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5
UNCW UNCW 5-3
10
Winner Coastal Carolina COASTAL 8-2
UNCW UNCW
5-3
5
Final
10
Coastal Carolina COASTAL
8-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UNCW UNCW 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 6 5
Coastal Carolina COASTAL 2 1 2 0 3 2 0 0 X 10 8 2

W: Simonelli, Anthony (2-0) L: Gorham, Breydan (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Tom Riordan

UNCW Unable To Overcome Five Miscues

Seahawks dropped a 10-5 decision at Coastal Carolina

CONWAY, S.C. – UNCW was unable to overcome five errors on Wednesday as Coastal Carolina knocked off the visiting Seahawks, 10-5, at Spring Brooks Stadium.

The Chanticleers ran their record to 8-2 while the Seahawks dipped to 5-3.

Cory Wood collected three hits at the top of the CCU order while Zach Bierman added a two-run homer.

Ryan Jeffers and Mason Berne both doubled and knocked in two runs for the Seahawks.

Breydan Gorham (0-1) took the loss while starter Anthony Simonelli improved to 2-0 for Coastal. Simonelli struck out five over five innings.

Up next: The Seahawks return to Brooks Field this weekend for a four-game series with Princeton beginning on Friday with a 4 p.m. start.

How it happened: Coastal held a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning before striking for three runs in that frame and two more in the sixth to establish a 10-4 lead.

Inside the box score: Both teams managed just one hit with two outs … UNCW went 0-2 with the bases loaded, hitting into a double play in the fourth inning down one run … UNCW landed its leadoff hitter on base in six of nine innings.

Notes: Kep Brown extended his hitting streak to five with an infield single in the fourth inning … UNCW committed five errors in a game for the first time since May 15, 2016 at James Madison … The UNCW bullpen allowed just one earned run over 5 2/3 innings … Chris Joyner and Henry Ryan made their season debuts for UNCW … The Seahawks have dropped their last eight outings against Coastal Carolina.
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