With the win, A-State improves to 18-8 overall and 6-1 in Sun Belt action while Coastal Carolina falls to 19-7 on the year and 5-2 in the league.
The Chanticleers loaded the bases with a double, a single and an HBP in the bottom of the fifth but Zack Jackson was able to escape the situation with the back-to-back punchouts and a ground out.
Jackson registered his fourth-consecutive quality start of the season (4-1), allowing one run on eight hits while striking out six. Jack Jumper relived Jackson and allowed one run on just one hit over the final 2.