Coastal Carolina edges East Carolina 1-0 to win Conway Regional

by | Jun 2, 2025

The college baseball season came to an end Sunday night for East Carolina.

Despite a stellar effort on the mound by Bradley Zayac, host Coastal Carolina came away with a 1-0 victory to take the Conway Regional and advance in the NCAA Tournament.

Below is more information from The Associated Press.

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CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Wells Sykes singled leading off the eighth inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Sebastian Alexander and No. 13 overall seed Coastal Carolina beat East Carolina 1-0 to win the Conway Regional on Sunday.

Coastal Carolina (51-11) is making its 21st NCAA Tournament appearance as it heads to the super regionals. The Chanticleers won the College World Series in their only appearance in the event in 2016.

Coastal Carolina starter Riley Eikhoff and East Carolina’s Bradley Zayac were locked in a scoreless duel into the eighth inning.

Eikhoff left with one out after issuing a walk on his 95th pitch. Dominick Carbone came in and struck out Dixon Williams and pinch-hitter Alex Bouche swinging to keep it tied. Eikhoff allowed five hits and walked three.

Zayac (1-4) threw a career-high 89 pitches in a career-best 7 1/3 innings. He left after Sykes reached, moved to second on a flyout and third on a wild pitch. Sean Jenkins allowed Alexander’s sac fly.

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