BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Alan DeRatt pitched 7.2 innings of five-hit baseball, and five Asheville players recorded multi-hit games, as UNC Asheville (1-3) notched its first win of the season over Campbell 6-1 at Taylor Field on Friday.

DeRatt forced the Camel hitters to put the ball in play throughout the day, as the junior did not allow a walk and only struck out one over seven-plus innings of work. DeRatt found his rhythm from the start, facing the minimum amount of Camel batters through five innings, allowing only two hits.

The Bulldog's big first inning is all they would need in support of DeRatt. Six of the first seven Bulldog batters singled to plate three runs off of Campbell starter Quinn LeSage. Asheville had LeSage's number early, as they rapped out eight hits in the first three innings. However, LeSage would settle down, allowing zero hits over a stretch of 17 UNCA batters from the third through eighth innings.

The Camels struck for their only run of the game in the sixth inning. Bryan Braswell led off the inning with a single, and later advanced to second on an errant pickoff attempt by DeRatt. Daniel Smith then tried to bunt Braswell to third, but Asheville caught Braswell in a rundown, allowing Smith to advance to second. A Jacob Allen single put runners at first and third for Carlton Floyd, who drove in Smith with a sacrifice fly to left field, pulling the Camels to within 3-1.

Asheville quickly killed the Camel momentum by getting the run back in the top of the seventh inning. After the lead-off man was retired, Kevin Mattison was hit by a Quinn LeSage fastball. Mattison proceeded to steal second base two pitches later, but was caught with too large of a secondary lead between second and third in that same at-bat. Catcher Bryan Braswell threw to second to pick Mattison off, but his throw got by shortstop Jacob Allen, allowing Mattison to score on the error.

UNCA plated two more insurance runs in the eighth. The Bulldogs had men on first and second with one out, as a David Williams ground ball looked to be an inning ending double play. However, Allen's throw from second sailed into the Asheville dugout allowing the fifth Bulldog run. Two batters later Steve Burnich singled to drive in Williams, providing the final 6-1 margin.

Ryan Hamme paced the Camels at the plate, going 2-4 on the day. Zach Johnson gave the Camels their first extra-base hit of the season with his double in the ninth, and Floyd added the lone Camel RBI of the day.

Campbell had another rough go of it defensively, as the Camels committed four errors. In three games this season, CU has committed eight errors and has allowed six unearned runs.

The Bulldogs and Camels will finish their three-game set with a doubleheader tomorrow. First pitch for game one is scheduled for 12:00 with game two to follow approximately 20 minutes after the first game