Four Chanticleers – Cory Wood, Kevin Woodall Jr., Zach Biermann and Parker Chavers – each had two hits to lead 16th-ranked Coastal Carolina to an 11-4 victory over UL Monroe Saturday afternoon at Springs Brooks Stadium.
With the victory, Coastal improves to 30-14 overall, 16-4 in the Sun Belt, and clinches the weekend series win. Coastal has won all seven Sun Belt series this season and has won 11 straight dating back to last season. The teams will conclude the series on Sunday with first pitch set for 11 am.
For the Chanticleers, Woodall hit his 15th home run of the season and drove in a pair of runs for the second straight day. Biermann finished with three RBI, Wood two and pinch hitter Turner Buis added two as well. Seth Lancaster accounted for five runs, scoring four times and driving in one, as he was 1-for-2 with three walks
While the offense was rolling, CCU starter Jason Bilous improved to 6-1 on the season as he only allowed one hit over six innings. He walked four, including two in the first inning, with seven strikeouts. He did allow two runs in the first inning, but both were unearned.
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