BUIES CREEK,
N.C.-Searching for its first Atlantic Sun series sweep of the
season Campbell hosts East Tennessee State Tuesday afternoon at the
Eakes Athletic Complex. First pitch of the doubleheader between the
Camels and Bucs is set for 4:00 pm.
Campbell (19-21-1, 3-3
A-Sun) has split all three of its A-Sun series so far this season
including Friday's series against Belmont. The Bruins took game one
1-0 scoring the only run of the ball game in the top of the seventh
inning and holding off a bases loaded rally by the Camels in the
bottom of the seventh.
The Camels rebounded
taking game two 4-2 behind a 3-for-3 performance from freshman
Shayla Cullum. It was the Visalia, Calif. native's 14th
multi-hit game and third three-hit game of the season.
Lauren Caviness
suffered the loss for Campbell in the opener falling to 9-11 on the
season despite striking out five Belmont batters and scattering
just four hits. In seven of her 11 losses on the season, the
southpaw has received either one or zero run support. Her 1.74 ERA
ranks third in the Atlantic Sun and her .184 opponent batting
average leads the league.
Freshman Brittany
Stanley improved the 7-4 on the season striking out six in six
innings in game two.
The Camels are third in
the league with a staff ERA of 2.24 and allowing just 2.3 walks per
seven innings. As a collective unit, Campbell leads the conference
allowing opponents just a .215 batting average.
Offensively Campbell
checks in seventh in the A-Sun hitting .253 as a team, but are
third in home runs (22), third in doubles (43) and tied for fifth
in triples (4). Senior Jessica Huffman is eighth in the A-Sun
hitting .369 on the season, while Cullum is sixth with 43 hits and
tied for seventh with nine doubles.
The Bucs (13-15, 1-1)
have won three of their last four ball games including a split in
their A-Sun opener against Kennesaw State. ETSU was picked to
finish sixth in the conference this season, while Kennesaw State
was picked second and received three first-place votes.
The Bucs
won game one 2-0 behind a pair of solo home runs from lead-off
hitter Stephanie Gaynord, her only two of the season and the only
two hits of the game for ETSU.
ETSU beat
up on Milligan College out of the NAIA 10-7 and 11-0 on
Saturday.
The Bucs
are led at the plate and in the circle by sophomore Mary Catherine
Vercoe. Vercoe enters the doubleheader hitting .363 with 9 RBIs and
has a 3.61 ERA with a 7-6 record in 15 starts.
ETSU is
fifth in the Atlantic Sun with a team batting average of .265, but
are near the bottom in home runs (7th), doubles
(9th) and RBIs (9th). The Bucs are seventh in
the league with a staff ERA of 3.98 on the season and are last
striking out just 2.8 batters per seven innings.
Campbell and ETSU share
just one common opponent of the season. Both teams have a victory
over Morehead State. CU won 2-0 in eight innings, while ETSU won
1-0.
The Camels lead the
overall series 3-1 sweeping the regular season series 5-2 & 7-2
in Johnson City, Tenn. The Bucs bounced Campbell from the A-Sun
Tournament last season with a 5-3 victory.