Coastal Carolina clinches 1st CWS Finals berth
Tyler Chadwick homered, doubled, and scored twice to help Coastal Carolina punch its first-ever ticket to the College World Series Finals with a 7-5 win over TCU at TD Ameritrade Park on Saturday.
Coastal Carolina's historic victory earned the Chanticleers a date with the Arizona Wildcats, who will return to the championship round for the first time since 2012 after defeating Oklahoma State 5-1 earlier in the day.
The Chanticleers built a 7-1 cushion after four innings behind starting pitcher Alex Cunningham, but the Horned Frogs rallied for runs in each of the final four innings to make it a two-run ballgame.
Coastal Carolina reliever Bobby Holmes pitched superbly in relief, limiting TCU to just one run over 2 2/3 innings, and induced the game-ending double play in the ninth.
A hug for the ages between a coach and his senior. #CCUinOMAHA pic.twitter.com/fDBmplviiH
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) June 26, 2016
Game 1 of the best-of-three Finals is scheduled for Monday at 7 p.m. ET in Omaha, Neb.
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