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Scott Breaks Career Stolen Base Record; Baseball Falls in 11 Innings

BUIES CREEK, N.C.- Although senior Brandon Scott swiped two bags and became Campbell's all-time leader in stolen bases, Kennesaw State managed to push a run across in the top of the 11th on a two-out balk call which elevated the Owls past the Camels 9-8, Saturday afternoon at Taylor Field. Campbell (17-28, 10-17 A-Sun) set a new season high in hits with 17, despite leaving 16 runners on base.

With Kennesaw State runners on first and third after senior Justin Lilly induced two quick outs in relief of Jared Lehman in the top of the 11th, a first-to-third pickoff attempt was ruled a balk, which plated Drew Fowlkes in what ended up being the winning run of the game. Lilly, a senior from Raleigh, N.C., was throwing on fumes as he was the starter in the second game of the series in which he threw six complete innings.

Scott made it a historic day at Taylor Field as he was not only crowned Campbell's career leader in stolen bases after passing Nic Carter with 73, but he was one of six players to have multi-hit performances in the game. Scott, an outfielder from Robersonville, N.C., collected his 16th multi-hit game of the year going 3-for-6 with two runs scored.

Stephen Parsons and Ryan Hamme also had outstanding days at the plate as they went a combined 5-for-9 with five RBI and three runs scored. Parsons collected two hits and knocked in three more, while Hamme drove in two runs.

Lehman (1-1), one of eight Campbell hurlers to throw in the game, was strapped with the loss after facing two batters in the top of the 11th. Lehman was responsible for Fowlkes, who singled to lead off the 11th.

Michael Bohana (3-3) picked up the win for the Owls despite allowing three runs in 2 2/3 innings of work. Kenny Faulk shut down the Camels in the bottom of the 11th and earned his first save of the season.

After Campbell and Kennesaw State found themselves in a 5-5 tie heading into the ninth, a game of cat and mouse occurred as both the Owls and Camels scored two runs in the ninth and single runs in the tenth to send the game into the 11th inning.

Tyler Stubblefield led the ninth off with a single and was advanced on a Jacob Robbins sacrifice bunt. After Ric Bishop walked, Fowlkes smoked a two-out two RBI single through the left side to give the Owls a 7-5 edge in the ninth.

The Camels offense proved to be relentless in the bottom half of the inning as Parsons walked to lead the inning off and was knocked in by a Zach Johnson single through the left side. Matt Gardner would later score – who pinch ran for John Watlington who singled earlier in the inning – on a Hamme single to right field.

The scoring trend continued as Kennesaw State pushed across the go-ahead run in the tenth, but Campbell answered in the bottom half of the inning. With Scott attempting to steal third after he singled up the middle and was moved to second on a sac bunt, Parsons took Bohana's 2-1 offering and drove it into centerfield to score Scott and tie the game at 8-8.

Kennesaw State finally managed to send a runner across home in the 11th to complete the A-Sun series sweep. The sweep marks the first time the Owls have taken all three games from the Camels since the two institutions first meetings in 2006.

Campbell will rest for nearly one week during finals before facing the NC State Wolfpack on Friday, May 2, at Doak Field. The first pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Matt Gardner

#16 Matt Gardner

INF
5' 11"
Redshirt
Ryan Hamme

#14 Ryan Hamme

UTL
6' 4"
Junior
Zach Johnson

#4 Zach Johnson

INF
6' 2"
Sophomore
Stephen Parsons

#9 Stephen Parsons

C
5' 11"
Junior
John Watlington

#25 John Watlington

INF
5' 11"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Matt Gardner

#16 Matt Gardner

5' 11"
Redshirt
INF
Ryan Hamme

#14 Ryan Hamme

6' 4"
Junior
UTL
Zach Johnson

#4 Zach Johnson

6' 2"
Sophomore
INF
Stephen Parsons

#9 Stephen Parsons

5' 11"
Junior
C
John Watlington

#25 John Watlington

5' 11"
Junior
INF