If Coastal Carolina wins its opening game Friday night in the NCAA Conway Regional against LIU Brooklyn, the Chanticleers will play the University of Washington.
Washington got eight innings from starter Joe DeMers (7-3), who held Connecticut to one run on six hits with a walk and six strikeouts, to defeat UConn 7-1 Friday afternoon. UConn (35-21-1) had scored 12 runs in a win over Coastal at Springs Brooks Stadium in mid-March.
Washington (31-23) is the No. 3 seed in the regional while UConn (35-21-1), with a national RPI ranking of 16th, is the No. 2 seed and must now try to win the double-elimination regional from the loser’s bracket.