BUIES CREEK, N.C.-Junior first baseman Karlie Love posted six RBI
in game one, including three in the bottom of the sixth, and
sophomore pitcher Brittany Stanley earned a game two victory to
power Campbell over Howard 11-2 and 5-3 in softball action Saturday
afternoon at the Eakes Complex.
The Camels improve to 9-3 on the year with the pair of wins, while
Howard falls to 0-2 to start the season.
Love's 2-for-3, six RBI performance marks the seventh time in CU
softball history that a Camel has batted in at least half a dozen
runs in a single contest, with Martha Covington topping the list
with eight (4/20/96). Sophomore catcher Amanda Littlejohn, who
ended the game with three RBI and two homers, has accomplished the
feat twice, with the second time coming against the College of
Charleston in Campbell's 2008 season opener.
Freshmen infielders Katie Hinton and Keeli Michael also picked up a
RBI in the game each. Hinton, a College Station, Texas native, also
scored three times, going 1-for-3 with a walk.
Lauren Stephan earned the win for the Camels, moving to 4-2 on the
year, and going 5.2 innings and giving up two runs on three hits.
The Phoenix, Ariz. native also fanned four Bison and walked six
before handing the ball over to Stanley, who threw the final out of
the inning. Senior hurler Dale McNeal took the loss for Howard,
pitching three innings and giving up five runs.
In
game two, six Camels hit safely, with Hinton showing a perfect
3-for-3 outing. Another freshman, Keeli Michael, roped a triple in
that contest, the first of her career, also scoring two runs in the
game. Melissa Elks, another freshman, also beat out a triple in the
game nabbing a pair of RBI in the process.
While going 1-for-3 at the plate with a RBI and a run scored,
Stanley earned the win for the Camels, extending her mark to 5-1 on
the season, going the complete seven innings with three runs on six
hits, striking out four. McNeal took the loss in game two,
scattering eight hits, while five CU base runners scored, two
earned.
The Camels are set to host Winston-Salem State on Tuesday, Feb. 26,
as the Rams travel to Buies Creek. The doubleheader is slated to
begin at 4 p.m. at the Eakes Complex.
