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Stellar Pitching Performances Send Stetson Past Campbell in Doubleheader Sweep

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Corey Kluber and Chris Ingoglia both put up career high strikeout numbers with 12 and 14 in game one and two respectively, as the Hatters (29-9, 12-2 A-Sun) took two Atlantic Sun games from Campbell (7-30, 2-12 A-Sun) by scores of 5-4 and 3-1 Friday evening at Taylor Field.

Justin Lilly (0-4) took the loss in game one for CU, striking out six and giving up four earned runs in seven innings of work. Kluber (8-0) stayed undefeated by striking out a season and career high 12 batters in seven innings. Scott (0-3) pitched well in defeat, striking out four and giving up just three earned runs over seven innings. Ingoglia (7-2) threw his third complete game of the season in victory, striking out 14 and surrendering just a single earned run.

Campbell made a run at Stetson in the ninth inning off closer Robbie Elsemiller, loading the bases with one-out. Hamme grounded into a fielder's choice, scoring a run to make it 5-4 and putting the tying run on third with two outs. Scott came up next and hit a high chopper to short that was fielded by a charging Kevin Johnson whose throw narrowly beat the hustling Scott to preserve the Hatter win in game one.

Campbell answered a Hatter unearned run in the fifth with one in their half of the frame. Robb Meng led off the inning reaching on a Braedyn Pruitt error and came all the way around on Causey's bloop double to right to cut the Stetson lead to 4-1. Stetson negated the Camel run in the next inning, as Frawley knocked in Kevin Johnson with what proved to be the winning run, with a two-out single to push the Hatter lead back to four.

The top of the third brought two runs for the Hatters as Shane Jordan led off with a double and was brought home by a seeing-eye Frawley single to for the first run. After a walk to Braedyn Pruitt, Aaron Crittenden lined a double to the right field gap, scoring Frawley for the second Hatter run. The Hatters then tacked on an unearned run in the fifth, as Frawley scored on a Jacob Allen throwing error on a Crittenden ground ball to first base.

The bottom of the sixth saw the fourth consecutive inning with a single run scored, as Meng singled home Hamme, who was on second after a stolen base, to make it a 5-2 ballgame. Campbell then pulled within two in the bottom of the eighth, as an Allen sac fly plated Scott to make it 5-3.

Casey Frawley was the catalyst for the Hatter offense, going 3-4 with two runs and two RBI teaming with four other Hatters in the starting line-up with multiple hits in game one. Ryan Hamme had three hits of his own to pace CU in game one with Mike Causey adding two hits to the Camel cause.

Ingoglia was the story of the second game as the senior doubling his previous career high strikeouts by striking out 14 Camels, the first time since at least 1993 a Stetson pitcher has struck out that many. He ended the game giving up just three hits and one earned run in going the entire nine innings for Stetson. The Hatter defense was also strong, taking away at least five hits from Campbell with excellent plays around the diamond.

Justin Bass and Josh Clendenin both had two hits in game two for Stetson, while Meng had an inside-the-park home run for the only Camel scoring in the second contest.

The Hatters broke open a scoreless game with all the runs they would need in the fifth inning. Three RBI singles by Jordan, Braedyn Pruitt and Bass gave the Hatters a 3-0 edge. CU took one run back on an odd play in their half of the fifth, as Meng's inside-the-park home run materialized after Brian Pruitt was injured diving for his fly ball. It would be the only offense the Camels would get, as Ingoglia controlled the rest of the game, allowing base runners in just two innings.

Clendenin and Bass both had four hits and one RBI for Stetson, while Frawley ended up 4-9 with two RBI on the day. Hamme was the only player in the Camel lineup to record more than two hits on the doubleheader, going 3-9 over the two games.

Campbell will wrap up their three-game set with Stetson tomorrow. First pitch will be at 1:00.

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Players Mentioned

Jacob Allen

#8 Jacob Allen

INF
6' 1"
Sophomore
Ryan Hamme

#14 Ryan Hamme

1B/RHP
6' 3"
Sophomore
Robb Meng

#11 Robb Meng

3B
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Jacob Allen

#8 Jacob Allen

6' 1"
Sophomore
INF
Ryan Hamme

#14 Ryan Hamme

6' 3"
Sophomore
1B/RHP
Robb Meng

#11 Robb Meng

6' 0"
Junior
3B