College baseball: Parkland grad on verge of playing in College World Series

College baseball: Parkland grad on verge of playing in College World Series

The chance to play elite college baseball in the southern United States drew Blake Barthol to Coastal Carolina. He and the Chanticleers are two wins away from the biggest stage the Division I level offers. Barthol, a Parkland High graduate, is expected to start, play second base and hit in the middle of the lineup Friday when Coastal Carolina opens a Super Regional at Auburn, the No. 4 national seed. The winner of the best-of-three matchup advan…