Team

2011 Anthony Meo, SP 1st Team

Matt Rein, SP 1st Team

Tommy La Stella, 2B 1st Team

Scott Woodward, 3B 1st Team

ConferenCe honors

Coastal competed in the Big South from 1986-2016 and the Sun Belt from 2017-present.

2012 Daniel Bowman, RF 1st Team

Tucker Frawley, C 1st Team

Rich Witten, 3B 1st Team

Aaron Burke, RP 1st Team

Alex Buccilli, DH 2nd Team

Josh Conway, SP 2nd Team

Tyler Herb, SP 2nd Team

Ryan Connolly, RP 2nd Team

2013 Ben Smith, SP 1st Team

Ryan Connolly, RP 2nd Team

Will Remillard, C 2nd Team

Jacob May, OF 2nd Team

2014 Connor Owings, UTL 1st Team

2015 Anthony Marks, CF 1st Team

Michael Paez, SS 1st Team

Austin Kerr, SP 1st Team

Connor Owings, UTL 2nd Team

Bobby Holmes, RP 2nd Team

Alex Cunningham, SP Hon. Mention

2016 Connor Owings, RF 1st Team

Zach Remillard, 3B 1st Team

G.K. Young, DH 1st Team

Andrew Beckwith, SP 1st Team

Mike Morrison, RP 1st Team

Michael Paez, SS 2nd Team

Alex Cunningham, SP 2nd Team

Billy Cooke, CF Hon. Mention

sun Belt all-ConferenCe

2017 Billy Cooke, CF 1st Team

Kevin Woodall Jr., 1B 1st Team

Alex Cunningham, SP 1st Team

Jordan Gore, SS 2nd Team

Cory Wood, LF 2nd Team

Andrew Beckwith, SP 2nd Team

2018 Jason Bilous, SP 1st Team

Kevin Woodall Jr., 1B 1st Team

Cory Wood, 2B 1st Team

Seth Lancaster, SS 1st Team

Zach Biermann, DH 1st Team

Matt Eardensohn, RP 2nd Team

Parker Chavers, OF 2nd Team

2019 Zach Biermann, 1B 1st

Parker Chavers, OF 1st

Kieton Rivers, OF 2nd

Kyle Skeels, C 2nd

Jake Wright, OF 2nd

2020 Not chosen due to coronavirus pandemic

2021 BT Riopelle, C 2nd Team

Eric Brown, SS 2nd Team

Parker Chavers, OF 2nd Team

2022 reid Vanscoter, sp 1st team

tyler Johnson, dh 2nd team

michael Knorr, sp 2nd team

dale thomas, 3B 2nd team

all-tournament team

1986 Terry Spires (MVP) Big South

Tom Sutryk Big South

Mike Prochaska Big South

Art Smith Big South

John Pilatich Big South

Glen Fortner Big South

Kevin Thomas Big South

1988 Robbie Jordan Big South

Greg Streett Big South

Randy Stokes Big South

1990 Tony Spires Big South

Mark Romer Big South

Mark Slobodnik Big South

1991 Buddy Cribb (MVP) Big South

Pearce Taylor Big South

Chris Missler Big South

Chris Hanrahan Big South

1992 Paul Leszczynski (MVP) Big South

Mickey Lincoln Big South

Chris Pond Big South

1998 Dorian Cameron Big South

Shawn Vinju Big South

Jeremy Samatas Big South

Kevin Schnall Big South

John Humay Big South

Rett Johnson Big South

1999 Ron Deubel Big South

Kevin Schnall Big South

Brooks Marzka Big South

2000 Brandon Powell Big South

2001 Randy McGarvey (MVP) Big South

Scott Sturkie Big South

Adam Keim. Big South

Chris Carter Big South

2002 Adam Keim (MVP) Big South

Brandon Powell Big South

Randy McGarvey Big South

Ryan McGraw Big South

Seamus Donovan Big South

2003 Steven Carter (MVP) Big South

Ryan McGraw Big South

2004 Steven Carter (MVP) Big South

Brett Grandstrand. Big South

Chris Todd Big South

Chris Raber Big South

Chad Oxendine Big South

Mike Costanzo Big South

2005 Michael DeJesus Big South

Aaron Verrett Big South

Mike Costanzo Big South

Ricky Shefka Big South

Mike Valter Big South

2006 Brant Peacher Big South

2007 Tommy Baldridge (MVP) Big South

Tyler Bortnick Big South

Adam Vrable Big South

Derek Martin Big South

Matt Rademacher Big South

Nick McCully Big South

Bobby Gagg Big South

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Coastal competed in the Big South from 1986-2016 and the Sun Belt from 2017-present.

(Continued from page 43)

2008 Tyler Bordnick (MVP) Big South

David Sappelt Big South

Tommy Baldridge Big South

Dock Doyle Big South

Joey Haug Big South

2009 David Anderson (MVP) Big South

Rico Noel Big South

Nick McCully Big South

Austin Fleet Big South

2010 Daniel Bowman (MVP) Big South

Chance Gilmore. Big South

Tommy La Stella Big South

Rich Witten Big South

Anthony Meo Big South

2011 Keith Hardwick (MVP) Big South

Daniel Bowman Big South

Anthony Meo Big South

Rich Witten Big South

Hayes Orton Big South

Taylor Motter Big South

2012 Aaron Burke (co-MVP) Big South

Ryan Connolly (co-MVP) Big South

Daniel Bowman Big South

Rich Witten Big South

Alex Buccilli Big South

2013 Alex Buccilli Big South

Ted Blackman Big South

2014 Connor Owings Big South

2015 Michael Paez Big South

Zach Remillard Big South

G.K. Young Big South

2016 Mike Morrison (MVP) Big South

Zach Remillard Big South

Michael Paez Big South

Seth Lancaster Big South

2018 Zach Biermann (MVP)

Parker Chavers

Kevin Woodall Jr.

Seth Lancaster

2019 Kieton Rivers (MVP)

Zach Biermann

Parker Chavers

Kyle Skeels

Cory Wood

Jake Wright

Belt

Belt

Belt

Belt

Belt

Belt

Belt

Belt

Belt

2020 Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic

2021 Nick Lucky

2022 Michael Knorr

Belt

player/pItCher of the WeeK

• Big south (1986-2016)

• sun Belt (2017-present)

Chris Pond Player April 4, 1995

Matt Ragan Player March 24, 1996

Chip Weisberger Player March 31, 1996

Matt Ragan Player April 7, 1996

Bobby Richardson Pitcher May 6, 1996

Ron Deubel Pitcher March 30, 1998

Ron Deubel Pitcher April 27, 1998

Scott Sturkie Pitcher March 22, 1999

Jeremy Samatas Player May 4, 1999

Ron Deubel Pitcher April 2, 1999

Scott Sturkie Pitcher April 9, 1999

Brooks Marzka Player March 13, 2000

Scott Sturkie Pitcher March 13, 2000

Rett Johnson Pitcher April 3, 2000

Rett Johnson Pitcher April 23, 2000

Brandon Powell Player April 2, 2001

Brad Schuka Pitcher April 17, 2001

Scott Sturkie Pitcher May 1, 2001

Scott Sturkie Pitcher May 8, 2001

Scott Sturkie Pitcher May 14, 2001

Justin Sturge Pitcher March 6, 2002

Justin Owens Player April 18, 2002

Justin Owens Player May 7, 2002

Seamus Donovan Pitcher May 14, 2002

Brandon Powell Player March 12, 2003

Brian Waack Pitcher March 12, 2003

Seamus Donovan Pitcher May 6, 2003

Brandon Powell Player May 12, 2003

Mike Costanzo Player Feb.18, 2004

Jake Hurry Pitcher Feb. 18, 2004

Mike Costanzo Player F eb. 24, 2004

Brett Grandstrand Player April 13, 2004

Steven Carter Pitcher April 20, 2004

Jake Hurry Co-Pitcher May 17, 2004

Andy DeLaGarza Pitcher May 24, 2004

Mike Costanzo Co-Player March 7, 2005

Ricky Shefka Pitcher March 21, 2005

Mike Costanzo Player April 18, 2005

Ricky Shefka Pitcher May 9, 2005

Andy DeLaGarza Co-Pitcher May 16, 2005

David Sappelt Co-Player March 27, 2006

Austin Fleet Pitcher April 18, 2006

Bobby Gagg Pitcher May 9, 2006

David Sappelt Player Feb. 14, 2007

Bobby Gagg Pitcher Feb. 21, 2007

Chris Raber

Co-Player March 5, 2007

Chris Raber Co-Player April 2, 2007

David Sappelt Player April 30, 2007

Nick McCully Pitcher April 20, 2007

David Anderson Pitcher May 7, 2007

Dom Duggan Player May 21, 2007

Nick McCully Pitcher March 3, 2008

Dock Doyle Player March 10, 2008

Joey Haug Pitcher March 17, 2008

Joey Haug Pitcher March 31, 2008

Bobby Gagg Pitcher April 7, 2008

Dock Doyle Player April 14, 2008

Scott Woodward Player April 21, 2008

David Anderson Player May 12, 2008

David Anderson Co-Player May 19, 2008

Austin Fleet Pitcher Feb. 23, 2009

Keith Hessler Co-Pitcher March 3, 2009

Cody Wheeler Pitcher March 9, 2009

Cody Wheeler Pitcher March 30, 2009

Adam Rice Co-Player April 6, 2009

Chance Gilmore Player May 4, 2009

Nick McCully Pitcher May 4, 2009

Cody Wheeler Pitcher May 11, 2009

Jose Iglesias Player March 2, 2010

Jim Birmingham Pitcher March 2, 2010

Cody Wheeler Pitcher April 5, 2010

Jose Iglesias Player April 12, 2010

Taylor Motter Player May 3, 2010

Rico Noel Player May 17, 2010

Anthony Meo Pitcher May 17, 2010

Josh Conway Pitcher March 8, 2011

Jim Birmingham Pitcher March 15, 2011

Tommy La Stella Player March 28, 2011

Daniel Bowman Player April 4, 2011

Anthony Meo Pitcher April 4, 2011

Anthony Meo Pitcher May 2, 2011

Anthony Meo Pitcher May 9, 2011

Matt Rein Pitcher April 19, 2011

Matt Rein Pitcher May 16, 2011

Ryan Connolly Pitcher Feb. 27, 2012

Daniel Bowman Player March 12, 2012

Rich Witten Co-Player April 16, 2012

Daniel Bowman Player April 30, 2012

Rich Witten Player May 21, 2012

Tyler Herb Pitcher Feb. 25, 2013

Ben Smith Pitcher March 11, 2013

Jacob May Player March 11, 2013

Ryan Connolly Pitcher March 25, 2013

Jacob May Player May 6, 2013

Austin Kerr Co-Pitcher April 21, 2014

Austin Kerr Pitcher April 28, 2014

Connor Owings Player Feb. 23, 2015

Michael Paez Player March 16, 2015

Michael Paez Co-Player April 6, 2015

G.K. Young Pitcher Feb. 22, 2016

Tyler Chadwick Player March 28, 2016

Andrew Beckwith Pitcher April 4, 2016

Connor Owings Player April 18, 2016

Connor Owings Player May 9, 2016

Connor Owings Player May 22, 2016

Mike Morrison Pitcher May 22, 2016

Kevin Woodall Jr. Player Feb. 28, 2017

Alex Cunningham Pitcher March 27, 2017

Alex Cunningham Pitcher April 3, 2017

Alex Cunningham Pitcher May 22, 2017

Anthony Simonelli Pitcher Feb. 28, 2018

Zach Biermann Player March 14, 2018

Lee Sponseller Player March 27, 2018

Matt Eardensohn Pitcher April 17, 2018

Kevin Woodall Jr. Player May 1, 2018

Jason Bilous Pitcher May 15, 2018

Seth Lancaster Player May 22, 2018

Kyle Skeels Player Feb. 19, 2019

Parker Chavers Player Feb. 26, 2019

Kyle Skeels Player April 2, 2019

Austin Kitchen Pitcher April 2, 2019

Alex Gattinelli Player March 10, 2020

Nick Lucky Player March 2, 2021

Eric Brown Player May 24, 2021

Coastal competed in the Big South from 1986-2016 and the Sun Belt from 2017-present.

year-By-year BattInG leaders

2020 season was shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic

2020 season was shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic

year-By-year pItChInG leaders

strIKeouts

MICHAEL T. BENSON

THE THIRD PRESIDENT OF COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

michael t. Benson, a veteran of higher education administration, became the third president of Coastal Carolina University on Jan. 1, 2021. He also holds the title of professor of history at the University.

Since his arrival, Benson has secured the largest donation in school history: a $10 million gift from Conway Medical Center. The endowed funds support the University’s newest college – the Conway Medical Center College of Health and Human Performance –that opened on July 1, 2022. In May 2022, he led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Thompson Library, a $29.8 million, two-story, 64,000-square-foot facility. Benson established the President’s Council for Sustainability and Coastal Resilience, which is charged with transforming CCU into a more sustainable campus, centering sustainability in the University’s curriculum and student services, and serving the surrounding communities to build toward a sustainable future. He serves as the FBS presidential representative on the NCAA Board of Governors Committee to Promote Cultural Diversity and Equity. In Spring 2022, he taught an upper-level course: History of the American University.

Benson is president emeritus at Eastern Kentucky University, where he served as the 13th president from 2013 to 2020. Prior to EKU, Benson was the 15th president of Southern Utah University. He helped secure SUU’s designation as the state’s public liberal arts and sciences university;

established the Hispanic Center for Academic Excellence; gained admission into the Big Sky Conference for all athletic teams; and directed the development and implementation of SUU’s largest comprehensive fundraising effort, which raised a record $105 million.

Benson also served for five years as the 14th president of Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, where he helped raise more private money for the institution during his tenure than had been secured in the previous 115 years of the college’s history combined. Appointed at age 36, Benson was the youngest college president in the history of the Utah System of Higher Education.

His scholarly work has focused on the development of the research university and its impact on society. Benson’s upcoming book, Daniel Coit Gilman and the Birth of the American Research University, will be released by Johns Hopkins University Press in Fall 2022.

Benson is regularly sought after for public speeches and appearances. He was a featured contributor to the Huffington Post for five years; has written articles for The Jerusalem Post, Lexington Herald-Leader, Louisville Courier Journal, The Kansas City Star, Deseret News, and The Salt Lake Tribune, among others; and appeared on ESPN’s The Paul Finebaum Show.

Born in Utah and raised in Texas and Indiana,

Benson has worked and studied abroad for seven years in Italy, England, and Israel. He graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in political science and double minors in English and history from Brigham Young University in 1990. He completed his doctorate in modern history from the University of Oxford (St. Antony’s College) in 1995, where he was a Rotary Foundation Scholar and recipient of the Oxford Graduate Overseas Fellowship. He also earned a master’s degree cum laude in nonprofit administration in 2011 from the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business, where he was the recipient of the prestigious Father Theodore Hesburgh Founder’s Award. Benson graduated with a Master of Liberal Arts from Johns Hopkins University in August 2021.

An accomplished athlete, Benson played basketball at both BYU and Oxford, and his best marathon time – 2 hours and 41 minutes – won his age division in the St. George (Utah) Marathon, one of the largest marathons in the U.S. He also finished among the top 15% of all runners in the 1984 Boston Marathon.

Benson and his wife, Debi, are the parents of three children – Truman, Tatum, and Talmage. He also has two older children from a previous marriage. Emma graduated from Brigham Young University and is a TV anchor in Idaho Falls, Idaho; and Samuel is a senior majoring in sociology and Spanish at BYU.

Coastal Carolina University Board of Trustees

In 1993, the South Carolina General Assembly passed legislation establishing Coastal Carolina University as an independent public institution, effective July 1, 1993.

The legislation established the governing body of Coastal Carolina University, the Board of Trustees, which by statute is responsible for overseeing the effective governance of the University. The Board of Trustees defines the mission, role, and scope of the University, establishes the general policies of the University, approves the budget, and provides accountability to the public and the General Assembly.

The University’s 17-member Board of Trustees comprises the governor of the state or his or her designee, who is an ex officio member of the Board, one gubernatorial appointee from the state at-large, and 15 members elected by the South Carolina General Assembly to represent each of the state’s Congressional Districts and the state at-large.

The Board of Trustees holds regular meetings four times each year. The University’s first Board of Trustees met on July 1, 1993.

Board of Trustees

The Honorable Henry McMaster, Governor of South Carolina

Ex Officio

H. Delan Stevens ’79, Chair

Natasha M. Hannah ’94, Vice Chair

Patrick Sparks ’95, Secretary/Treasurer

John H. Bartell Jr.

Lee A. Belcher ’08

William S. Biggs

Lisa Davis

Dalton B. Floyd Jr.

Joe N. Jarrett Jr.

Sherry I. Johnson ’96

Mark S. Kelley

George E. Mullen

Bradley J. Poston ’07, ’16

Jason M. Repak ’07

Oran P. Smith

Eugene C. Spivey ’91

William E. Turner III ’97

President’s Cabinet

The President’s Cabinet is a group of senior level administrators representing all areas of Coastal Carolina University. These individuals serve as executive-level support to the University president and generally meet every two weeks. This is a non-voting body.

Michael T. Benson

University President

Daniel J. Ennis

Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs/Provost

David A. Frost

Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration/Chief Financial Officer

Matthew L. Hogue

Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics and University Recreation

Carlos Johnson

Senior Vice President/University Counsel

Christopher A. Johnson

Chief Executive Officer

Coastal Educational Foundation

Travis E. Overton

Vice President for Executive Initiatives/ Chief of Staff

Diane Sanders

Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Engagement

Yvonne Hernandez Friedman

Vice President for Student Affairs

Thomas A. Korczara

Vice President for Human Resources and Equal Opportunity

MATT HOGUE

VICE PRESIDENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS AND UNIVERSITY RECREATION

matt hogue is the vice president of intercollegiate athletics and university recreation for Coastal Carolina University, a title change he received in April 2021.

Hogue was recently named the 2020-21 Athletics Director of the Year by The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA)—one of only four recipients of this award at the FBS level. He was one of 28 winners across seven divisions (NCAA FBS, FCS, Division I-AAA, II, III, NAIA/Other Four-Year Institutions, and Junior College/Community Colleges).

The ADOY Award highlights the efforts of athletics directors at all levels for their commitment and positive contributions to student-athletes, campuses, and their surrounding communities.

He is also a member of the NCAA Division I baseball selection committee, representing Coastal Carolina and the Sun Belt Conference since August 2020. Hogue was named the director of athletics at Coastal Carolina University on Feb. 27, 2015, after serving as the interim director of athletics since March 2014. Since Hogue took over as the director of athletics at Coastal Carolina University in 2015, the CCU athletic teams have won 14 conference regularseason championships, as well as 17 conference tournament championships. The baseball team also won the department’s first-ever National Championship in 2016.

Individually, the Chanticleers had their first-ever individual NCAA Division I National Champion in Melissa Jefferson, who won the 60-meter dash at the 2022 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships in Feb. 2022. Jefferson, along with fellow track & field runner Mekenze Kelley, both went on to make history for the Coastal Carolina athletics department, as both were crowned U.S. Track & Field National Champions in the 100-meters and 400meters at the 2022 Toyota USA Track Outdoor Championships and 2022 USA Track & Field U20 Championships, respectively, in the summer of 2022.

Hogue, who has a long-time association with Coastal athletics, previously served as CCU’s associate vice president of marketing.

Hogue joined Coastal in 1997 and has served in several different roles in

the Department of Athletics and in the Office of University Communication, where he led CCU’s marketing and trademark licensing efforts.

Hogue is best known for his 17-year stint as the “Voice of the Chanticleers” on the Chanticleer Sports Network, providing live game broadcasts, features, and weekly programs about CCU athletics.

In 2013, Hogue was named a finalist for the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA) Sportscaster of the Year for the state of South Carolina. He has edited a book entitled “Chanticleer Athletics: Fifty Years of Excellence” with other CCU contributors and dedicated the book to Edward M. “Dick” Singleton, former chancellor of the university. Partial proceeds from the book benefited the Edward M. Singleton Scholar-Athlete Award scholarship at CCU.

As the “Voice of the Chanticleers”, Hogue managed, produced, and coordinated the Chanticleer Sports Network. His colorful, exciting calls were synonymous with Chanticleer Athletics.

A 25-year broadcast veteran, Hogue built a diverse play-by-play resume that includes stints with USC’s Gamecock Radio Network, Minor League Baseball, and appearances on regional TV, including Fox Sports Net, SportSouth, and ESPN properties. He also served as the broadcast voice of the Big South Conference’s basketball TV package.

In his role as associate vice president of marketing, Hogue was charged with developing marketing strategies and advertising for University recruitment, academic, and specialty programs, as well as directing and monitoring the University’s trademark licensing program.

Previously, he served as the associate athletic director for enhanced media and assistant athletics director for marketing. He began his career at Coastal Carolina as the assistant sports information director.

Hogue earned his baccalaureate degree from the University of South Carolina and completed his MBA from Winthrop University. He and his wife, Laura, live in Conway with their daughters Rachel and Caroline.

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