LAFAYETTE, La. – In a game that spanned just over seven hours thanks to a lengthy lightning and rain delay, Coastal Carolina got a strong pitching performance from freshman Zach McCambley and generated just enough offense to claim a 3-1 victory over South Alabama Saturday to advance the top-seeded Chanticleers to the Sun Belt Championship.
Coastal (41-17) and South Alabama (32-25) started their game at 9:02 am (CT). It was delayed in the fifth inning at 10:35 am (CT) due to lightning. With the combination of heavy rain and over 2,000 lightning strikes, the game was delayed three hours and 50 minutes and resumed at 2:25 pm (CT).