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CCU Notebook: Chants have eye on MLB draft; Bothma competes at nationals

The Major League Baseball draft is always a potentially bittersweet event for Coastal Carolina coach Gary Gilmore.

He’s happy for his players for any opportunity they may receive to embark on pro careers.

But if too many of his players are selected and opt to sign contracts, his team for the upcoming season could be decimated.

“This could be the year they take them all,” Gilmore said, “or they may leave them here and we have a highly competitive team next season.”

This could be the year they take them all, or they may leave them here and we have a highly competitive team next season.