Coastal secures CWS victory
OMAHA, Neb. — No. 1 seed Florida sent to the mound two first-round picks, a second-rounder, third-rounder and 10th-rounder against Coastal Carolina on Sunday night.
None was nearly as good as the never-drafted Andrew Beckwith.
Confounding the Gators with his submarine, sidearm and overhand deliveries and even a curveball he said he found in his “back pocket” in pregame warmups, Beckwith was the shiniest of all the stars at TD Ameritrade Park in the Chanticleers’ 2-1 victory — their program’s first College World Series game.
“Everything was working tonight,” Beckwith said.
Yes, it was.
The biggest victory in Coastal Carolina’s history came in the third stage of its incredible postseason run. The Chanticleers beat host North Carolina State in the regional final and swept No. 8 national seed LSU on the road in super regionals to advance to Omaha.
“We’re basically trying to do this for coach Gilmore,” Beckwith said. “We got him to Omaha, but our job’s not done.”
The Chanticleers (50-16) have won 39 of their last 47 games.
