Coastal Carolina clobbers Louisville to reach CWS Finals, will face SEC team
By Andrew Olson
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Coastal Carolina is playing in its second College World Series and has made it another trip to the CWS Finals. The Chanticleers defeated Louisville in an 11-3 blowout to lock up their side of the bracket, notching their 26th consecutive win. They await a best-of-3 championship series with LSU or Arkansas.
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The Chants opened up a 6-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st inning and never looked back. Coastal Carolina scored its 6 runs without leaving the yard. Six runs came home on 4 hits, 2 hit by pitch and 1 walk. Colby Thorndyke led the way with 4 RBIs, including 3 on a bases-clearing double in the 1st.
The hit that really broke it open. Colby Thorndyke hit one 101 mph to the wall with the bases loaded. It's 6-0 Coastal after one. The Chants are 21-3 when they score in the first inning and 36-2 when scoring first. pic.twitter.com/RUTxiDoFUy
— Jacob Rudner (@JacobRudner) June 18, 2025
Coastal Carolina added 2 more runs in the 5th inning to make it 8-0 before Louisville got on the board. The Cardinals scored 3 in the 6th inning, but stranded 2 runs. The Chanticleers extinguished any Louisville momentum by scoring 2 more to make it a 10-3 game in the bottom of the 6th inning.
A best-of-3 series, the CWS Finals begin on Saturday. Coastal Carolina will face LSU or Arkansas. The Tigers can punch their ticket with a win on Wednesday night. The Razorbacks need to win Wednesday and force the if-necessary game on Thursday.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
