The 2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team represented
Coastal Carolina University
Coastal Carolina University (CCU or Coastal) is a public university in Conway, South Carolina. Founded in 1954 as Coastal Carolina Junior College, and later joining the University of South Carolina System as USC Coastal Carolina, it became an in ...
in the
2016 NCAA Division I baseball season
The 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I (NCAA), Division I level, began in February 2016. The season progressed th ...
. The Chanticleers played their home games at
Springs Brooks Stadium
Springs Brooks Stadium/Vrooman Field is a baseball park in the southeastern United States, located on the campus of Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. It is the home field of the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers of the Sun B ...
, on campus in
Conway, South Carolina
Conway is a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 24,849 at the 2020 census, up from 17,103 in 2010 census. It is the county seat of Horry County and is part of the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area. It is the home ...
.
Gary Gilmore
Gary Mark Gilmore (born Faye Robert Coffman; December 4, 1940 – January 17, 1977) was an American criminal who gained international attention for demanding the implementation of his death sentence for two murders he had admitted to committing ...
was in his 21st season as the Chanticleers' coach. They won the
2016 College World Series
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, and with it the
2016 NCAA Division I National Championship, at
TD Ameritrade Park
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Charles Schwab Field has a seating capacity of 24,0 ...
in
Omaha, Nebraska
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over
Arizona
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.
Personnel
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Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball seasons
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (, ) are the athletic teams that represent Coastal Carolina University. They participate in Division I of the NCAA as a member of the Sun Belt Conference in most sports, having joined that conference as a full ...
Big South Conference baseball champion seasons
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (, ) are the athletic teams that represent Coastal Carolina University. They participate in Division I of the NCAA as a member of the Sun Belt Conference in most sports, having joined that conference as a full ...
College World Series seasons
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship seasons