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Karlie Love Delivers Two-Out Game Winning Hit to Lift Campbell to a 2-1 Victory over Longwood to Salvage Doubleheader Split

BUIES CREEK, N.C.-Karlie Love delivered a two-out game winning single in the bottom of the sixth inning lifting Campbell to a 2-1 victory over Longwood in game two of a doubleheader Thursday at the Eakes Athletic Complex; Love finished 5-for-6 from the plate in the doubleheader. The Lancers took game one 3-1.

Lauren Caviness set the Campbell (24-32-1, 5-7 A-Sun) single-season strikeout record with eight strikeouts in game one and Jessica Huffman set the CU single-season stolen base record with a swipe in the first inning of game one as the Camels.

Amanda Littlejohn singled for the third time of the game to start the charge in the sixth. Courtney Quinn followed with a single to right-center on the first pitch she saw, but Littlejohn was thrown out trying to take third for the second out of the inning. Quinn moved to second on the play and came home to score on Love's 16th RBI of the season.

The Camels opened up a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning thanks to some creative base running and a Longwood error. Huffman drew a walk to lead off the inning and moved to second on a sac bunt by Megan Paul. Littlejohn singled on a line drive to left. Huffman held at third on the hit, but the throw came to the plate allowing Littlejohn to try and go to second. The Lancer second baseman Kaitlyn McKeown couldn't handle the throw from the catcher Emily Radford allowing Huffman to come home and score on the play.

Longwood (16-13) tied the game with a run in the fourth inning after Ryan Washington doubled to right-center, stole third and came home to score on a throwing error by the Campbell catcher trying to throw her out at third. Washington finished 5-for-6 with three RBIs and two runs scored for the doubleheader.

Freshman Brittany Stanley (9-9) evened her record in the circle scattering seven hits and allowing just one unearned run with four strikeouts in a complete game effort. Rachel Mills (7-4) suffered the loss despite allowing just one unearned run on six hits.

Longwood jumped out to a 1-0 advantage in the top of the first inning of the opener with a double from Washington that hit off of the center field wall. The Lancers left the bases loaded in the inning with Caviness recording all three outs in the inning via the strikeout; she set the record catching Amy Betterton looking at strike three.

The Camels tied the game up in their half of the first with an RBI single by Shayla Cullum. Huffman led off the inning singling through the left side of the infield and moved to second with her record setting stolen base. Cullum took a 2-2 offering from Ashley Forsyth back up the middle and Huffman came all the way around from second to score.

Huffman moved into third on the Campbell single-season list with 42 runs on the season scoring twice in the doubleheader and moved into third place by herself on the career double list with 37 after she doubled in the fifth inning.

Washington put the Lancers back on top in the fifth with a single to right field scoring Camille Ketsdever, who moved into scoring position on a passed ball. Washington finished game one 4-for-4 adding a home run to her resume to straight-away center field in the top of the seventh increasing the Longwood lead to 3-1.

Campbell scattered nine hits on the game but stranded six runners, hit into a double play and got caught stealing.

Forsyth (8-8) went the distance for the Lancers in the circle allowing the one run on nine hits, while walking one and striking out three. Caviness (12-17) suffered the loss for Campbell yielding nine hits and three runs, two earned, and walked three.

The Camels resume Atlantic Sun play Saturday afternoon with a doubleheader at Stetson (32-16, 6-4) beginning at 2:00 pm.

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Players Mentioned

Lauren Caviness

#18 Lauren Caviness

P
5' 9"
Junior
Shayla Cullum

#8 Shayla Cullum

INF
5' 5"
Freshman
Jessica Huffman

#14 Jessica Huffman

OF
5' 8"
Senior
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

Players Mentioned

Lauren Caviness

#18 Lauren Caviness

5' 9"
Junior
P
Shayla Cullum

#8 Shayla Cullum

5' 5"
Freshman
INF
Jessica Huffman

#14 Jessica Huffman

5' 8"
Senior
OF
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