Coastal

#18 Coastal downed by South Alabama, 11-6

South Alabama took advantage of 15 walks, scoring 11 runs on just 10 hits, to claim an 11-6 victory over 18th-ranked Coastal Carolina in the opener of the three-game Sun Belt Conference series Friday evening before a crowd of 2,311, the 11th-largest in Springs Brooks Stadium history and largest for a Sun Belt contest in the facility.