BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell University head softball coach Drew Peterson recently announced the signing of two high school players during the early signing period.

North Carolina native Sarah Forgacs (Cary, N.C./Green Hope) and Virginia resident Brittany Arnn (Danville, Va./Tunstall) will join the Fighting Camels during the 2009-10 school year.

"We certainly are excited to have Brittany and Sarah join the Campbell softball family," Coach Peterson explained. "They both have a very strong competitive drive, a high level of personal character and a desire to succeed in the classroom. These attributes are qualities we do not take lightly and have been a staple that God has used to bring unity to our team and a lot of success on and off the field."

Forgacs arrives at Campbell following a decorated athletic career at Green Hope High School in Cary, N.C. Through her junior season on the softball diamond the shortstop has a career batting average of .589 to go along with 78 runs scored, 106 hits, 11 doubles, three home runs and 80 stolen bases. A three-time all-county selection, she also made all-conference as a sophomore and as a junior. During her junior softball season Forgacs was named her team's MVP, while also garnering an all-state selection and a berth for her team in the state playoffs when she totaled a .660 batting average (top three in the state) to go along with 33 hits, 33 runs scored, 22 walks and an astounding 47 stolen bases in 48 attempts.

An outstanding individual athlete, Forgacs also was a four-year varsity libero starter for the Falcons' volleyball team and led the squad to a top-eight finish in the state playoffs three of her four years. She also has been the starting point guard for the basketball team in each of the last two seasons and qualified for state during the 2008 indoor track & field season, while aiding to set the school-record in the 4x400 relay.

The high school senior stays active in the local community by working as a counselor in training at the YMCA and being employed as a sports official and clinic instructor with the town of Morrisville. She is the daughter of Kathy and Scott Forgacs of Cary, N.C., and has a younger brother, Michael. Following her anticipated 2013 graduation from Campbell the future pre-law major has aspiration of attending graduate school before taking her chosen career path.

"Sarah may be the fastest player I will have coached," Peterson explained. "Her speed mixed with her slap game on offense will make her a great weapon in our lineup, and her ability to play many positions in the field will give us a lot of options towards putting our best team on the field."

Arnn, a native of Danville, Va., comes to Campbell as the first Division I softball scholarship recipient from Tunstall High School in the last 25 years.

An outstanding scholar-athlete she was named the 2008 Chemistry Student of the Year, 2008 AP US History Student of the Year and the 2008 Advanced English II Student of the Year.

The multi-sport star has also earned a letter playing for the volleyball team, where she was honorable mention all-Metro as a sophomore.

The left-handed pitcher, who already owns the Tunstall softball team record with 549 career strikeouts and is ranked third in her graduating class with a 4.423 grade-point average, led the Trojans to the Group AA state championship game as a junior last season and the state semifinals as a sophomore.

Arnn has been named an all-Piedmont District, all-Region IV and a Register & Bee All-Metro first-team selection each of the last three seasons in the circle and is a first-team all-state pitcher. She was named the Piedmont District and the Region IV Pitcher of the Year following her sophomore season, while also being named the All-Metro Softball Pitcher of the Year by The Register & Bee that season.

Even before throwing a pitch her senior season, Arnn owns a 52-10 career record and an amazing 0.32 ERA in her first three seasons at Tunstall. She also has proven to be a difficult out in the batters box with a career batting average of .362, a .492 on-base percentage, 68 RBIs and 60 runs scored. Of Arnn's 80 career hits 32 have gone for extra bases including five home runs, nine triples and 18 doubles.

She is the daughter of Bet and Carroll Arnn Jr. of Danville, Va., and has an older sister, Amanda. Arnn intends to major in kinesiology or pre-physical therapy and attend physical therapy school upon graduation.

"I expect Brittany to cause opposing hitter a lot of difficulty," Peterson stated. "She is a left-handed pitcher with great movement and she should compete well for us as a power hitter and a steady first baseman."

The Fighting Camel program went 42-25 overall record in 2008, sweeping the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament in the process, all while setting school records for runs scored (350), hits (511), doubles (100), runs batted in (325), home runs (64) and on-base percentage (.382).