LAFAYETTE, La. - Coastal Carolina scored four runs in the sixth, four in the seventh and three in the eighth to hand UTA a 12-2 loss on Wednesday at the Sun Belt baseball tournament in Lafayette, La.

The game came to an abrupt halt with two outs in the bottom of the eighth as Coastal's Zach Biermann hit a two-run home run to give Coastal a 10-run lead, ending the game by run-rule. Games are stopped when a team is leading by 10 or more after seven innings, excluding Sunday's championship.

The Chanticleers (39-17) will now face fourth-seeded South Alabama on Thursday at 4 p.m. (CT). Earlier on Wednesday, South Alabama defeated Georgia Southern, 5-3.

CCU hit three home runs versus the Mavericks (22-34) as Seth Lancaster hit a solo shot, Keaton Weisz had a two-run homer and Biermann hit a two-run home run.

Kevin Woodall, Jr. was 3-for-4 with three runs scored while Weisz and Matt Beaird each had two hits.

Anthony Veneziano (6-1) took the win for the Chants after going five strong. He allowed five hits and three walks while striking out seven – his second-best total of the season.

UTA got on the scoreboard with two runs in the eighth. Josh Minjarez and Omar Salinas started the frame with singles. After a ground out moved the pair up 90 feet, Zac Cook hit a two-run single to left-center field.

Christian Hollie, Josh Minjarez and Omar Salinas each notched two-hit games for the Mavericks. UTA starter David Moffat (3-6) made his first start since March 6. Moffat worked 4.1 innings, allowing four hits and one run, walking one and striking out three.