Coastal Carolina Baseball Earns National Seed; Welcomes Three Teams to Myrtle Beach Regional

CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina University baseball team earned the number four national seed and will host the College of Charleston, North Carolina State and Stony Brook in the 2010 NCAA Myrtle Beach Baseball Regional, it was announced today.  The Chanticleers earned a national seed for the first time in the program’s history.
 

Coastal Carolina will start the regional Friday, June 4 at 1 p.m., against Stony Brook.  The College of Charleston and North Carolina State will play that night at 7 p.m.
 
Coastal Carolina is coming off winning its fourth straight Big South Tournament title after defeating Liberty 8-2 in the championship game.  The Chanticleers have won a school-record 51 games and were a perfect 25-0 in the Big South regular season.  Sophomore Anthony Meo (Cranston, R.I./Cranston West) was named the Big South Pitcher of the Year, while classmate Daniel Bowman (Bridgewater, Va./Turner Ashby) was named the Big South Tournament’s Most Valuable Player.
 
The College of Charleston enters the regional with a 42-17 overall record and a 22-8 record in the Southern.  The Cougars are led by Cole Rakar’s .369 batting average and Matt Leeds’ 20 home runs.  The Cougars’ Kevin Decker is 7-0 with a 3.79 earned-run average and 60 strikeouts in 73.2 innings pitched.  The Chants and Cougars played twice this season, with the College of Charleston coming out on top 5-4 March 16 in Charleston and 10-4 May 18 in Conway.
 
North Carolina State is coming off a berth in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.  The Wolfpack defeated Virginia Tech 10-9 in 10 innings to advance to the championship game against Florida State.  The Wolfpack are led by Kyle Wilson’s .381 average while Drew Poulk has 13 home runs on the year.  Jake Buchanan is 8-5 with a 3.65 ERA.  Coastal Carolina defeated N.C. State 6-3 Feb. 28 at Baseball at the Beach at BB&T Coastal Field.
 
Stony Brook is coming off a 4-2 victory over Albany to win the America East Tournament and the conference’s automatic bid.  The Seawolves’ William Carmona has a .398 batting average while Michael Stephan has 10 home runs and 49 RBI’s.  Nick Tropeano is 8-3 with a 2.36 ERA.  The Chants faced Stony Brook twice in 2009, defeating the Seawolves 9-0 March 6 and 36-3 March 8.
 
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans ticket office will be accepting ticket order for single-game and all-session packages. The ticket office numbers for the Pelicans are (843) 918-6000 and (877) 918-TIXX (8499).  All-session tickets are $75 for the lower level, $60 for the upper level and $50 for the outfield. Single-game tickets are $15 for the lower level, $12 for the upper level and $10 for the outfield.  Also, order will be taken online at www.myrtlebeachpelicans.com
 
2010 Myrtle Beach Regional Schedule
Friday, June 4
1 p.m. – Coastal Carolina vs. Stony Brook
7 p.m. – College of Charleston vs. N.C. State
 
Saturday, June 5
1 p.m. – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
7 p.m. – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
 
Sunday, June 6
1 p.m. – Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4
7 p.m. – Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5
 
Monday, June 7
1 p.m. – If necessary championship game