Can anyone tell me about the baseball program and coaches at Coastal?
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Excellent conference. Program is always a contender. Baseball facilities are absolutely top-notch. Campus is clean, attractive and new.
Haven't met the coaches though, but everything else looks great.
Haven't met the coaches though, but everything else looks great.
alexdog - PM Cleveland Dad. His son is going there in the fall.
For the overall picture I just saw that there is a new arena being built in the area and the Coastal Carolina will be a main tenant for basketball
We play on campus every year and I can tell you the coaches are great people, the players are super kids and the facilites are great and set to be upgraded shortly-- also have a spanking brand new football on campus
If you have a chance to attend Coastal and play baseball-- do it !!!!!
We play on campus every year and I can tell you the coaches are great people, the players are super kids and the facilites are great and set to be upgraded shortly-- also have a spanking brand new football on campus
If you have a chance to attend Coastal and play baseball-- do it !!!!!
My son's signed to go there in the fall. Very nice campus, solid DI baseball program, and we were very impressed with coaches. Not a bad location to play ball.
BigGuy,
My son is also signed to go there this fall so maybe we can meet someday. I also echo your sentiments. We found the coaching down there to be outstanding. I have received about a half-dozen comments from old timers on this site that also confirmed my thinking. Not a bad location indeed.
My son is also signed to go there this fall so maybe we can meet someday. I also echo your sentiments. We found the coaching down there to be outstanding. I have received about a half-dozen comments from old timers on this site that also confirmed my thinking. Not a bad location indeed.
Great program, good baseball, good competition.
BigGuy & ClevelandDad,
We have heard nothing but positive things from pro scouts, former traveling team coaches, D1 coaches, and former players. We even got a sincere endorsement from a former player that speaks volumes. If you want to get the skinny on a program just speak to a former player. I have yet to hear anything negative. My son has also signed and will enter Coastal in the fall. BigGuy, I believe we are just about neighbors. I’m looking forward to meeting both of you. One of the things Gilmore is most proud of is the team’s average GPA, 3.0. Class act all the way.
We just feel lucky to have the opportunity to be part of this program!
Go Chanticleers, Omaha or bust!
We have heard nothing but positive things from pro scouts, former traveling team coaches, D1 coaches, and former players. We even got a sincere endorsement from a former player that speaks volumes. If you want to get the skinny on a program just speak to a former player. I have yet to hear anything negative. My son has also signed and will enter Coastal in the fall. BigGuy, I believe we are just about neighbors. I’m looking forward to meeting both of you. One of the things Gilmore is most proud of is the team’s average GPA, 3.0. Class act all the way.
We just feel lucky to have the opportunity to be part of this program!
Go Chanticleers, Omaha or bust!
Smokey,
I definately look forward to meeting you and BigGuy. You said it much better than me and with more enthusiasm. Trust me, we are thrilled beyond belief about the opportunity down there. With respect to players, we got to talk to many current players last summer and we were blown away. The most respectful young men you will ever meet! I told Coach Gilmore if those are the types of players you are recruiting then there was only one place for us. Thanks for sharing that information and it supports exactly what I have been hearing all along. Finally, there is a definate feeling of Omaha down there - they have been building towards one goal now for many years and you can sense the program is taking off.
I definately look forward to meeting you and BigGuy. You said it much better than me and with more enthusiasm. Trust me, we are thrilled beyond belief about the opportunity down there. With respect to players, we got to talk to many current players last summer and we were blown away. The most respectful young men you will ever meet! I told Coach Gilmore if those are the types of players you are recruiting then there was only one place for us. Thanks for sharing that information and it supports exactly what I have been hearing all along. Finally, there is a definate feeling of Omaha down there - they have been building towards one goal now for many years and you can sense the program is taking off.
Very intersting that there are 3 kids from this website attending Coastal. My son is a Junior in High School and is being recruited by them. We did an informal visit on our way up to a Junior Day at UNC, and really liked the coaches at Coastal and the kids we met. The coaches were no-nonsense straight forward gentlemen who seem to have a great investment in the future and run a very classy organization. Please keep me posted as your kids start school as Coastal is very high on my son's priority list and he will probably come for an official visit this Fall.(If he continues to pitch well this summer and they are still intersted!!)
Best of luck to all of your sons who will be headed to Coastal next year!
Thanks TPM 
Also, congrats to your son who has settled in nicely at Clemson and is having a fine season. I was listening to the Coastal Clemson game early in the season and was surprised when they brought your son into such a pressure-packed, close-scoring game (considering he was a freshman). He pitched outstanding in that game which Coastal managed to squeek out in the end. Clemson got their revenge however when Coastal played two with them later in the season.
Also, congrats to your son who has settled in nicely at Clemson and is having a fine season. I was listening to the Coastal Clemson game early in the season and was surprised when they brought your son into such a pressure-packed, close-scoring game (considering he was a freshman). He pitched outstanding in that game which Coastal managed to squeek out in the end. Clemson got their revenge however when Coastal played two with them later in the season.
Cleveland Dad,
Thanks, you have a PM.
Thanks, you have a PM.
One of the most under rated and best D1 baseball program's in the nation.
Tremendous coaches and weather to die for.
Tremendous coaches and weather to die for.
My son is a freshman at Birmingham Southern, one of CC biggest rivals. I think
Southern has a great program but CC beat them this year 3 straight games. I think it a top notch program from what I have heard.
Southern has a great program but CC beat them this year 3 straight games. I think it a top notch program from what I have heard.
Big win for the Chanticleers over Georgia Tech tonight 7-6. At Tech!
14-5 over North Carolina tonight. Curious whether BigGuy or Smokey are getting excited at all? I think I know the answer.
I'm looking forward to my son getting a fine baseball and college experience and excellent coaching. Two wins over top ranked teams is great!
soxnole, Hope Coastal softened UNC up for you guys this weekend. Good luck. Give 9 our best.
ClevelandDad and BigGuy, as I stated before, its an honor to have the opportunity to hang out with you guys and such a fine program. See you in Omaha!
ClevelandDad and BigGuy, as I stated before, its an honor to have the opportunity to hang out with you guys and such a fine program. See you in Omaha!
Smokey,
What the heck. I like your optimistic attitude - big time. If they go to Omaha this year or any other year we have the pleasure of knowing each other, I will meet you there without blinking an eye. I guarantee we will have a ball. You have me pumped.
What the heck. I like your optimistic attitude - big time. If they go to Omaha this year or any other year we have the pleasure of knowing each other, I will meet you there without blinking an eye. I guarantee we will have a ball. You have me pumped.
ClevelandDad,
WHEN Coastal makes it to Omaha, steaks are on me at Omaha Prime.
WHEN Coastal makes it to Omaha, steaks are on me at Omaha Prime.
Will take you up on it, sent you a PM. Thanks.
It's great that Coastal is the number seed in the Arizona Regional. What an honor for their program and coaches. I'm sure the players are thrilled to go out there and be seeded higher than Arizona State in their own back yard. Go Chants!
My son played in tournaments there in 2003 & 2004, excellent facility since they took down the cinderblock wall surrounding the outfield after the 2003 season.
Umbrellas are a must for the South Carolina sun especially if you've got Irish in you, like me.
The coaches have a great reputation there.
10 minutes from the ocean !
CV
Umbrellas are a must for the South Carolina sun especially if you've got Irish in you, like me.
The coaches have a great reputation there.
10 minutes from the ocean !
CV
CV
The block wall is still there or at least it was the past two years we played there.
There is a huge renovation in the works for the baseball facility--they are upgrading the complex especially now with the new football stadium right behind the field they want to be up to date
The block wall is still there or at least it was the past two years we played there.
There is a huge renovation in the works for the baseball facility--they are upgrading the complex especially now with the new football stadium right behind the field they want to be up to date
Tom,
The block wall is gone, they replaced it with a wooden wall that is painted the same aquia color as the block wall was.
I know this is true because I went out and looked at it last year and also the year before a player received a head injury from the block wall and that's why they replaced it.
CV
The block wall is gone, they replaced it with a wooden wall that is painted the same aquia color as the block wall was.
I know this is true because I went out and looked at it last year and also the year before a player received a head injury from the block wall and that's why they replaced it.
CV
CV
Still a hard wall if you hit it full tilt
Still a hard wall if you hit it full tilt
Yea
Without a doubt one of the best facilities in the Big South. However, the coaching staff wasn't what I expected, throwign temper tantrums on the field, he's crazy. They compete for recruits with Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia and most recruits who see CC first end up going to LU because of the coching.
That is the first time I ever heard that about the coaches. I have heard frequently that they are a classy bunch and felt the same way when I met them. I have never seen them "at work" or on the field.
Again, this is in response to the last posters remarks about the coaching staff at Coastal. Has anyone else seen or heard derrogatory things about these guys? This is the first I've heard and would be interested in hearing more. Thanks!
alex,
I have never heard any such thing about any of the Coastal coaches.
More importantly - I have seen many of their games over the last 2 years - and they seem like a first rate classy group of guys - with a first rate Top 20 group of players.
Just my own personal observations.
I have never heard any such thing about any of the Coastal coaches.
More importantly - I have seen many of their games over the last 2 years - and they seem like a first rate classy group of guys - with a first rate Top 20 group of players.
Just my own personal observations.
Have not heard one negative thing about the coaching staff. I can also tell you that the players are pretty much kept in line, no bad words exchanged with the Clemson players, unlike on other occassions with other teams.
Are you sure you are not thinking about someone else?
Head Coaches do have a tendency to lose it once in a while, it depends on how many times a season they decide to "lose it".
Are you sure you are not thinking about someone else?
Head Coaches do have a tendency to lose it once in a while, it depends on how many times a season they decide to "lose it".
This will be out third year playing at Coastal in August and I have dealt with Coach Gilmore and his staff all the times we were there.
I have never found them to be anything but classy gentlemen and the players who work the event are also fine young men--nothing but gentlemen
I also have never heard this about the Coastal StaffI even had a player who was headed their way and changed his mind at the 11th our and Coach Gilmore held no malice
They are first rate in my book
I have never found them to be anything but classy gentlemen and the players who work the event are also fine young men--nothing but gentlemen
I also have never heard this about the Coastal StaffI even had a player who was headed their way and changed his mind at the 11th our and Coach Gilmore held no malice
They are first rate in my book
cyclone:
I don't know the coaches at Coastal, but I find it hard to believe that hardly anyone would choose Liberty over Coastal. First you have Lynchburg (where I grew up). It is not anything close to a great college town, as opposed to Coastal and Myrtle Beach. And then you have Liberty, which is ideal for a select few, but only a very, very select few. I personally would take a crazy coach any day over the entire environment at Liberty.
I don't know the coaches at Coastal, but I find it hard to believe that hardly anyone would choose Liberty over Coastal. First you have Lynchburg (where I grew up). It is not anything close to a great college town, as opposed to Coastal and Myrtle Beach. And then you have Liberty, which is ideal for a select few, but only a very, very select few. I personally would take a crazy coach any day over the entire environment at Liberty.
As far as recruiting - I can assure you that Coastal Carolina does not compete with Liberty for players.
Coastal Carolina is a top 25 team in the nation.
And they are - IMO - going to stay in that area for a long time.
They compete with some very prominent baseball schools in the mid-Atlantic and Southeast for recruits.
No knock on Liberty - but you are talking about two different planets when it comes to the two schools in regards to baseball recruiting.
Coastal Carolina is a top 25 team in the nation.
And they are - IMO - going to stay in that area for a long time.
They compete with some very prominent baseball schools in the mid-Atlantic and Southeast for recruits.
No knock on Liberty - but you are talking about two different planets when it comes to the two schools in regards to baseball recruiting.
Sounds like a great program...I noticed they had 9 Juco and 4 transfers on their roster. Do the players they recruit as Freshman stick with the program or do they get pushed to the side and or transfer out?
Novicedad,
From what I have seen - it is very competitive - but simply put - the best players play.
From what I have seen - it is very competitive - but simply put - the best players play.
Thanks itsinthegame....thats all any kid can ask for.
Coastal does recruit many jucos, and over the summer will get transfers from other D-1s that are not happy where they are. But, it is true, for the most part, the best players play. One true freshman did play this year, and he won that spot over a juco transfer. However, many freshman do leave, as well as sophomores and juniors due to lack of playing time.
