State scoreboard, Tuesday, May 18

Gary Gilmore needs three more victories
to reach 1,000 wins as Chanticleers'
head coach. (CCU photo)

Gilmore picks up 1,250th career win

Gary Gilmore picked up his 1,250th win as a college baseball head coach with Coastal Carolina's 14-9 win over Wake Forest Tuesday night in Conway.

Gilmore ranks in the top 5 in victories among active coaches. He has been at Coastal since 1996, winning 997 games and leading the team to the NCAA World Series title in 2016. Gilmore spent six seasons at USC Aiken before moving to the Chanticleers.

Eric Brown had four hits and drove in six runs for the Chanticleers (23-23).

Briefly: Four pitchers combined on a three-hit, 11-strikeout shutout as South Carolina beat Appalachian State ... Scout McFalls singled, doubled, homered and drove in four runs as Winthrop upended second-place Gardner-Webb in Big South Conference play ... Jack Renwick singled twice, stole a base and drove in two runs - including one to give Wofford a lead it never relinquished - in a nonconference road win ...  Landon Choboy, Jared Kirven and Joseph Mershon had three hits apiece as College of Charleston completed a season sweep of The Citadel ... Louisville erased an early USC Upstate lead with a three-run third. Devin Buckner had four hits, including a double and a homer, for the Spartans ... Bryan College scored nine runs in the first two innings and bounced USC Beaufort from the NAIA playoffs ...

Coastal Carolina 14, Wake Forest 9 - Coa: Nick Lucky 2 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI
College of Charleston 10, The Citadel 3 - Cha: Jordan Carr W, 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 K
Louisville 8, USC Upstate 6 - Up: Julian Rip 2-3, 2 BB, 2 R, RBI

South Carolina 2, Appalachian State 0 - Wes Clarke 1B, HR
Winthrop 7, Gardner-Webb 6 - Win: Tyler Baker 1B, 2B, 2 R
Wofford 5, Kennesaw State 4 - Wof: Matthew Marchal W, 1 1/3 IP, 3 K

NAIA Playoffs
Lakeland Bracket
Chain O'Lakes Park, Winter Haven, Fla.

Bryan 13, Fisher 5, Fisher eliminated

Southeastern 5, Middle Georgia 4

Bryan 11, USC Beaufort 6, USCB eliminated - Bea: Payton MacPherson season-high 7 2/3 IP

Eric Brown took over the team lead
in RBIs with Tuesday's effort.
(Coastal Carolina photo)

Player of the day: Eric Brown, Coastal Carolina, 4-4, 2B, HR, 2 SB, 2 R, 6 RBI