BUIES CREEK, N.C. – As many teams play their final games of the spring season, the focus turns to summer wood-bat leagues, as will be the case for several members of the Campbell baseball team. Brandon Scott, Ryan Hamme, Justin Lilly, Rob Lyerly and Carlton Floyd all will don the uniforms of Coastal Plain League teams while Robb Meng and John Watlington will play in the Southern and Carolina Virginia Collegiate Baseball Leagues respectively this summer.

Scott led the Camels in RBI this season with 32 and climbed to fourth on the career stolen base list with 45 in three seasons. Scott returns to the Wilson Tobs for his second season in the CPL. He was named the team's most valuable player last summer as he led the '06 squad with a .305 average and 18 stolen bases in 53 games. His efforts earned him a mid-season all-star selection to the league's National Division team.

Hamme will also be spending his second summer in the CPL, playing for his hometown Wilmington Sharks. This spring, Hamme tied for the CU lead in home runs with four and was second on the team in stolen bases with 10. On the mound, Hamme recorded three wins in relief, including a victory over second ranked North Carolina.. Last summer with the Sharks, Hamme batted .204 and drove in nine runs in 24 games. On the hill, Hamme won a game and tied for the team lead in saves with two.

Lilly joins the Outer Banks Daredevils after his first season with the Camels. Lilly started 11 games for the Camels and tied for second on the team in appearances with 20. Lilly also was second in innings pitched with 80.0 and in strikeouts with 54. He earned an honorable mention for A-Sun player of the week on April 2 when he went 7.0 innings against ETSU, allowing just two earned runs while striking out five.

Asheboro will be the destination for Lyerly, as the freshman will be a Copperhead for the summer. Lyerly was one of three freshmen on the CU roster to register at least 75 at-bats and made 27 starts at third, short, second and at designated hitter. He was the only freshman to homer; belting his first career shot at Mercer on March 16, had five multi-hit games and drove in nine runs on the season.

Floyd will join Scott in Wilson on a two-week contract. Floyd was the catalyst at the top of the Campbell lineup as he led the team in hits (78), doubles (13), extra-base hits (17) and total bases (101) in starting every game for the Camels. His 14-game hit streak towards the end of the season and 22 multi-hit games were also good for tops on the team.

Meng is one of two Camels not in the CPL, as he will suit up for the Carolina Sox of the Southern Collegiate Baseball League in Fort Mill, S.C. Meng tied Hamme for the team lead in home runs with four and was a fixture at shortstop for most of the season. The junior's season was highlighted by a 2-5, five RBI day against Seton Hall on March 3, as he hit the first of two Campbell grand slams on the season.

Watlington rounds out the host of Camels in summer ball as he will suit up for the Danville Cougars of the Carolina Virginia Collegiate League. Watlington transferred in at semester from UNC Asheville and started 11 games for the Camels. The sophomore finished the '07 season on a tear, hitting safely in seven of his last eight games in batting .357 (10-28) over that span.

The Coastal Plain League, which began operations in 1997, is the largest summer collegiate league in the country, includes 15 franchises in the Carolinas and Virginia, and exclusively uses wood bats.

Coastal Plain League members are the Asheboro Copperheads, Columbia (S.C.) Blowfish, Edenton Steamers, Fayetteville Swampdogs, Florence (S.C.) RedWolves, Gastonia Grizzlies, Martinsville (Va.) Mustangs, New Bern River Rats, Outer Banks Daredevils (Kitty Hawk, N.C.), Peninsula Pilots (Hampton, Va.), Petersburg (Va.) Generals, Spartanburg (S.C.) Stingers, Thomasville HiToms, Wilmington Sharks and Wilson Tobs. To follow progress of the Coastal Plain League on-line, visit www.coastalplainleague.com.

The Southern Collegiate Baseball is a non-profit league established in 1999. It is currently made up of eight teams in the Carolinas and Eastern Tennessee and like the CPL, exclusively uses wood bats.

SCBL members are the Asheville Redbirds, Carolina (Liberty, S.C.) Chaos, Carolina (Fort Mill, S.C.) Sox, Davidson Copperheads, Tennessee Tornado, Spartanburg (S.C.) Crickets, Morganton Aggies and Monroe Channelcats. To follow progress of the SCBL on-line, visit www.scbl.org

The Carolina Virginia Collegiate League is also exclusively a wood-bat league and is comprised of 13 teams from the Carolinas and the Virginias. The CVCL has members in Beckley, W.V., Charlotte, N.C., Danville, N.C., Davidson, N.C., Haymarket, Va., Hickory, N.C. Kernersville, N.C., Martinsville, Va., Monroe, N.C., Petersburg, Va., Pulaski, Va., Shelby, N.C. and Spartanburg, S.C.