Coastal Carolina was overmatched in a 14-4 loss to the Tar Heels in the Cary Super Regional.

North Carolina beat Coastal Carolina 14-4 on Sunday to win the Cary Super Regional and reach the College World Series for the third straight year. The loss capped a historic season for the Chants, in which CCU won 50 games and advanced to their first-ever super regional appearance.

A few things jumped out when initially looking at the starting lineup a pregame notes.  An inside look at the starting lineups for todays must win game for Coastal Carolina.

If Coastal Carolina is going to stage a super regional rally, the Chanticleers will have to do it short-handed. Coastal Carolina will be without staff ace Bobby Gagg and reliever Joey Haug for the rest of the Cary Super Regional — and maybe even beyond.

6 errors and a tight Chanticleers team allowed North Carolina to take a 1-0 advantage in the best of three series in a 9-4 Tar Heels victory.

Dock Doyle has been Coastal’s best hitter this year.  The Conway native may go down as the best catcher in the country.  Tuesday Doyle was named as one of the three finalists for the Johnny Bench Award, given to the nation’s top catcher.

After CCU’s impressive and emotional victory in the Conway regional, Monday they find out exactly when they’ll have their chance at advancing to the College World Series.

Coastal Carolina scored 21 runs in four innings to advance to the programs first NCAA Super Regional Tournament in a 24-11 victory over East Carolina.

East Carolina starting pitcher Justin Bristow allowed one run over seven innings Sunday to lead the Pirates to a 16-1 win over Alabama in an elimination game at the NCAA Conway Regional. The win advances ECU to face top-seeded Coastal Carolina at 7 p.m. Sunday.

The Chanticleers are ready to take the next step. They’ve been a number one seed, they’ve hosted a regional, they’ve gained national respect. But there’s one major hurdle left to climb - reach the College World Series.

Watson Stadium was not built to host a baseball regional. So this week Coastal is trying to work around that fact. The university grounds staff is adding seating, implementing a new press box, moving bullpens and constructing more concession stands to help get the stadium ready for its first ever regional.