2026 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team

2026 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball
NCAA Tallahassee Regional
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	37–23 (21–9 SBC)
Head coach	Kevin Schnall (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Chad Oxendine (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Williams (2nd season) Matt Schilling (19th season)
Home stadium	Springs Brooks Stadium

2026 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 24 Southern Miss ‍†‍‡‍y	22	–	8		.733			40	–	14		.741
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍y	21	–	9		.700			36	–	19		.655
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	17	–	13		.567			30	–	22		.577
No. 8 Troy ‍‍‍y	17	–	13		.567			29	–	27		.518
South Alabama  ‍‍‍	17	–	13		.567			33	–	21		.611
Texas State ‍‍‍y	16	–	14		.533			34	–	22		.607
Louisiana ‍‍‍y	16	–	14		.533			34	–	21		.618
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			29	–	25		.537
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			26	–	28		.481
Marshall  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			23	–	31		.426
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			29	–	24		.547
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			27	–	28		.491
James Madison  ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			21	–	32		.396
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	7	–	23		.233			16	–	40		.286
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 17, 2026 Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Chanticleers played their home games at Springs Brooks Stadium and were led by second year head coach Kevin Schnall. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released February 4, 2026, and the Chanticleers were picked to finish first overall in the conference.

Coaches Poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Coastal Carolina	194 (12)
2	Southern Miss	182 (1)
3	Troy	166
4	Marshall	129
5	Louisiana	126 (1)
6	Texas State	114
7	Georgia Southern	104
7	Old Dominion	104
9	Arkansas State	96
10	App State	78
11	South Alabama	62
12	Georgia State	49
13	James Madison	48
14	ULM	18

Sun Belt Conference Preseason Pitcher of the Year

Cameron Flukey, Coastal Carolina (Jr., SP – Eggs Harbor Township, N.J.)

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

• Cameron Flukey, Coastal Carolina (Jr., SP – Egg Harbor Township, N.J.)
• Hayden Johnson, Coastal Carolina (Jr., SP – Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
• Colby Allen, Southern Miss (Sr., SP – Louisville, Miss.)
• Ryan Lynch, Coastal Carolina (Gr., RP – Snohomish, Wash.)
• Tucker Stockman, Southern Miss (RS Jr., C – Athens, Ala.)
• Blake Cavill, Troy (Sr., 1B – Sydney, Australia)
• Joseph Zamora, App State (Gr., 2B – Miami, Fla.)
• Patrick Engskov, Arkansas State (Sr., SS – Little Rock, Ark.)
• Chase Mora, Texas State (Sr., 3B – Tomball, Texas)
• Ashton Quiller, Arkansas State (RS So., OF – Lake Charles, La.)
• Dean Mihos, Coastal Carolina (Sr., OF – Chester Springs, Pa.)
• Ben Higdon, Southern Miss (RS Sr., OF – Paducah, Ky.)
• Kameron Miller, App State (Jr., DH – Harrisburg, N.C.)
• Jimmy Janicki, Troy (So., UT – Downers Grove, Ill.)

Personnel

2025 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 1 INF Cruz Harlan S/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Centralia, Illinois 2 RHP Cameron Flukey R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey 3 INF Lukas Buckner L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Knoxville, Tennessee 5 INF Walker Mitchell R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lexington, South Carolina 6 INF Trace Mazon R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Aledo, Texas 7 INF Blake Barthol L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Allentown, Pennsylvania 8 INF Dean Mihos R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Chester Springs, Pennsylvania 10 INF Ty Barrango  R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr San Mateo, California 11 INF Colby Thorndyke  L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Lumberton, North Carolina 12 OF Rex Watson L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Manteca, California 13 C Domenico Tozzi R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 16 LHP Jackson Winer L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Charleston, South Carolina 18 LHP Hayden Johnson L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 20 LHP Case Bosch L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Jenison, Michigan 21 RHP Jaxon Appelman R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Edison, New Jersey 22 OF Blagen Pado R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Haymarket, Virginia 23 OF Jordan Taylor R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Jacksonville, Florida 24 C Brice Estep R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Fort Mitchell, Kentucky 25 RHP Ross Norman R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Ringgold, Georgia 26 LHP Colby Richardson L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Mullins, South Carolina 27 OF Brayden Horton L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Sayre, Pennsylvania 30 RHP Daniel Parker S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr Hartsville, South Carolina 31 RHP Scott Doran R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Erdenheim, Pennsylvania 32 RHP Connor Kane R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Wilmington, North Carolina 33 LHP Dalton Bisbano L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Summerville, South Carolina 34 INF Phillip Ard R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Gr Cochran, Georgia 37 C Josh Toole R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lancaster, Pennsylvania 38 RHP Jackson Smallets R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Sicklerville, New Jersey 39 RHP Darin Horn  R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Bluffton, South Carolina 40 LHP Dominick Carbone L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Rocky Point, New York 41 LHP Kellen Karr L/L 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Lincolnton, North Carolina 44 C Cole Chamberlain L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Novato, California 45 RHP Luke Jones R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Greenville, South Carolina 49 RHP Ryan Lynch R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Gr Snohomish, Washington	Head coach Kevin Schnall (Coastal Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Chad Oxendine (Coastal Carolina) Matt Williams (Spartanburg Methodist College) Matt Schilling (Coastal Carolina) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 4 February 2026

Schedule and results

Legend
	Coastal Carolina win
	Coastal Carolina loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Coastal Carolina team member
*	Non-Conference game

2026 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball game log (37–23)
Regular season (36–19)
February (6–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Feb. 13 Fairfield* No. 6 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 5–3 Horn (1–0) Miller None ESPN+ 5,499 1–0 Feb. 14 (DH 1) Farfield* No. 6 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 5–1 Norman (1–0) Grabmann None ESPN+ 3,329 2–0 Feb. 14 (DH 2) Farfield* No. 6 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 5–0 Doran (1–0) Sheldon Bosch (1) ESPN+ 3–0 Feb. 17 College of Charleston* No. 6 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 3–4 Rogers Richardson (0–1) None ESPN+ 3,933 3–1 Baseball at the Beach Feb. 20 VCU* No. 6 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 13–28 Bosch (1–0) Weygandt None ESPN+ 4,011 4–1 Feb. 21 Illinois* No. 6 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Cancelled (inclement weather) Feb. 22 (DH 1) Illinois* No. 6 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 5–14 Hall Norman (1–1) Remington ESPN+ 2,296 4–2 Feb. 22 (DH 2) VCU* No. 6 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 6–3 Horn (2–0) Gotschall None ESPN+ 2,623 5–2 Feb. 24 Campbell* No. 9 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 13–7 Doran (2–0) Simmons None ESPN+ 2,769 6–2 Astros Foundation College Classic Feb. 27 vs. No. 3 Texas* No. 9 Daikin Park • Houston, TX L 1–8 Riojas Jones (0–1) None YouTube 13,427 6–3 Feb. 28 vs. UTSA* No. 9 Daikin Park • Houston, TX L 10–16 Qualia Norman (1–2) None YouTube 12,219 6–4 March (15–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Astros Foundation College Classic Mar. 1 vs. No. 25 Ole Miss* No. 9 Daikin Park • Houston, TX W 9–2 Doran (3–0) Libbert Horn (1) YouTube — 7–4 Mar. 3 at No. 13 NC State* No. 16 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC L 4–6 Black Kane (0–1) None ACCNX 2,806 7–5 Mar. 6 East Carolina* No. 16 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 10–610 Richardson (1–1) Rose None ESPN+ 3,872 8–5 Mar. 7 East Carolina* No. 16 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 7–1 Norman (2–2) Antolick None ESPN+ 4,362 9–5 Mar. 8 East Carolina* No. 16 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 4–106 Moran Doran (3–1) None ESPN+ 3,567 9–6 Mar. 10 No. 12 Wake Forest* No. 16 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 10–4 Kane (1–1) Bowie None ESPN+ 5,122 10–6 Mar. 13 at App State No. 16 Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 10–6 Horn (3–0) Smith None ESPN+ 480 11–6 1–0 Mar. 14 at App State No. 16 Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 7–4 Lynch (0–1) Tramontana Doran (1) ESPN+ 1,119 12–6 2–0 Mar. 15 at App State No. 16 Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 8–7 Richardson (2–1) Clark Horn (2) ESPN+ 373 13–6 3–0 Mar. 18 at Campbell* No. 16 Jim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, NC L 3–4 Clark Doran (3–2) None FloCollege 698 13–7 Mar. 20 James Madison No. 16 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 12–27 Jones (1–1) Kuhle Horn (3) ESPN+ 5,067 14–7 4–0 Mar. 21 James Madison No. 16 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 10–07 Norman (3–2) Alexander None ESPN+ 5,068 15–7 5–0 Mar. 22 James Madison No. 16 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 16–67 Doran (4–2) Lutz None ESPN+ 3,589 16–7 6–0 Mar. 24 at Clemson* No. 15 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 11–9 Horn (3–0) Nelson None ACC Network 4,934 17–7 Mar. 27 at Marshall No. 15 Jack Cook Field • Huntington, WV W 11–9 Parker (1–0) Blevins Lynch (1) ESPN+ 1,556 18–7 7–0 Mar. 28 at Marshall No. 15 Jack Cook Field • Huntington, WV W 12–4 Norman (4–2) Harlow Horn (4) ESPN+ 1,671 19–7 8–0 Mar. 29 at Marshall No. 15 Jack Cook Field • Huntington, WV W 5–410 Lynch (2–0) Baird None ESPN+ 1,528 20–7 9–0 Mar. 31 at The Citadel* No. 14 Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 3–2 Richardson (3–1) Van Slooten Doran (2) ESPN+ 2,259 21–7 April (10–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 2 South Alabama No. 14 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 12–27 Jones (2–1) Heer None ESPN+ 4,614 22–7 10–0 Apr. 3 South Alabama No. 14 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 2–15 Shineflew Norman (4–3) None ESPN+ 4,137 22–8 10–1 Apr. 4 South Alabama No. 14 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 8–7 Richardson (4–0) Garmon II None ESPN+ 23–8 11–1 Apr. 7 vs Wake Forest* No. 11 Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC W 2–1 Bosch (2–0) Marsten Lynch (2) ACCNX 1,059 24–8 Apr. 10 at Arkansas State No. 11 Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR W 10–7 Kane (2–1) Foss Lynch (3) ESPN+ 1,374 25–8 12–1 Apr. 11 at Arkansas State No. 11 Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR W 4–3 Horn (5–0) Maloney Lynch (4) ESPN+ 2,112 26–8 13–1 Apr. 12 at Arkansas State No. 11 Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR L 3–6 Farley Appelman (0–1) Garrison ESPN+ 863 26–9 13–2 Apr. 14 at Wake Forest* No. 7 David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC L 5–10 Marsten Smallets (0–1) None ACCNX 2,428 26–10 Apr. 17 Georgia State No. 7 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 15–7 Jones (3–1) Crooms None ESPN+ 3,809 27–10 14–2 Apr. 18 Georgia State No. 7 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 7–2 Norman (5–3) Caruso Horn (5) ESPNU 3,854 28–10 15–2 Apr. 19 Georgia State No. 7 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 5–11 Bartkowski Lynch (2–1) None ESPN+ N/A 28–11 15–3 Apr. 21 at UNC Wilmington No. 9 Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC L 1–2 Thompson Horn (5–1) None FloCollege 1,944 28–12 Apr. 24 Texas State No. 9 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 6–2 Jones (4–1) Cooper None ESPN+ 3,567 29–12 16–3 Apr. 25 Texas State No. 9 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 2–1 Horn (6–1) Froehlich None ESPN+ 3,623 30–12 17–3 Apr. 26 Texas State No. 9 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 6–10 Kebrow Appleman (0–2) None ESPN+ 3,367 30–13 17–4 Apr. 28 at No. 2 North Carolina No. 9 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 12–2 Parker (2–0) McDuffie None ACC Network 4,405 31–13 May (5–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 1 at Georgia Southern No. 9 J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 8–7 Kane (3–1) Pendley Horn (6) ESPN+ 1,990 32–13 18–4 May 3 (DH 1) at Georgia Southern No. 9 J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 14–47 Norman (6–3) Holder Horn (7) ESPN+ 2,392 33–13 19–4 May 3 (DH 2) at Georgia Southern No. 9 J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 4–7 Mason Flukey (0–1) None ESPN+ 2,405 33–14 19–5 May 5 Clemson No. 8 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 4–8 Titsworth Smallets (0–2) None ESPN+ 6,103 33–15 May 8 Old Dominion No. 8 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 16–8 Parker (3–0) Kuskie None ESPN+ 3,395 34–15 20–5 May 9 Old Dominion No. 8 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 3–6 Tanton Norman (6–4) None ESPN+ 3,377 34–16 20–6 May 10 Old Dominion No. 8 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 2–9 Sulpizio Flukey (0–2) None ESPN+ 3,315 34–17 20–7 May 12 The Citadel No. 20 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 5–3 Bosch (3–0) Coulter Lynch (5) ESPN+ 3,314 35–17 May 14 at Louisiana No. 20 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 2–7 Brasch Jones (4–2) None ESPN+ 4,612 35–18 20–8 May 15 at Louisiana No. 20 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 6–0 Horn (7–1) Herrmann None ESPN+ 5,026 36–18 21–8 May 16 at Louisiana No. 20 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 2–3 Roman Norman (6–5) Papenbrock ESPN+ 4,936 36–19 21–9
Postseason (1–4)
SBC Tournament (1–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBCT record May 20 vs. (7) Louisiana (2) No. 24 Dabos Park • Montgomery, AL L 11–12 Papenbrock (3–0) Appelman (0-3) Pearson (2) ESPN+ 472 36–20 0–1 May 21 vs. (3) Appalachian State (2) No. 24 Dabos Park • Montgomery, AL W 8–2 Horn (8–1) Dirito (5–2) None ESPN+ 342 37–20 1–1 May 22 vs. (7) Louisiana (2) No. 24 Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 4–5 Herrmann (7–4) Norman (6–6) Brasch (6) ESPN+ 787 37–21 1–2 Tallahassee Regional (0–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Regional record May 29 (3) NIU (2) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 10–12 Cihocki (7–2) Norman (6–7) Cox (1) ESPN+ 3,808 37–22 0–1 May 30 at (1) No. 12 Florida State (2) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 1–2 Purcell (4–2) Horn (8–2) Beard (1) ESPN+ 4,071 37–23 0–2

NCAA Tournament

Conway Regional

Tallahassee Regional Teams
(1) Florida State Seminoles	(2) Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	(3) NIU Huskies	(4) St. John's Red Storm

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	Florida State	5
	4	St. John's	6
						4	St. John's	21
						3	NIU	8
	3	NIU	12
	2	Coastal Carolina	10
											4	St. John's	5	-
											1	Florida State	4	-
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						3	NIU	4
	1	Florida State	2			1	Florida State	710
	2	Coastal Carolina	1

Rankings

See also: 2026 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
Coaches'	7	7*	13	17	25	20	20	18	11	8	10	10	10	18	24	RV	RV*
Baseball America	11	11	16	24	—	—	23	18	14	12	10	9	8	17	—	—*	—*	—
NCBWA†	7	6	10	16	22	18	16	13	10	7	9	10	8	16	22	22*	RV
D1Baseball	6	6	9	16	16	16	15	14	11	7	9	9	8	20	24	—	—*	—
Perfect Game	17	16	18	—	—	—	24	14	10	7	10	10	7	12	22	22*	22*

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 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.