Campbell Knocks Troy State Out Of Post Season With Doubleheader Sweep

TROY, Ala. - Campbell took both games of a doubleheader header against Troy State Saturday afternoon at Riddle-Pace Field. The two losses knocked the Trojans out of the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament.
Campbell (22-28, 14-19 A-Sun) pounded out seven hits and received a complete-game shutout from junior Rob Finch to defeat the Trojans, 2-0, in game one of the doubleheader. Finch (4-4) went the distance, allowing six hits while striking out two to pick up the victory.
In game two, the Camels benefited from another outstanding pitching performance. This time it came from senior Jeff Stovall. Stovall (6-5) went the distance, allowing one run on five hits while striking out one. Campbell racked up nine hits to defeat the Trojans, 3-1.
In game one, the Camels took the lead in the first inning pushing across a run. First baseman Phillip Strickland reached on a one-out single and advanced to third on a double by shortstop Tom Rispoli. Strickland scored on a RBI-groundout by third baseman Derek Barrows to put Campbell ahead, 1-0.
Campbell scored again in the fifth inning on a RBI-double by second baseman Sal Deanda to score right fielder Lonnie Whitehead and provide the final margin.
Troy State (27-27, 16-17 A-Sun) could never get anything going in game one. Finch never allowed more than one hit in any inning.
Trojan starting pitcher Justin Eason (3-5) suffered the loss for the Trojans, allowing two runs on seven hits while going the distance.
In game two, Troy State started the scoring pushing across a run in the bottom of the third. Right fielder Al Stephens led of the inning with his first home run of the season, ripping a 0-2 fastball from Stovall over the left field wall to put the Trojans up, 1-0.
Campbell fought back with two runs in the top the fourth. With two outs, the Camels strung together four consecutive singles which plated the two runs. They got RBI-singles from Barrows and Whitehead to put the Camels ahead, 2-1.
The Camels added another run in the sixth inning on a RBI-double by Barrows to put the game out of reach.
Troy State starting pitcher Mal Winters (3-7) picked up the loss, allowing three runs on eight hits in 5.2 innings of work.
The Camels finish the season tenth in the A-Sun standings, three games out of a tournament bid. Troy State ends the season in eighth place in the A-Sun standings, missing out on the conference tournament by one game. [Game One] | [Game Two]