CONWAY, S.C. — No. 21 Coastal Carolina used a balanced effort on the mound and timely situational offense to defeat Arkansas State 4-1 on Saturday afternoon at Springs Brooks Stadium, clinching the weekend series in Sun Belt Conference play.
The Chanticleers (23-8, 8-3 SBC) broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth and added insurance runs in the seventh and eighth innings to pull away from the Red Wolves (13-17, 4-7).
Wells Sykes launched a solo home run in the seventh inning — his third of the season — to give Coastal a 3-1 advantage. Ty Dooley and Domenico Tozzi each added RBIs, and the Chants capitalized on a pair of Arkansas State errors to build their lead…