Campbell Raps 19 Hits in 9-8 Baseball Win Over UNC Pembroke

Wednesday, March 2, 2005

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell had a season-high 19 hits and defeated UNC Pembroke 9-8 Wednesday at Taylor Field.

Joe Anthonsen, Tim Holt, David Forbes and Luke Reiland each collected three hits and the Camels (7-2) won their sixth game in the last seven outings.

Campbell took a 7-3 lead after four innings, but UNCP (13-7) rallied to tie the score twice. The Braves, ranked number-23 nationally in Division II by Collegiate Baseball, had the tying runner on in the ninth inning before Forbes gunned down pinch-runner Kenly Locklear at second on a stolen base attempt to end the game.

Lemmie Barwick (3-0) earned the win in relief for the Camels. Sandy Jacobs (3-2) suffered the loss in relief for UNC Pembroke after giving up an unearned run in the bottom of the eighth.

Anthonsen finished the day 3-for-4 with a triple and three RBI, while Forbes and Alston Hatch each homered for the Fighting Camels, who raised their team batting average to .359 on the years.

Cole Franks, Jason Morales and Quincy Wyche each had a pair of hits in UNCP's 10-hit attack.

Campbell's four-run fourth staked the Camels to a 7-3 edge. With one out and the bases full, Anthonsen tripled over the head of UNCP centerfielder Robbie Redic, then Holt delivered an RBI hit through a drawn-in infield.

The Braves battled back with a pair of runs in both the fifth and sixth frames. Morales' two-run hit off Camel reliever Lincoln Smith pulled UNCP within 7-5 in the fifth.

Aaron Perkins' RBI hit pulled UNCP within 7-6 in the sixth, then Redic scored the tying run from third when Perkins was out trying to steal second.

Hatch, a junior from Fuquay-Varina, launched his first career home run to lead off the seventh and chase UNCP starter Nolan Johnson. Johnson worked 6-plus innings and gave up eight runs on 14 hits with one walk and one strikeout.

UNCP then tied the score in the top of the eighth when Wyche and Redic singled off Camel left-hander Tyler Sexton, then moved up on a sacrifice bunt by Justin Bowman. Barwick came on in relief and intentionally walked Zach Conaway to load the bases. Franks followed with a sacrifice fly to center that Campbell's Jeff Blick had trouble retrieving from his glove and Wyche scored the tying run without a throw.

Blick then led off the ninth by beating out an infield chopper to shortstop, and took second when Chris Beck's throw sailed past first base. Anthonsen grounded to second to push Blick ahead, and Holt followed with a bloop single over a drawn-in infield for what proved to be the winning run.

In the UNCP ninth, Beck beat out an infield hit to short, but Forbes ended the contest when he threw out pinch-runner Locklear on a steal attempt at second.

Campbell plays Friday at High Point in a 3:00 p.m., start, then hosts the Panthers for a doubleheader Saturday at 1:00 p.m. [ Box Score ]

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