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Softball Sweeps Day One of Winthrop Invitational; Caviness Tosses No-Hitter and Littlejohn Blasts Two Home Runs

ROCK HILL, S.C.- Lauren Caviness threw her second-career no-hitter and Amanda Littlejohn blasted two home runs and drove in six runs leading Campbell to a 12-0 blanking of North Carolina A&T at the Winthrop Invitational Saturday afternoon.

In the Camels second game of the day, Brittany Stanley drove in a pair of runs and picked up the win in the circle in a 5-2 victory over UNC Wilmington.

Caviness (6-7), a junior from Fuquay-Varina, N.C., struck out six batters and didn't allow a walk in the circle. The only thing keeping her from a perfect game was an error by the southpaw in the fifth inning. Her first no-hitter came her freshman season on April 11, 2005 against Appalachian State.

Megan Paul put the Camels (15-13-1) up 1-0 in the top of the first with a single scoring Jessica Huffman, who led off the game singling and stealing second base. Huffman now has 24 stolen bases on the season in just 28 games ranking her third on the single-season list.

Littlejohn sent the first of her two home runs over the fence later in the first scoring Courtney Quinn who doubled in the previous at bat.

Hilary Wheatley extended the Campbell lead to 4-0 with a single in the third inning scoring Quinn who led off the inning with a single. The lead swelled to 6-0 in the fourth with Paul's second RBI- single of the game scoring Huffman and a sacrifice fly from Littlejohn.

The Camels exploded for six more runs in the sixth inning kick started by a three-run blast from Littlejohn scoring Robin Leathers and Quinn. Huffman plated Karlie Love with her third base hit of the game; she finished 3-for-5. Leathers and Cullum rounded out the scoring with a pair of RBI-singles bringing home Ashley Jones and Wheatley.

Adia Dial took the loss for the Aggies tossing the first three innings allowing four runs, three earned, on seven hits. Yahamma White entered in relief in the top of the fourth allowing eight earned runs on eight hits.

Playing for the third time in the past three days, Campbell jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning against UNC Wilmington (7-11). The Camels and Seahawks split a doubleheader in Wilmington on Wednesday.

The Camels four runs in the top of the first came on just one hit, a two-RBI single from Stanley. Huffman led off the game with a walk and a stolen base. She scored on the play as the throw to second sailed into center field. Seahawk starter White walked four-consecutive batters plating the Camels second run and setting up Stanley's single.

Huffman scored again in the second inning coming home on a double off the bat of Cullum.

Wilmington got on the board in the fourth with a solo home run from Krista Searle and an RBI-single from Meghan Murray in the fifth.

Stanley (6-2) scattered four hits over five innings allowing the two runs for her sixth victory of the season. Kelly Weaver tossed the final two innings for her first save of the season, allowing just one hit.

Lisa White suffered the loss lasting just 2/3 of a inning allowing four runs, all earned, on just one hit but walked five. Brittany Lehrschall tossed the final 5.1 innings yielding four hits and a run.

The Camels wrap up play at the Winthrop Invitational Saturday against Elon at noon at Albany at 4:00.

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Players Mentioned

Lauren Caviness

#18 Lauren Caviness

P
5' 9"
Junior
Jessica Huffman

#14 Jessica Huffman

OF
5' 8"
Senior
Ashley Jones

#6 Ashley Jones

INF
5' 6"
Sophomore
Robin Leathers

#4 Robin Leathers

OF/INF
5' 2"
Freshman
Amanda Littlejohn

#42 Amanda Littlejohn

C/INF
5' 6"
Freshman
Karlie Love

#12 Karlie Love

INF/P
5' 8"
Sophomore
Megan Paul

#11 Megan Paul

INF
5' 2"
Senior
Courtney Quinn

#23 Courtney Quinn

C/INF
5' 4"
Junior
Brittany Stanley

#16 Brittany Stanley

P/DP
5' 10"
Freshman
Kelly Weaver

#9 Kelly Weaver

P
5' 9"
Senior
Hilary Wheatley

#22 Hilary Wheatley

INF
5' 6"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Lauren Caviness

#18 Lauren Caviness

5' 9"
Junior
P
Jessica Huffman

#14 Jessica Huffman

5' 8"
Senior
OF
Ashley Jones

#6 Ashley Jones

5' 6"
Sophomore
INF
Robin Leathers

#4 Robin Leathers

5' 2"
Freshman
OF/INF
Amanda Littlejohn

#42 Amanda Littlejohn

5' 6"
Freshman
C/INF
Karlie Love

#12 Karlie Love

5' 8"
Sophomore
INF/P
Megan Paul

#11 Megan Paul

5' 2"
Senior
INF
Courtney Quinn

#23 Courtney Quinn

5' 4"
Junior
C/INF
Brittany Stanley

#16 Brittany Stanley

5' 10"
Freshman
P/DP
Kelly Weaver

#9 Kelly Weaver

5' 9"
Senior
P
Hilary Wheatley

#22 Hilary Wheatley

5' 6"
Sophomore
INF