Chad Holbrook

It was really cool. I was at the @CofCBaseball bus arrival last night after the Cougs beat Coastal for the 3rd straight time. Much of the talk from the ballclub, about different history. GM @SamGjormand - a female in uniform, on field, coaching first base for the first time. So well respected in the game. This, another step in her journey. We chatted about it.

Actually it’s her knowledge of the game, her work ethic, and the respect our players have for her that landed her the job. There are plenty of Hall of Fame coaches out there that didn’t play the particular sport they coach. To be blunt, she’s earned everything!

.@TheCarterH13 bump day. #TheCollege 🌴⚾️

Reece, so clutch!! Tied at 2! #TheCollege 🌴⚾️

Good for her That takes some guts to put yourself in that position There’s some pressure being a base coach. Fans love to second guess your decisions

For nine months, my wife Brooklyn carried our baby boy knowing he was dying. Three months in, they told us he had severe hydrocephalus. Too much fluid crushing his brain. "Off the charts bad," the specialists at Cincinnati Children's said. So extreme they stopped measuring because it didn't matter anymore. The MRIs were sickening to look at. They said over 90% chance he'd either die right after birth or survive with such severe brain damage that any quality of life was impossible. We had meetings about breathing tubes. About when to remove life support. About letting our son "pass peacefully." Brooklyn moved to Cincinnati, lived in a hotel near the hospital in case she went into labor. I drove back and forth, working, trying to hold our family together while planning our baby's funeral. On July 8th, fifteen minutes before her C-section, we had another meeting about the breathing tube. About when we'd need to remove it and let him go to Heaven. Then Charlie came out crying. The sweetest sound I've ever heard. He stayed in intensive care until yesterday. Now he's home, doing everything babies do. Normal. Beautiful. The doctors have no medical explanation. His brain somehow cleared the blockage on its own, something they've never seen in a case this severe. Nurses with decades of experience kept saying "miracle" and "divine intervention." Thousands of people were praying for us. Friends, family, strangers, people we'd never met. I'm practical, I believe in science, but I know God was involved in this. I give Him all the credit. During those endless nights in Cincinnati, I started woodworking in the hotel parking lot just to keep my hands busy, to stop my mind from breaking. Made small toys hoping one day Charlie might hold them. Listed a few things on the Tedooo app where I'd been selling my work, and strangers started buying pieces they didn't need, sending messages saying they were praying for our son. That community held me when I couldn't stand. Charlie's here. He's alive. Prayer is real, and miracles still happen. By Amanda Cain

This offseason I kept hearing about frustration with the CAA's new scheduling format for baseball, so I wrote about it. Read about what has the league's coaches riled up at the link below.

Enjoy a unique view of Charleston baseball this season with the Container! Details: cofcsports.com/news/2026/2/9/… #TheCollege 🌴⚾️

Not to sound like a know it all but I’m quite sure 11 coaches with over 200 years of scheduling experience are very educated on the subject. It was unanimous.

Out of conference schedules or made two to three years in advance much before the conference scheduling decision was made. Wait til nxt years schedules

@cholbrook2 I looked at UNCW and CoC schedules and neither are flying across the country. NE coach made a personal decision to fly across the country, like there are not colleges in the NE and Mid-Atlantic that play baseball. Nothing is stopping UNCW and NE from playing each other.

Finances? Budgets were not cut. Concessions were made by every baseball coach to minimize flights and travel budgets bc coaches thought it was about finances. Now, members are flying to play out of conference games. And now our league will miss great matchups like UNCW vs NE

Not our AD! He’s in the coaches corner.

Nothing good about this for our sport or our league!

🆕 CAA coaches express disappointment with scheduling format The CAA is a strong mid-major conference, but its coaches feel that a new scheduling format has threatened the progress its baseball programs have made. d1ba.se/4kncyPD

Coastal Carolina’s ⚾️ stadium is hands down, the most underrated stadium in college baseball. It’s far nicer than a lot of SEC stadiums (Tennessee and UGA’s don’t even compete with it)

GBCN welcomes pitching Coach Will Dorton ⁦@CofCBaseball⁩ to our “Monday Night Live” Zoom this Monday at 9:00pm ET to speak the truth with HOF Billy Wagner on the evolution of today’s pitcher. A must hear for Coaches, players & parents. go to gbcnpro.com to join

Preseason All-America 🇺🇸 Details: cofcsports.com/news/2026/2/6/… #TheCollege 🌴⚾️

What a way to spend a Friday night🕺🏼 Huge thank you to all 500 people who showed up to the Windjammer in support of our program & our players for Cougs on Deck ‘26 We simply could not do it without our village! 11 days til 1st pitch ⚾️ 🌴!

It’s freaking time! Time to have fun and time to come together make a difference with our facility at Patriots Point. All of the former and current players deserve “their” place to be First Class! It’s time to kick off the 2026 season and it’s time to have fun and raise $!