Box Score Score: No. 6 Coastal Carolina 6, VCU 3
Location: Conway, S.C. (Springs Brooks Stadium)
Records: VCU 4-3, Coastal Carolina 5-2
 
VCU baseball fell to nationally ranked No. 6 Coastal Carolina in the final day of Baseball at the Beach, 6-3, on Sunday.
 
LEADING OFF:

• Michael Petite hit his third home run in seven games as a Ram and scored a pair of runs
• Dante DeFranco also scored for VCU
• Petite, DeFranco and Quinn Maher were all hit by pitches, bringing the Rams' total on the season to 22
• Elias Holbert, a Coastal Carolina transfer to VCU, allowed just two baserunners in 2.0 hitless innings
• Coleman Bobb made his Division I debut and struck out a pair, sitting three Chanticleers down in order after surrendering a leadoff run
• VCU scored three runs but were held to one hit
• The Rams had a clean game in the field, committing no errors to Coastal's one
• Redshirt senior Brendan Horn tossed 6.0 no-hit innings, giving up one earned run and striking out six

 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Coastal got on the board early, scratching three runs across in the opening two innings
• DeFranco drew a two-out HBP and Petite drove him home with a long ball to center field, getting the Rams within one run, 3-2
• Coastal scored a run in each of the next three innings, split by VCU's third and final run in the sixth inning on head's up baserunning
• VCU fell to the No. 6 Chanticleers with a final score of 6-2

 
UP NEXT
The Rams will continue their road trip on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at No. 10 North Carolina. The game will be broadcast on ACCNX at 4 p.m.