Blake Barthol, a senior outfielder for Coastal Carolina, is set to extend his streak of 213 consecutive appearances when the Chanticleers open the Tallahassee Regional against Northern Illinois.
His career has been defined by durability and production, highlighted by a 2025 NCAA Conway Regional championship and a run to the College World Series.
A Family Steeped in Competition
The Barthol lineage reads like a sports anthology: father Blake Barthol Sr. played baseball at Eastern Kentucky and was drafted by the Colorado Rockies; brother Bo Barthol is a left‑handed center fielder at Kutztown University; sister Jaylee Barthol graduated from West Virginia University; and mother Amy Barthol excelled in field hockey and softball at Eastern Kentucky.
Defensively, Barthol anchors a unit that boasts a career fielding percentage above .963, contributing to Coastal’s third‑place Sun Belt ranking with a .979 team fielding mark.
At the plate, he is batting .333 in regional play, with nine runs scored and six walks, while his memorable Auburn‑beat in 2025 remains a highlight of his collegiate journey.