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Corn's Two-Hit Complete Game Leads Jacksonville State past Campbell 4-0

BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- Jessie Corn pitched a complete game, two-hit, shut out to lead Jacksonville State past Campbell University in baseball action, 4-0, Friday night in Buies Creek.
The junior right-hander struck out nine and allowed only one walk on his way to his fourth victory of the season. Corn allowed just one CU base runner to reach third base. Campbell starter Matt Kleweno allowed just one earned run in eight innings of work but suffers the loss dropping his season record to 1-3. Kleweno scattered six hits and struck out three.
The Gamecocks scored the only runs they would need in the third inning. Clint Carrol singled to lead off the inning. Shundell Russaw reached on error by Kleweno, after Russaw's bunt attempt was popped up then misplayed allowing Carrol to move to second. JSU loaded the bases on a single by Kerri Fair and cracked the scoreboard on Matt Ruckdeschel's sacrifice fly to left filed, scoring Carrol. Kleweno got out of further trouble, getting an inning ending double play.
The Gamcocks added to their lead when Carrol earned a one-out walk, followed by a sacrifice bunt by Russaw and a two-out single to left center field by Fair, scoring Carrol to give JSU a 2-0 lead.
JSU scored a pair of insurance runs in the ninth inning to run its lead to 4-0. Camel reliever Jared O'Quinn hit Evan Conley with one out. O'Quinn then issued back-to-back walks before giving way to Josh Blades. With the bases loaded, Russaw grounded out to shortstop, scoring Conley. Blades then threw a wild pitch allowing Turner to cross the plate.
Fair and and Conley each finished with a pair of the hits for the Gamcocks. Jeff Blick and Tom Rispoli collected CU's two hits.
With the win JSU runs its record to 8-9 overall and 4-3 in the A-sun, while Campbell drops to 5-12 overall and 3-7 in the A-Sun.
These two teams will meet Saturday in doubleheader action beginning at 1:00 p.m. [Box Score]