BUIES CREEK, N.C.—Lauren Caviness and Brittany Stanley threw 15 scoreless innings in the circle as Campbell swept Gardner-Webb 3-0 and 1-0 (8) in Atlantic Sun softball action Thursday night at the Eakes Athletic Complex. The Camels have thrown three-consecutive shutouts in A-Sun play, all coming against the top two hitting teams in the league.

Shayla Cullum hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth inning in the nightcap scoring Courtney Quinn for the lone run of the game. The Camels (27-38-1, 8-10 A-Sun) belted out 12 hits in the game, while Stanley held the Bulldogs (31-23-1, 9-6-1) to just six hits.

Stanley has now thrown 24 consecutive scoreless innings in the circle and has allowed runs to score in just one of her last 32 2/3 innings. She was named Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Week on Monday for her efforts last week.

Campbell secured a spot in the Atlantic Sun Tournament with their victory in game one and will be the five seed in Mercer drops one of their final four games.

Megan Paul had five hits in the doubleheader picking up two in the opener and three in game two, while Cullum belted out four and Quinn had three.

Caviness (13-22) was brilliant in the circle for the Camels in the opener holding the A-Sun's best hitting team to just four hits and striking out eight Bulldog batters. Caviness walked just one batter en route to picking up her seventh shutout of the season, tying her for third in a single-season in CU history.

The Camels broke open a scoreless game in the bottom of the third playing a little small ball. Jessica Huffman singled to right with two outs and moved to second with her 43^rd stolen base of the season. Paul picked up her sixth RBI of the season with a single over the shortstop's head allowing Huffman to come around and score.

Gardner-Webb threatened in the top of the fifth with runners on second and third with one out. With Lindsay Cox on third and Emily Sherrill on second, Mandy Ward grounded to Cullum at third base. Cullum caught Cox in a run down and Amanda Littlejohn, Campbell's catcher, raced down the line to tag her out on the play. Caviness came right back and picked up her 200^th strikeout of the season setting down Kelly Linsley to end the inning.

Campbell tacked on a pair of much needed insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth inning with four hits and a Gardner-Webb error. Huffman and Paul led off the inning with back-to-back singles putting runners on first and second. Courtney Quinn tried to sacrifice the runners over but the ball took a bad hop in the infield and Bulldog first baseman Joanna Ward threw the ball into right field allowing Huffman and Paul to come around and score. Cullum doubled to right-center later in the inning making both runs earned.

The Bulldogs didn't give up easily in the top of the seventh putting the first two runners on base with back-to-back singles. Caviness battled back and struck out the next two batters and got the final out on a pop up to short.

Taryn Beck (17-9) suffered the loss for the Bulldogs allowing all three runs on seven Campbell hits.

In game two, Ashley Jones led off the bottom of the seventh inning with a pinch hit double to right-centerfield. Stanley moved pinch runner Stephenie Pappas to third on a sac bunt bringing Huffman up to the plate. Huffman tried to lay a suicide squeeze bunt but lined to the first baseman who fired to third doubling up Pappas.

The Bulldogs put their lead-off runner on second in the top of the eight on a bunt single and error. Stanley fought back striking out Jessi Polk, forcing Melody Harrell to groundout and ended the inning forcing Jessi Williams to line out to Cullum at third.

Alison Coffey (7-8) took the loss for Gardner-Webb allowing the one run and one walk in 7 1/3 innings of work.

The Camels take next week off for final exams before heading to DeLand, Fla. for the A-Sun Tournament beginning on May 10.