Coastal Carolina coach torches umps after College World Series ejection

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Coastal Carolina head coach Kevin Schnall slammed umpires at the Men’s College World Series on Sunday following the Chanticleers’ loss to the LSU Tigers.

Schnall was ejected in the first inning after an argument with home plate umpire Angel Campos. He said his ejection wasn’t justified and he was wrongly accused of bumping an umpire who appeared to trip and fall to the ground when he came over to break up the commotion.

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JCoastal Carolina Chanticleers head coach Kevin Schnall reacts after being ejected during the first inning against the LSU Tigers at Charles Schwab Field. (Dylan Widger/Imagn Images)

"If you guys watch the video, there was a guy who came in extremely aggressively, tripped over Campos’ foot, embarrassed in front of 25,000, and goes, ‘Two-game suspension’ and says, ‘Bumping the umpire,’" Schnall said. "There was no bump. I shouldn’t be held accountable for a grown man’s athleticism. Now it’s excessive because I was trying to say I didn’t bump him.

"It is what it is. If that warranted an ejection, there would be a lot of ejections. As umpires, it’s your job to manage the game with some poise and calmness and a little bit of tolerance."

The NCAA said Schnall was arguing balls and strikes, which was heard on the broadcast. The NCAA added that the head coach was given a warning.

Since LSU won Game 2 and the College World Series, Schnall’s suspension would start in the 2026 season. The NCAA said Schnall and first-base coach Matt Schilling engaged in "prolonged arguing," which triggers a two-game suspension. Schilling is likely to be suspended for three games — one for the