Coastal Carolina defeats Auburn to clinch College World Series berth
Coastal Carolina beat Auburn 4-1 in the Super Regional, securing a spot in the 2025 College World Series and extending its winning streak to 23 games.
Key points
- Coastal Carolina swept Auburn 4-1 to earn a CWS berth.
- The win gave the Chanticleers a 23-game winning streak.
- It marks the program's second CWS appearance, first since 2016.
- Sebastian Alexander’s double and Walker Mitchell’s RBI sparked a seventh‑inning rally.
- Jacob Morrison and Hayden Johnson combined for nine innings, allowing one run.
Coastal Carolina punched its ticket to the 2025 College World Series, sweeping Auburn in the Super Regional with a 4-1 victory on Saturday. The Chanticleers, now riding a 23-game winning streak, became the first team to secure a spot in Omaha and will make their second-ever CWS appearance—their first since winning the national title in 2016.
Auburn took an early 1-0 lead, but Coastal Carolina broke through in the seventh inning with a three-run rally sparked by Sebastian Alexander’s leadoff double and Walker Mitchell’s game-tying RBI single. Auburn miscues and a hit-by-pitch allowed two more runs to score, and Mitchell added an insurance RBI in the eighth Jacob Morrison and Hayden Johnson combined for nine strong innings on the mound, holding Auburn to just one run and scattering eight hits.
Coastal Carolina University is located in Conway, South Carolina, just minutes from Myrtle Beach. The Chanticleers now await their CWS matchup, hoping to duplicate their 2016 championship run as the national spotlight shifts to Omaha.
Your questions, answered
How did Coastal Carolina secure its College World Series spot?
The Chanticleers defeated Auburn 4-1 in the Super Regional, completing a 23-game winning streak.
When was Coastal Carolina's last College World Series appearance?
Their previous appearance was in 2016, when they won the national title.
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