Coastal Carolina began the 2018 season on a near-perfect day for baseball at Springs Brooks Stadium, and the Chanticleers brought a performance to match the weather.
With temperatures near 80 degrees at game time, the Chanticleers dismantled Virginia Tech 17-2 to kick off the season in the 19th annual Brittain Resorts Baseball at the Beach tournament in front of an announced crowd of 3,154, which is the third largest regular season on-campus home crowd in program history.
“I think the potential is there,” Coastal coach Gary Gilmore said. “One game, especially a game like that, it’s too difficult to really put a barometer on what we’re capable of.