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Campbell University

Baseball Tops NCA&T with One Hitter, 4-0

BUIES CREEK, N.C.- Wes Edwards and Hunter Ford elevated Campbell to its first shutout of the season, allowing just one hit en route to a 4-0 victory over the visiting North Carolina A&T Aggies, Tuesday night at Taylor Field. Campbell (15-22, 8-13 A-Sun), who was one-hit by the Aggies in its last meeting on March 18, has won three consecutive games and four of its last five contests.

Edwards (1-2), a freshman from Rochester, N.Y., silenced the bats of NCA&T allowing just one runner to reach second base all night. The 6-foot-4 right hander picked up his first collegiate victory after allowing just one hit over 5 1/3 innings, while striking out three batters. The outing also marked Edwards' first career start.

Ford picked up right where Edwards led off snatching his team-leading second save of the season. The sophomore from Wilmington, N.C. struck out three Aggie batters and didn't allow a hit in 3 2/3 innings of work. Ford and Edwards combined to walk just three hitters in the game.

Chris Eggers (1-5) had a solid outing for NCA&T but suffered the loss after allowing four runs over six innings pitched. Eggers struck out three batters but walked one and hit three more.

Ryan Hamme and Zach Johnson paced the Camels offense grabbing two hits apiece, including three extra base hits. Hamme was 2-for-2 with a double and a run scored, while Johnson went 2-for-3 with a double and his first career homer.

Nick Mayo, a senior from Winston-Salem, N.C., squeaked a single past Campbell's second baseman in the third inning making him the only NCA&T player to collect a hit in the contest.

It didn't take long for the Fighting Camels to get on the board as a double off the right-center wall by Hamme and a bunt single to third base from Ellis Lowe set the stage for a two run first inning. After both runners advanced on a sacrifice bunt off the bat of Carlton Floyd, an infield single by Brandon Scott plated Hamme and an overthrow by Aggie second baseman James Howard allowed Lowe to score, giving Campbell an early 2-0 advantage.

Campbell finally got to Eggers in the sixth after he shut the Camels down for four consecutive innings. After Gana was hit by a pitch and advanced on a Mike Causey sac bunt, a two-out single into shallow right field from Bryan Braswell lengthened Campbell's lead to 3-0.

With no one out in the seventh inning, Johnson forced Eggers out of the game as he took his 3-2 pitch and drove it deep over the left field wall finalizing the score in favor of Campbell 4-0.

Campbell improves its all-time record against NCA&T to 14-2, despite losing the first meeting this season 6-1.

Scott swiped his 20th bag of the season, which puts him eight stolen bases away from overtaking Nic Carter as Campbell's all-time leader in the category.

Campbell concludes its five game homestand when it hosts the Duke Blue Devils tomorrow night (April 16) at Taylor Field. The first pitch is slated for 7 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Bryan Braswell

#11 Bryan Braswell

C/RHP
6' 1"
Sophomore
Carlton Floyd

#24 Carlton Floyd

OF/LHP
5' 11"
Junior
Hunter Ford

#10 Hunter Ford

LHP
5' 11"
Sophomore
Ryan Hamme

#14 Ryan Hamme

UTL
6' 4"
Junior
Zach Johnson

#4 Zach Johnson

INF
6' 2"
Sophomore
Ellis Lowe

#8 Ellis Lowe

INF
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Bryan Braswell

#11 Bryan Braswell

6' 1"
Sophomore
C/RHP
Carlton Floyd

#24 Carlton Floyd

5' 11"
Junior
OF/LHP
Hunter Ford

#10 Hunter Ford

5' 11"
Sophomore
LHP
Ryan Hamme

#14 Ryan Hamme

6' 4"
Junior
UTL
Zach Johnson

#4 Zach Johnson

6' 2"
Sophomore
INF
Ellis Lowe

#8 Ellis Lowe

6' 1"
Freshman
INF