Box Score
CONWAY, S.C. – Coastal Carolina matched its season-high with four home runs as a team, as the fifth-seeded Chanticleers powered past the top-seeded Texas State Bobcats 13-4 on Thursday afternoon at the 2019 Sun Belt Baseball Championship held at Springs Brooks Stadium.

With the win, the Chants (31-24-1) will play the loser of tonight's nightcap between No. 10 ULM and No. 4 UTA on Friday night, May 24, at 5:30 p.m. CT.

Zach Biermann hit two home runs, which is the fifth time that a Chant has blasted multiple home runs in a game. Biermann drove in four and score three runs to lead the Chants. Along with Biermann's game-high four RBIs, Scott McKeon registered a team-high three base hits, while Kieton Rivers, Kyle Skeels and Morgan Hyde all had two base hits on the day.

The Coastal pitching staff stepped up in a big way on Thursday afternoon, as lefty Scott Kobos got the start and gave up just two runs on one hit, one walk and four strikeouts in 3.1 innings of work.

Trevor Damron (0.1 IP, 2 BB) and Alaska Abney (1.1 IP, 3 hits, 1 ER, BB) bridged the gap in the middle innings before handing the ball over to fellow hurler Jay Causey (1-1) who picked up the win allowing only one unearned run on two hits and two strikeouts in 1.1 innings out of the bullpen. Nick Parker picked up the save for the Chants - his first of the season.

The Bobcats managed just four runs on seven hits, all of which were singles, and were led by two hits apiece from third baseman Jaylen Hubbard and John Wuthrich.

Texas State's Connor Reich (8-2) was handed the loss, as the righty was touched up for seven runs on eight hits, three walks and four strikeouts over 4.1 innings on the mound.