GREENVILLE, N.C. – Nick Parker tossed a career-high eight scoreless innings with a personal-best 10 strikeouts helping Coastal Carolina to a 9-1 win over No. 8 National Seed East Carolina Sunday night during the 2022 NCAA Greenville Regional Championship at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium. With the win, the Chanticleers (39-19-1) forced a rematch against the Pirates (44-19) Monday afternoon at 1 p.m. (ET) with the winner advancing to the super regional round.
The loss snapped a 20-game winning streak for the Pirates, which was a new American Athletic Conference record.
Coastal, the home team in the contest, jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back.