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Fox News
5 days ago
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Coastal Carolina coach torches umps after College World Series ejection
Coastal Carolina head coach Kevin Schnall slammed umpires at the Men's College World Series on Sunday following the Chanticleers' loss to the LSU Tigers. Schnall was ejected in the first inning after an argument with home plate umpire Angel Campos. He said his ejection wasn't justified and he was wrongly accused of bumping an umpire who appeared to trip and fall to the ground when he came over to break up the commotion. "If you guys watch the video, there was a guy who came in extremely aggressively, tripped over Campos' foot, embarrassed in front of 25,000, and goes, 'Two-game suspension' and says, 'Bumping the umpire,'" Schnall said. "There was no bump. I shouldn't be held accountable for a grown man's athleticism. Now it's excessive because I was trying to say I didn't bump him. "It is what it is. If that warranted an ejection, there would be a lot of ejections. As umpires, it's your job to manage the game with some poise and calmness and a little bit of tolerance." The NCAA said Schnall was arguing balls and strikes, which was heard on the broadcast. The NCAA added that the head coach was given a warning. Since LSU won Game 2 and the College World Series, Schnall's suspension would start in the 2026 season. The NCAA said Schnall and first-base coach Matt Schilling engaged in "prolonged arguing," which triggers a two-game suspension. Schilling is likely to be suspended for three games — one for the ejection and two for "prolonged arguing." Schnall said he couldn't hear Campos' initial warning when he was arguing balls and strikes. He added that he wasn't "sorry" for what transpired. "As a head coach, it's your right to get an explanation for why we got warned," Schnall said. "I'm 48 years old, and I shouldn't get shooed by another grown man. When I came out, I got told it was a warning issued for arguing balls and strikes, and I said it was because you missed three. At that point, ejected. If that warrants an ejection, I'm the first one to stand here like a man and apologize." Coastal Carolina athletic director Chance Miller said Sunday night the ejections "altered the trajectory of a must-win game for our team." "These decisions were made with an alarming level of haste, without an attempt at de-escalation, and deprived our student-athletes of the leadership they have relied on throughout a historic postseason run," Miller said. "This is not about a single call — it's about process and professionalism. In the biggest moment of the college baseball season, our program and its student-athletes deserved better." Miller implored the NCAA to re-evaluate its training methods and how it assigns and reviews umpires in championship settings. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Yahoo
5 days ago
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Video: 'Insane' Ejection In Game 2 Of College World Series
Video: 'Insane' Ejection In Game 2 Of College World Series originally appeared on The Spun. Game 2 of the Men's College World Series between LSU and Coastal Carolina is underway. Unfortunately, Coastal Carolina will be without two coaches moving forward. We had an ejection just minutes into Game 2 in Omaha, Nebraska on Sunday afternoon. Both Coastal Carolina head coach Kevin Schnall and first base coach Matt Schilling have been ejected from the game. Advertisement The two Coastal Carolina coaches appeared to get ejected in the bottom of the first inning for arguing balls and strikes. Umpires say that arguing balls and strikes can lead to an automatic ejection. However, you would hope that in the College World Series, umpires would be more lenient. College World Series Coastal Carolina fell to LSU, 1-0, in a three-hit shutout in Game 1 on Saturday. Naturally, things are tense on Sunday. The umpires did not need to take it that far. ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan is furious. "There are very few combinations of words in the English language that warrant ejecting a coach from an elimination game in the Men's College World Series finals. And yet Coastal Carolina's Kevin Schnall -- and first-base coach Matt Schilling -- just got run in the first inning," he wrote on X. Advertisement "'You missed three pitches' does not qualify as one of those combinations. If this is all it took for Kevin Schnall to get ejected, that is absurd." We'll have to wait and see what the umpires say following the game, if one of them speaks to the media. Game 2 of the Men's College World Series is airing live on ESPN. Video: 'Insane' Ejection In Game 2 Of College World Series first appeared on The Spun on Jun 22, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jun 22, 2025, where it first appeared.
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5 days ago
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Fans Want College World Series Umpire Fired Immediately Sunday
Fans Want College World Series Umpire Fired Immediately Sunday originally appeared on The Spun. Fans are calling for an umpire at the Men's College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska to be fired immediately on Sunday afternoon. Advertisement Game 2 of the Men's College World Series is underway. LSU is taking on Coastal Carolina in an elimination game. The Tigers won Game 1 on Saturday evening. They are now just one win away from a second national championship in three years. Coastal Carolina is going to be fighting an uphill battle the rest of the way. Two of Coastal Carolina's coaches have been ejected less than one full inning into the game. Video of the absurd ejections have already gone viral on social media. It's bad. CWS Coastal Carolina head coach Kevin Schnall and first base coach Matt Schilling were both ejected in the bottom of the first inning on Sunday afternoon. Advertisement The two coaches appeared to be arguing balls and strikes, claiming that the home plate umpire already missed three calls. While arguing balls and strikes can often lead to an ejection, you would hope that in the College World Series, umpires would be more forgiving. Fans are now calling for the umpire to be fired immediately. "Let's make sure this ump has to get in front of the media postgame just like the Head Coaches do and answer some questions," one fan wrote. "Umpires work so hard to get to the highest level. Frankly unless he said something absolutely unforgivable then running a manager for correctly telling you you missed 3 pitches in the first five outs is then quick trigger of quick triggers. Stage might be too big," one fan added. Advertisement "This crew needs to be banned," one fan added. "Absolutely NO point in that ejection. Complete ump show. Ridiculous," one fan added. "This ump should be barred from umpiring again," one fan added. "I would've been arrested. This little clown making today about him. That was atrocious," one fan added. "This is the biggest ump show I've ever seen in my life. Absolutely childish behavior by these guys in blue! This is supposed to be about these awesome young athletes. So soft! These guys will never get a chance to umpire a big game again with such little poise under pressure…" one fan added. The umpires need to do better. Advertisement Game 2 of the Men's College World Series is airing live on ESPN on Sunday. Fans Want College World Series Umpire Fired Immediately Sunday first appeared on The Spun on Jun 22, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jun 22, 2025, where it first appeared.
New York Post
5 days ago
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- New York Post
Coastal Carolina coach calls out umps after College World Series ejection: ‘Grown man shooed me'
Coastal Carolina coach Kevin Schnall didn't like the way umpires handled his ejection early in Game 2 of the College World Series, explaining that he shouldn't 'get shooed by another grown man.' Schnall was tossed in the bottom of the first inning of what eventually turned into an LSU win and its second College World Series title in three years with a 5-2 victory. First base coach Matt Schilling was also tossed from the game during the exchange as the two argued with the umpires – one of whom tripped and fell while trying to separate Schnall and umpire Angel Campos. Advertisement Coastal Carolina Chanticleers head coach Kevin Schnall (9) gets thrown out of the game arguing with the umpires during the game against the LSU Tigers during the first inning at Charles Schwab Field. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect 'I'm 48 years old. I shouldn't get shooed by another grown man. When I walk out to find out what the warning is, a grown man shooed me. At that point I can now hear him say, 'It was a warning issued for arguing balls and strikes.' At that point I said, 'Because you missed three.' At that point, ejected,' Schnall said after the game. 'If that warrants an ejection, I'm the first one to stand here like a man and apologize. Two words that define our program are 'own it.' And what does that mean? It means you have to own everything that you do without blame, without defending yourself, without excuses.' Advertisement Schilling and Schnall received three and two-game suspensions, respectively, which the Coastal Carolina coach contended was the result of the umpire being embarrassed that he had fallen. 'If you guys watch the video, there was a guy that came in extremely aggressively, tripped over Campos' foot, embarrassed in front of 25,000 [fans], immediately goes two games suspension and said, 'bumping the umpire.' Immediately does that. There was no bump. He was embarrassed. I shouldn't be held accountable for a grown man's athleticism,' Schnall continued. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers head coach Kevin Schnall reacts after being ejected during the first inning against the LSU Tigers at Charles Schwab Field. Dylan Widger-Imagn Images Advertisement 'They'll retract it, though, because now it's excessive and the reason it was excessive because I was trying to say, I didn't bump him. It is what it is. But if that warranted an ejection, man, there would be a lot of ejections. As an umpire, I feel like it's your job to manage the game, the national championship game, with some poise, some calmness and a little bit of tolerance.' The LSU Tigers used a four-run fourth inning to propel themselves to another national championship.
Fox News
5 days ago
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- Fox News
LSU Tigers sweep Coastal Carolina to win NCAA Men's College World Series
The LSU Tigers are NCAA baseball champions once more, as they defeated Coastal Carolina, 5-3, on Sunday to sweep the best-of-three Men's College World Series final. It was a game filled with dramatics, most notably the Chanticleers' head coach, Kevin Schnall, getting ejected in the first inning. LSU had a runner on second base when Schnall got very upset with a call and started barking at home plate umpire Angel Campos. "You missed three pitches," Schnall screamed. After tossing Schnall, two umpires had to get between him and Campos, one of which fell to the ground during the verbal altercation. Campos also tossed first base coach Matt Schilling, as the first inning truly had all the drama. While the Tigers didn't end up scoring in the first, they did respond once Coastal Carolina got on the board in the bottom of the second inning thanks to Dean Mihos' solo home run. They scored one run in the top of the third inning when Ethan Frey hit a double to left field, scoring Daniel Dickinson to tie the game. Then, LSU exploded for four runs in the top of the fourth inning, which would ultimately be enough to take down the Chanticleers. With bases loaded, Chris Stanfield, singled home two runs to take a 3-1 lead, and Derek Curiel followed up with another single to score the runners on second and third. The Chanticleers weren't entirely out of it after Wells Sykes hammered a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh to cut the deficit to two runs. But Chase Shores shut the door on Coastal Carolina's hopes once he relieved Anthony Eyanson, who went 6.1 innings, striking out nine over his 99-pitch outing. Shores gave up just one hit, striking out four batters over 2.2 innings on the bump, including the final pitch that started a 4-6-3 double play to win it all. LSU has now won two of the last three College World Series, as they also hoisted the trophy in 2023. Coastal Carolina was searching for its first title since 2016. This is the eighth title for the Tigers, who once again cement themselves as one of the country's baseball powerhouses. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
