CONWAY, S.C. - Coastal Carolina completed a Sun Belt Conference series sweep of visiting Georgia Southern on Sunday, finishing a 4-0 win in a game halted by weather on Saturday, then picking up a 12-4 win in six innings.
The Chanticleers (21-20, 5-10 SBC) moved out of the Sun Belt cellar with the weekend sweep, while Georgia Southern (21-17, 6-9 SBC) suffered its second straight road league sweep. The Eagles will next step out of conference for a Wednesday clash at the College of Charleston before finally returning home over the weekend to host UT Arlington on Saturday.
The second game of Saturday's doubleheader was halted with Coastal Carolina leading 3-0 in the middle of the sixth inning. When play resumed on Sunday, the Chanticleers got a solo home run from Timi Tooley in the bottom of the sixth to cap the 4-0 win.
Kaitlin Beasley-Polko notched the win in the resumed game with a four-hit shutout, walking two while striking out four. Rylee Waldrep took the loss for the Eagles, giving up seven hits and four runs in six innings, walking two while striking out three.
The final game of the series began with another big inning from Coastal Carolina in the bottom of the first on a three-run home run from Kailey Mellen and a solo shot from Tooley for a 4-0 lead.
The Chanticleers tacked on a pair of runs in the second before the Eagles got on the board with a two-run shot from Macy Coleman in the fourth. Coastal Carolina added three runs in the fifth, and Allyssah Mullis answered for Georgia Southern with a two-run home run in the sixth, but the Chanticleers ended the game in the bottom of the sixth with three runs.
Beasley-Polko (11-11) notched the win in the circle for Coastal Carolina with five innings of seven-hit, four-run ball, walking three. Waldrep (9-6) took the loss, giving up two hits and four runs in 1/3 of an inning of work.
Mekhia Freeman had a pair of hits for the Eagles in the final game, while Coleman's home run was the seventh of the season for the junior, and Mullis' blast was her sixth. Mellen finished hte game 2-for-3 with four RBI to pace the Chanticleers.
