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Coastal Carolina After Schnal’s team advanced to the Super Regional Round of the NCAA Baseball Tournament, Florida head coach Kevin O’Sullivan called Florida head coach Kevin O’Sullivan at a press conference.
Schnall, that team hit beat East Carolina1-0, I didn’t like what happened in the altercation reported on Chanticleers’ Baseball Complex.
O’Sullivan reportedly “ripped” to tournament staff with a schedule change, and Schnal responded by calling him a “bully” in front of reporters.
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Florida Gators head coach Kevin O’Sullivan before his match against the LSU Tigers at Charles Schwabfield Omaha. (Steven Branscombe/USA Today Sports)
“What happened on our field this morning was that another coach was downplaying our assistant ads working hard like anyone in our entire program. He downplayed our field crew, the salt of the earth,” Schnal said. “These guys do anything for our program. It’s not okay, we need to raise this.”
O’Sullivan reportedly got mad Gators match It traveled to the ECU from noon to 1pm on Sunday, leading to an explosion with Coastal Carolina staff. Videos of the arguments have begun to circulate on social media.
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The Gators ultimately lost to the Pirates, 11-4, and O’Sullivan initially refused to comment on the conflict with Coastal Carolina staff, saying they “handled it properly at the end of the game.”
On Monday, O’Sullivan and Gators athletic director Scott Stricklin issued a statement on the issue.
“Before yesterday’s NCAA Tournament Game with East Carolina, I did my best and guided that energy in a way that I shouldn’t have,” O’Sullivan said in his statement. “We sincerely apologize for the actions and actions that East Carolina, East Carolina and Fairfield have in its entirety for its NCAA regional sector.
Florida baseball head coach Kevin O’Sullivan will watch the watch from the dugout in Game 1 of the double-header against Tennessee on May 3. (image)
“I didn’t represent the University of Florida to the right standards yesterday.
“I met with Kevin O’Sullivan this afternoon and told him that his actions before yesterday’s NCAA Tournament Games didn’t reach expectations about how the Gators would treat people. One of the core values ​​of our division is respect, and coach O’Sullivan’s unacceptable actions have failed to demonstrate that.
“On behalf of Florida track and field, I would like to personally apologise to all those affected, including the NCAA representatives, the Coastal Carolina and its staff, East Carolina and its teams.
Schnar continued by explaining his disappointment.
Coastal Carolina head coach Kevin Schnal walks to the field on February 22, 2025 during his match against Ohio State in Jacksonville, Florida. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)
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“This is the national champion coach who thinks he can come here and try to bully people around him,” Schnal said. “I’m disappointed. I’ve disappointed people that many coaches respect. For him to act that way.”
With a victory over the ECU, Coastal Carolina faces the Auburn Tigers, fourth seeded in the best three super regions, to determine who will head to the College World Series in Omaha.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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