2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team

The 2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Chanticleers played their home games at Springs Brooks Stadium, on campus in Conway, South Carolina. Gary Gilmore was in his 21st season as the Chanticleers' coach. They won the 2016 College World Series, and with it the 2016 NCAA Division I National Championship, at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska over Arizona.

2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
CBNo. 1
Record55–18 (21–3 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Schnall (13th season)
  • Drew Thomas (10th season)
  • Matt Schilling (9th season)
Home stadiumSprings Brooks Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
#1 Coastal Carolina †‡y ‍‍‍ 21 3   .875 53 17   .757
High Point ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 32 24   .571
Longwood ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 32 27   .542
Gardner–Webb ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 37 21   .638
Campbell* ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 26 27   .491
Presbyterian ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 27 30   .474
Liberty ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 31 28   .525
Winthrop ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 28 27   .509
Radford ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 19 39   .328
Charleston Southern ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 19 34   .358
UNC Asheville ‍‍‍ 5 19   .208 16 38   .296
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
As of June 5, 2016[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Personnel

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Roster

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2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 2 - Zack Hopeck - Sophomore
  • 10 - Jason Bilous - Freshman
  • 18 - Alex Cunningham - Junior
  • 25 - Mike Morrison - Senior
  • 27 - Adam Hall - Senior
  • 31 - Bobby Holmes - Sophomore
  • 33 - Tyler Poole - Senior
  • 34 - Cole Schaefer - Junior
  • 39 - Austin Kitchen - Freshman
  • 40 - Brandon Miller - Freshman
  • 41 - Andrew Beckwith - Junior

Catchers

  • 12 - David Parrett - Senior
  • 13 - Peyton Isaacson - Freshman
  • 16 - Matt Beaird - Sophomore
  • 37 - G.K. Young - Junior
  • 42 - Kyle Skeels - Freshman

Infielders

  • 1 - Michael Paez - Junior
  • 5 - Kieton Rivers - Freshman
  • 7 - Zach Remillard - Senior
  • 8 - Tyler Chadwick - Senior
  • 11 - Jordan Gore - Junior
  • 19 - Kevin Woodall Jr. - Sophomore
  • 26 - Seth Lancaster - Sophomore
  • 38 - Cameron Pearcey - Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 3 - Josh Crump - Sophomore
  • 6 - Connor Owings - Senior
  • 17 - Billy Cooke - Sophomore
  • 24 - Dalton Ewing - Sophomore
  • 29 - Anthony Marks - Senior

Coaches

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2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball coaching staff[2]
  • 14 - Gary Gilmore – Head coach
  • 9 - Kevin Schnall – Associate head coach
  • 22 - Drew Thomas – Assistant Coach
  • 4 - Matt Schilling – Volunteer Assistant Coach

Schedule

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Legend
  Coastal win
  Coastal loss
  Cancellation
Bold Coastal team member
* Non-Conference game
2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball game log[3]
Regular season
Postseason

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[5]—*—*15242321191616*16*1
Baseball America[6]231919251922191515*15*1
Collegiate Baseball^[7]332322181325242519151151
NCBWA[8]232223282227262320171111*1

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

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  1. ^ "Big South Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Official Baseball Roster". goccusports.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "CCU Chanticleers Baseball Official Schedule". goccusports.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Coastal Wins College World Series Opener vs #1 Florida". goccusports.com. June 20, 2016. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  5. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  6. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  7. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  8. ^ NCBWA Division I poll