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Coastal Carolina Players Had Priceless Reactions to Question About LSU Before CWS

Coastal Carolina pitcher Jacob Morrison had a simple answer to what he likes about the LSU Tigers.

Tim Capurso

The Chanticleers handled this question perfectly.
The Chanticleers handled this question perfectly. / Screengrab Twitter @espn

There's a fine line in sports between respecting the opponent but also wanting to beat their tail.

You could see Coastal Carolina pitcher Jacob Morrison toeing that line during the men's College World Series pregame championship press conference on Friday. Morrison, flanked by catcher Caden Bodine, infielder Blake Barthol and coach Kevin Schnall, listened as a reporter had a question for he and his teammates specifically.

The reporter asked what the Coastal Carolina players "admired about LSU as student athletes and fans of baseball."

There was a near 10-second silence as Barthol started laughing and Bodine appeared puzzled as to how to answer the question. Morrison then piped up.

"Not a whole lot," the redshirt sophomore said.

Here's the amusing moment.

Barthol then offered his own response to the question.

"I mean, we're not really worried about the Tigers. We're more of just a self-oriented team. We're just focused on our team and our team only."

With an approach like that, it's no wonder the Chanticleers have won 26 games in a row. But beating LSU, which won the Men's College World Series in 2023 and stormed back for a stunning victory in this year's semifinal against Arkansas when its season appeared over, will be no easy task.

LSU currently leads Coastal Carolina 1-0 on Saturday.

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Tim Capurso
TIM CAPURSO

Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Capurso grew up just outside New York City and now lives near Philadelphia. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, exercising and spending time with his family, including his three-legged cat Willow, who, unfortunately, is an Eagles fan.

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