No. 20 Coastal Carolina secured a 6-0 victory over Louisiana on Friday night, evening their Sun Belt Conference series and improving to 36-18 overall.
A Pitching Masterclass
Cameron Flukey delivered four scoreless innings, striking out five while walking just one, before handing the ball to Darin Horn, who added five more innings of shutout baseball with nine strikeouts. Horn’s effort earned him the win.
Offensively, Blake Barthol reached the 250th hit milestone in his career, while Trace Mazon’s RBI double in the fourth brought home Barthol. Later, Rex Watson’s RBI single in the seventh scored Walker Mitchell, and Blagen Pado capped the night with a solo home run in the eighth.
The Chanticleers added three more runs in the ninth to round out the scoring, pushing their conference record to 21-8. They will meet Louisiana again on Saturday as the series continues.