BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell's softball team, after starting the season in Chattanooga, returns home to the Eakes Athletic Complex to host the Camel Stampede from Feb. 13-14. Five games will be played a day with Campbell playing their first game starting at 5:30 p.m. against Bucknell on Friday afternoon. The tournament will kick off with a matchup of Charleston Southern and Ohio on Feb. 13 at 10:00 a.m.

Campbell is off to a 1-3 start to the season. CU won their first game in thrilling 8-4 fashion over Tennessee Tech on Feb. 6 but dropped their last three games against the field. Senior Karlie Love is off to a strong start for the Camels and is leading the conference with three home runs and eight RBIs. Love was named the Atlantic Sun's Player of the Week for the first time in her career this week.

Sophomore Katie Hinton also excelled in Chattanooga and reached base a total of seven times on her three hits and four walks. Hinton is currently tied for the conference lead with five runs scored on the year.

The Camels have continued the power surge from last season that led to a school-record 64 home runs and have homered in each of their first four games to totaled six home runs on the season.

Each team in the five-team tournament will have the opportunity to matchup with each other head-to-head over the two days.

Bucknell, who are opening the 2009 campaign in Buies Creek, are led by sophomore outfielder Lauren Fry. Fry won the Patriot League's top freshman last season after hitting .336 with 11 doubles and a school-record 31 RBIs. Ohio (2-3) started their season last week in the New Mexico State Tournament. The Bobcats lost their first two games, but rallied and won two of their final three. Ohio sophomore Emily Wethington leads the team with a .600 batting average and seven runs-batted in. Charleston Southern is off to a 3-0 start after taking all three games from North Carolina Central over the weekend. Freshman Megan Lombard is off to a strong start with a .667 batting average to go along with six hits and two stolen bases. These will be the first games of the season for St. Joseph's. The Red Hawks return the dynamic duo of junior Brooke Darreff and senior Erika Rosenwinkel this season. Darreff hit .461 with 53 hits and 33 RBIs last season, while Rosenwinkel totaled a .354 batting average and 19 doubles as a junior.

The Camel Stampede is the first in-season tournament that the Campbell has host since the Campbell Classic in March of 1992.

Next, CU welcomes in North Carolina Central for a 4 p.m. doubleheader on Feb. 17 at the Eakes Athletic Complex.