Tenacious and True, 9781643365886
Hardcover
Underdog team’s grit and heart wins improbable baseball championship.

Tenacious and True

Coastal Carolina's 2016 Championship and the Rise of a Baseball Power

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  • Hardcover

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    30 March 2026

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Summary

An improbable dream fulfilled in one unforgettable season

In 2016, a mid-major team from Conway, South Carolina, shocked the college baseball world. Led by veteran head coach Gary Gilmore—who had spent two decades building a program that had once played on borrowed fields and traveled in hand-me-down vans into a national power—the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers captured their first College World Series title in dramatic fashion.

At the heart of that victory wer…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781643365886
ISBN-10:1643365886
Author:Scott Pleasant, Gary Gilmore, Kevin Schnall
Publisher:University of South Carolina Press
Imprint:University of South Carolina Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:30 March 2026
Weight:0g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
About The Author

Scott Pleasant

Scott Pleasant is director of the Writing Center at Coastal Carolina University and is the co-author of Lines of Scrimmage: A Story of Football, Race, and Redemption.

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