Coastal Carolina University
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- Location: Conway, SC
- Nickname: Chanticleers
- Conference: Sun Belt Conference, 2017- ; Big South Conference 1985-2016
- Ballpark: Charles L. Watson Stadium/Vrooman Field
College World Series Appearances: 1: 2016
College World Series title in 2016
Prior to becoming an independent university in 1993, Coastal Carolina University was part of the University of South Carolina known as University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College. Coastal Carolina has sponsored baseball since 1976.
Coastal Carolina won the 2016 College World Series, the first national championship for the school in any sport. It was also Coastal's first appearance in the tournament and the first time a team from the Big South Conference had appeared in the College World Series.
People who went here[edit]
- Doug Ames, minor league pitcher
- Pete Andrelczyk, minor league pitcher
- Mark Austry, minor league infielder
- Tyler Bortnick, minor league infielder
- Mickey Brantley, outfielder
- Greg Brodzinski, minor league catcher (transferred without playing)
- Josh Conway, minor league coach
- Mike Costanzo, infielder
- Chris Cullen, minor league pitcher
- Michael DeJesus, minor league infielder
- Austin Fleet, minor league pitcher
- Gary Gilmore, college coach
- Keith Glauber, pitcher
- Brad Goldberg, pitcher
- Keith Hessler, pitcher
- Tommy La Stella, infielder
- Luis Lopez, infielder
- Kirt Manwaring, catcher
- John Mariotti, minor league pitcher
- Jacob May, outfielder
- Darryl Morhardt, minor league infielder-pitcher
- Taylor Motter, outfielder
- Rico Noel, outfielder
- Chad Oxendine, college coach
- Brandon Powell, minor league infielder
- Will Remillard, minor league catcher and coach
- Zach Remillard, infielder
- Ron Riggle, college coach
- Tom Romano, outfielder
- Dave Sappelt, outfielder
- Keith Stohr, scout
- Scott Sturkie, minor league pitcher
- Anthony Veneziano, pitcher
- Tom Zmudosky, minor league pitcher
Coaches[edit]
- John Vrooman, 1974-1977, 1987-1995
- Larry Carr, 1978-1984
- Russ Bergman, 1984
- Bobby Richardson, 1985-1986
- Gary Gilmore, 1996-present
Assistant Coaches[edit]
- Pat Lightle, 1990-1993
- Chad Oxendine, 2012
- Drew Thomas, 2007-2021
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