Coastal Carolina ranked No. 23 by Baseball America

The Coastal Carolina baseball team will open the season ranked No. 23 by Baseball America.

The Chants appeared in the publication’s preseason poll released Monday.

This is only the second time since 2005 Coastal Carolina has been ranked in the Baseball America Preseason Top 25. The only other occasion came in 2010 when the publication tabbed the Chanticleers 12th.

The Chants open the season Feb. 19 at home against Applachian State.

This story was originally published January 25, 2016 at 10:28 PM with the headline "Coastal Carolina ranked No. 23 by Baseball America."