Coastal Carolina advances to Men's College World Series finals - ESPN

OMAHA, Neb. — Coastal Carolina advanced to the Men's College World Series finals with an 11-3 victory over Louisville on Wednesday, scoring five of its six first-inning runs before making an out and extending its win streak to 26 games.

The Chanticleers (56-11) will play LSU or Arkansas in the best-of-three finals starting Saturday. They are going for their second national championship in two appearances in Omaha. They won their first in 2016.

Since the Men's College World Series championship became a best-of-three series in 2003, the longest win streak entering the finals had been 13 games, held by LSU in 2009, according to ESPN Research.

«To do what we did today versus that team, as well coached as that team is, is really amazing,» coach Kevin Schnall said. «The Chanticleers are one of two teams in the entire country still playing. It's incredible, but it's not unbelievable. And it's not unbelievable because we've got really good players, really good players.»

Louisville (42-24) started left-hander Colton Hartman, primarily a reliever who hadn't appeared in a game since May 17. He didn't last long.

Caden Bodine singled leading off and Sebastian Alexander and Blake Barthol were hit by pitches to load the bases. Walker Mitchell punched a ball into right field to bring in two runs, and then Hartman issued a four-pitch walk.

Out went Hartman (2-1) and in came Jake Schweitzer. Colby Thorndyke greeted him with his second bases-clearing double in two games to make it 5-0. Thorndyke came home on Ty Dooley's one-out single and finished 3-for-4 with five RBIs.

«We always preach when the bases are loaded, the pressure is on the pitcher,» Thorndyke said. «It's not on the hitter. He's got to throw three strikes. If he throws four