DeLAND, Fla.- Justin Lilly threw 8 1/3 strong innings and John Watlington doubled his career high in RBI to lift Campbell to a 9-3 victory over Stetson, Thursday night at Melching Field. The last time Campbell dropped Stetson was in 2005.

Lilly (2-1), a senior from Raleigh, N.C., scattered five hits and three runs over 8 1/3 innings pitched to pick up his second victory of the season. The 6-foot-4 right-hander fanned three batters in his fifth start of the season. Stetson's Robby Donovan (2-3) suffered the loss after allowing five runs over 5 1/3 innings of work.

Watlington paced the Camels offensive grabbing four RBI on the day, which doubled his previous career high mark of two. The junior from Yanceyville, N.C. went 2-for-4 and scored a run as well. Joining Watlington with multi-hit games was Carlton Floyd and Stephen Parsons.

Stetson (9-11, 2-5 A-Sun) jumped out to an early one run lead in the second inning thanks to an RBI single by Justin Bass. Campbell proved to be relentless answering the Hatters run with one in the fourth. Ryan Hamme led the inning off with a liner up the middle and advanced to second on a stolen base. A sacrifice bunt by Brandon Scott set Hamme up to score on a wild pitch by Donovan knotting the score at one.

The Camels chased a one run fourth with a go-ahead run in the fifth. Parsons started the inning off with a single up the middle and advanced to second on one of three Campbell sacrifice bunts. Back-to-back singles by Graham Fronk and Floyd plated Parsons, giving the Camels a 2-1 advantage.

The scoring trend continued as Campbell took advantage of two fielding errors by Stetson shortstop Casey Frawley and posted three runs in the sixth inning. Watlington drove in Zach Johnson, who reached on an error, on a single down the left field line and Ellis Lowe belted a two out RBI double to right field. Parsons also singled and scored in an inning where all three runs were unearned.

Lilly eluded danger in the sixth inning after Frank Florio drew a two out walk and Jeremy Cruz squeezed a double by Hamme at first base. Lilly's 1-0 offering induced a fly ball to center field of the bat of Aaron Crittenden to preserve Campbell's 5-1 lead.

Campbell (7-11, 5-5 A-Sun) administered its final blow tacking on a pair of runs in both the seventh and ninth inning. Headlining the attack was a two out, two RBI single to right center field by Watlington, which left Campbell with a 9-2 lead.

Stetson clawed its way back in the ninth but fell short after scoring two runs. Crittenden blasted a solo home run in the inning and three consecutive singles followed, but solid relief pitching by Hunter Ford ended the Hatters threat and finalized the score at 9-3.

Campbell out-hit Stetson 11-7, in a game where the Hatters committed three errors. Of Campbell's nine runs only five were earned.

Campbell continues its A-Sun series against Stetson with a doubleheader tomorrow (Mar. 21) at Melching Field at Conrad Park. The games are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.