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08-07-2025
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Louisville baseball sees dream season end vs Coastal Carolina. 3 takeaways from Omaha
OMAHA, NE. — Louisville baseball's incredible postseason run came to an end Wednesday afternoon when the Cardinals ran into a buzzsaw of a program in Coastal Carolina. The Chanticleers' 26-game winning streak continued with an 11-3 win over the Cardinals in the College World Series semifinals at Charles Schwab Field. U of L (42-24) had worked its way through the elimination bracket to earn its first meeting with the Chanticleers since 2002, matching the program's best CWS appearance. Advertisement "I hate losing today. Don't get me wrong," Louisville coach Dan McDonnell said. "I wanted to coach them tomorrow. But it's hard for me not to be filled with joy for how this season went and how we got back into this place and made a good run at it." The Cardinals got off to a slow start and, despite their history of rallying, couldn't recover from the damage to close out their season. After ending the regular season with a 2-1 ACC series loss to Wake Forest, the Cardinals went 7-3 in the NCAA Tournament. "I know we surprised a lot of people, but we always knew we had it in us. We just brought it out at the right time," Eddie King Jr. said. "I think this team is just so resilient, just the things that we did all year, even guys fighting injuries like Alex (Alicea), (Garret) Pike. It just goes to show this group is really special. We have a lot of talent, and we proved it this year." Coastal Carolina moves on to play LSU in the national championship series, which begins Saturday. Advertisement Here are three takeaways from Louisville's season-ending loss to Coastal Carolina: Digging an early hole All signs pointed to the CWS semifinal game being a blowout when the Chanticleers scored six runs in the first inning. Louisville pitcher Colton Hartman allowed a leadoff hit to Caden Bodine before hitting the next two batters to load the bases with none out. A two-RBI single and walk reloaded the bases when Hartman got pulled for Trinity product Jake Schweitzer. Four more runs and two hits later, the Cardinals got the final out on a 6-3 play. Coastal Carolina batted around in the first inning, creating a 6-0 deficit for the Cardinals to try to overcome. Advertisement "They just get right out of the gate, and they just put that pressure on you," McDonnell said of the Chanticleers. Louisville held Coastal Carolina scoreless for three innings before the Chanticleers added four runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Louisville shows fight in sixth inning True to form, the Cardinals wouldn't go away quietly. Down 8-0, after giving up two more runs in the bottom of the fifth, Louisville strung together three one-out hits with Tague Davis' double scoring Jake Munroe for the team's first run. Pike and Kamau Neighbors each had RBI singles to trim the deficit to 8-3. But the two couldn't add to the Cardinals' scoring effort as Coastal Carolina recorded the final out to center field. Advertisement Struggles with strike zone After using six arms against Oregon State, Louisville threw seven pitchers against the Chanticleers. The group hit four batters, which is the most in a game during the Cardinals' CWS appearance, with five walks in the first six innings. The miscues were costly as back-to-back hit batters in the bottom of the sixth inning allowed the Chanticleers to go up, 10-3, with two out. Peter Michael entered the game in the seventh inning for the Cardinals and held Coastal Carolina to an earned run on one hit with a walk and three strikeouts. Ty Starke relieved him in the eighth and got the final out without giving up a run, leaving one Coastal Carolina runner stranded. Hartman, whose last appearance was against Wake Forest on May 17, absorbed the loss after allowing five earned runs on two hits with a walk and two hit batters without getting an out in the first inning. Advertisement Reach Louisville football, women's basketball and baseball beat writer Alexis Cubit at acubit@ and follow her on X at @Alexis_Cubit. This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville baseball score: Coastal Carolina eliminates UofL in semis
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24-06-2025
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LSU Tigers beat Coastal Carolina in Game 1 of College World Series Finals
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The LSU Tigers took on the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in Game 1 of the CWS Finals series. At the end of the game, LSU beats Coastal Carolina 1-0. Advertisement Below is the weekend schedule in Omaha for the championship series between LSU baseball and Coastal Carolina. Watch Sports Director Brian Holland weigh in on the Omaha weather and preview what's ahead as LSU gets set to face Coastal Carolina in Game 1 of the CWS Finals. DATES/TIMES Saturday, June 21 at 6 p.m. CT (ESPN) Sunday, June 22 @ 1:30 p.m. CT (ABC) Monday, June 23 (if necessary) @ 6:30 p.m. CT (ESPN) If the two teams split Games 1 and 2, the winner-takes-all national championship game will be on Monday night at 6:30. LSU has a 0-2 all-time record versus Coastal Carolina; the only previous games between the teams occurred in the 2016 NCAA Baton Rouge Super Regional, when the Chanticleers swept two games from the Tigers to advance to the College World Series. Advertisement LSU fan gifts home-run ball to Jared Jones' father during College World Series game Latest News Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to Louisiana First News.
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24-06-2025
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LSU Tigers claim College World Series title for eighth time in school history
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The LSU Tigers beat the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Sunday in Game 2 of the College World Series Finals to become the 2025 National Champions. The Tigers defeated CCU 5-3 and completed the sweep in the finals. Advertisement LSU, which won its eighth straight game, completed the season with a 53-15 record, including a perfect 5-0 mark in the College World Series. 'Unbelievable, I'm so proud right now,' said LSU coach Jay Johnson, who led the Tigers to the national title for the second time in three seasons. 'It's not to be taken for granted being here two years ago. That (2023 championship) was special, greatest night of my life. This is equal, and maybe even tops in some ways.' National Championship Celebration for LSU Baseball set for Wednesday 'It was probably a year ago today, we had 12 players in our program that actually played on the field for us in 2024 – 12. We had to go to work. Our motto for this year was 'Tough and Together,' and I've never seen a team more mentally tough and consistent,' Johnson went on to say. Advertisement The Chanticleers grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. LSU tied the ball game in the top of the third. The Tigers erupted for four runs in the fourth inning. Coastal Carolina narrowed the gap to 5-3 in the seventh with a two-run home run. LSU was able to retire two more hitters in the seventh inning. The Tigers successfully held off CCU in the final two innings of the game to secure the win. Coastal Carolina head coach Kevin Schnall, along with his first base coach Matt Schilling, were ejected from the game in the bottom of the first inning. According to an NCAA statement, Schnall and Schilling were ejected for arguing about balls and strikes. Per NCAA rules, Schnall is suspended for two games and Schilling for three due to their conduct following the ejections. Statement from NCAA. At the end of Game 1, LSU defeated Coastal Carolina 1-0. Advertisement There will be a National Championship Celebration held for the Tigers at Alex Box Stadium on Wednesday, June 25. The event will begin at 7 p.m. Latest News Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to Louisiana First News.
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24-06-2025
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Here's who fans are cheering for in the College World Series Finals
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Ahead of the Men's College World Series Finals, fans across the country are weighing in on who's going to take home the championship. According to data from an online gambling site, Sports Betting, more fans are cheering for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers than the LSU Tigers in the CWS. Advertisement Researchers tracked over 40,000 tweets after Wednesday night when the Tigers upset the Arkansas Razorbacks. They tracked keywords and phrases such as '#ChantsUp, #GeauxTigers, 'I'm rooting for Coastal Carolina,' or 'I'm rooting for LSU.'' Coastal Carolina is bringing in support from 47 states, while the Tigers are backed by three. Sportsbooks odds The majority of the sportsbooks available have LSU as the favorite. Check out the odds below for sportsbooks in Louisiana. Latest News Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to Louisiana First News.
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23-06-2025
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Live updates: Coastal Carolina baseball knocks off Arizona 7-4 in Game 1
OMAHA, Neb. (WBTW) — Coastal Carolina baseball knocked off Arizona 7-4 in Game 1 of the Men's College World Series on Friday thanks to a three-run eighth inning. FINAL — 7-4 Coastal Arizona brought the tying run to the plate with no outs, but Chanticleers reliever Dominick Carbone got a strikeout and induced a game-ending double play. Coastal Carolina will play Sunday against the winner of Louisville and Oregon State. 8TH INNING — 7-4 Coastal An RBI single from Sebastian Alexander put the Chanticleers up 5-4 before a two-run double from Blake Barthol gave Coastal Carolina a 7-4 lead. The Chanticleers are three outs away from starting 1-0 in Omaha. 6TH INNING — 4-4 TIE Arizona briefly took its first lead after scoring two runs in the top of the 6th, aided by three hit batters by Cameron Flukey. Coastal Carolina answered in the bottom half in the form of an RBI groundout from Caden Bodine. 5TH INNING — 3-2 Coastal The Chanticleers answered back in the bottom of the 5th thanks to three singles, including an RBI knock from Blagen Pado to put CCU back in front. 4TH INNING — 2-2 TIE The Wildcats found paydirt against Chanticleers' starter Riley Eikhoff after a solo home run from Mason White and an RBI double from Maddox Mihalakis to tie things at 2. Coastal Carolina stranded runners on first and third in the bottom half of the fourth. 2ND INNING — 2-0 Coastal The Chanticleers struck first against the Wildcats in the bottom of the second inning on a bases loaded two-run single from Wells Sykes. Advertisement Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WBTW.
