AUBURN, Ala. (WBTW) -- Coastal Carolina's baseball team is headed to its first College World Series appearance in a decade after sweeping Auburn University in Super Regional play this weekend.

The Chanticleers scored three runs in the seventh inning to key a 4-1 win, including consecutive doubles by outfielder Sebastian Alexander that kept pressure on the Tigers.

Auburn scored in the second inning on a base hit by Chase Fralick. CCU threatened in nearly every inning, but didn't break through until Alexander's lead-off double in the seventh.

The victory pushed CCU's win streak to 23. CCU is the first team to clinch a bid in this year's CWS, which begins Thursday.

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Adam Benson joined the News13 digital team in January 2024. He is a veteran South Carolina reporter with previous stop

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