Marshall University Athletics

Thursday, May 22
Montgomery, Ala.
8:30 PM EST/7:30 PM CST

Marshall University

32-25

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Coastal Carolina

46-11

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Photo by: Will Meadows

Marshall Baseball Drops Contest to Top-Seeded Coastal Carolina

5/23/2025 12:21:00 AM | Baseball

Havrilla, Leon drive in runs

Box Score (PDF) | Championship Fund  
 
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The No. 4 Seed Marshall University Baseball team (32-25) suffered a 4-2 loss to No. 1 Seed Coastal Carolina (46-11) in the winner's bracket on Thursday night in the 2025 Sun Belt Conference Championship presented by Troy University in Montgomery, Alabama.
 
"Tough loss in the winner's bracket with a chance to put yourself in a great position in a tournament with a win tonight," Herd Baseball Head Coach Greg Beals said. "I think bottom line is we gave them too many freebies early in the game against a really good team like they are."
 
MU had everyone in the starting lineup register a hit with Elijah Vogelsong collecting a double in the second.
 
The Chanticleers got on the board early with a run in the first and three in the second to take a 4-0 lead.
 
The Herd tallied a pair of two-out runs in the eighth with AJ Havrilla driving in Jackson Halter and Eddie Leon bringing in Maika Niu with a single to cut the lead in half at 4-2. CCU held off MU's comeback.
 
In relief Peyton Jackson, threw 3.0 shutout innings allowing just three hits and striking out two as Luke Proehl hurled a shutout eighth with a pair of punch outs.
 
UP NEXT
Marshall gets back at it on Friday with a rematch against Louisiana at 7:30 p.m. EST/6:30 p.m. CST in an elimination game.
 
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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Flukey, Cameron (6-1)

L: Miller, Griffin (7-4)

S: Lynch, Ryan (6)

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Batting:

2B: Vogelsong, Elijah 1

RBI: Havrilla, AJ 1 ; Leon, Eddie 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Halter, Jackson 1 ; Niu, Maika 1

SB: Leon, Eddie 1

CS: Harthan, Cam 1

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Batting:

RBI: Bodine, Caden 1 ; Alexander, Sebastian 1 ; Mitchell, Walker 1

SF: Bodine, Caden 1 ; Mitchell, Walker 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Bodine, Caden 1 ; Pado, Blagen 1 ; Barrango, Ty 1 ; Sykes, Wells 1

SB: Thorndyke, Colby 1 ; Sykes, Wells 1

HBP: Mitchell, Walker 1 ; Sykes, Wells 1

Game Leaders

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