Edenton Steamers left-hander Daniel Gardo shares the Coastal Plain League lead in earned run average heading into tonight's games. A 6-foot-3 resident of West Chester, Pa., Gardo completed his freshman season last month at Campbell University.

With the Steamers, Gardo has made four appearances, including two starts. He owns a 1-0 won-lost record with a 0.00 ERA and has allowed just 10 hits and four walks, while striking out 16 in 16 1/3 innings.

Gardo collected his first victory of the summer 2008 campaign when he tossed 8 1/3 shutout frames in a 3-0 win June 12 at Petersburg. He scattered five hits and struck out six, while issuing just two walks.

He has helped lead the Steamers to the best record (12-4) in the CPL. Edenton leads the CPL North Division standings by three games in the loss column over the second-place Petersburg Generals (7-7).

As a freshman at Campbell this past spring, Gardo ranked second on the club in starts (7) and victories (4-3), while compiling a 6.22 ERA over 55 innings in 17 outings. He walked 28 batters and struck out 31, while surrendering 80 hits.

He tossed a season-high eight innings and allowed just one earned run and struck out five on Mar. 10 in an Atlantic Sun Conference victory over East Tennessee State. He also had wins over Dayton, North Florida and 22nd-ranked UNC Wilmington.

As a high school senior in 2006, Gardo posted a 7-3 record with a 3.40 ERA with 61 strikeouts in 56 innings for West Chester High School. He spent the 2006-07 year as a red-shirt at the University of Pittsburgh before transferring to Campbell.

Gardo is one of three Camels playing in the Coastal Plain League this summer. Catcher Bryan Braswell is batting .235 with five RBI in six games with the Outer Banks Daredevils. Outfielder Matt Keen hit .160 with two RBI in seven games with the Fayetteville Swampdogs.

The Coastal Plain League is now in its 12th season. Featuring 14 teams playing in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, the CPL is the largest summer collegiate league in the country, and is certified by Major League Baseball. The CPL gives college players the chance to refine their skills with wooden bats during the summer months. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, visit the league website at www.coastalplain.com.