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Lilly, Scott Sweep Atlantic Sun Player of the Week Honors

BUIES CREEK, N.C.- After leading Campbell to its second consecutive league series victory last weekend against Gardner-Webb, seniors Justin Lilly and Brandon Scott swept the Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honors as Lilly was tabbed pitcher of the week and Scott was named player of the week, the A-Sun office announced today. Jacksonville is the only other team to sweep the A-Sun weekly award this season as Dan Maier and Matt Dobbins did it on Mar. 10.

Lilly virtually repeated his performance last weekend against Jacksonville as he threw his second consecutive complete game and struck out ten batters to become the first player to earn the accolade of pitcher of the week in back-to-back weeks since North Florida's Jeremy Papelbon was recognized twice in-a-row in 2006. Lilly, a senior business administration major from Raleigh, N.C., was brilliant leading Campbell to a 10-3 game two victory over Gardner-Webb. Lilly surrendered just two walks and two runs in the contest and put an exclamation point on his day striking out the side to end the game.

Not only does Lilly rank among the league leaders in innings pitched (2nd) and strikeouts (8th), but Campbell stands 6-2 when Lilly is penciled in as the starter. In addition, Lilly picked off two Bulldog base runners, which marked his fifth of the season and added to Campbell's league-leading 17.

Scott, a senior from Robersonville, N.C., displayed his versatility last weekend showing production not only at the plate, but on the base paths as well. On the week Scott batted 9-for-20 (.450), but more impressively he went 7-for-12 with three doubles, five RBI, a home run and four runs scored against Gardner-Webb. Not only did Scott pick up a save in game three, but he stole five bases over the weekend (six over the week), which puts him just three away from breaking Nic Carter's all-time record of 72. Scott continues to climb the single season ranks as well as he is just eight swipes away from overtaking Carter's mark of 32. Campbell currently leads the conference in stolen bases (77) and ranks 30th in the country in the category (NCAA report as of 4/13/08).

After having a slow start at the plate in 2008, Scott has caught fire and boasts a .463 batting average over his last ten games. Down that stretch Scott has also knocked in 14 runs, belted seven doubles, grabbed 11 stolen bases and scored 11 runs. Scott's arm has also proved to be a valuable tool as he has thrown 8 2/3 innings, struck out 11 batters and owns a 1-0 record with two saves in his last three outings.

Campbell heads to Farmville, Va. tomorrow (April 22) to face the Longwood Lancers before hosting the East Carolina Pirates on Wednesday (April 23) at Taylor Field. Tuesday's game will begin at 6 p.m., while Wednesday's game is set for 7 p.m.

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