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Camels Race Past Flyers

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The Campbell University baseball team defeated the Dayton Flyers on Wednesday afternoon at Taylor Field by a score of 14-4. With the victory, the Camels improve to 10-7 on the season while the Flyers drop to 8-9.

Campbell would score early and often en route to the victory over the Flyers. Campbell would post two runs in the bottom of second and third innings. Campbell scored the first pair of runs on Bryan Braswell's single to right field. The Rocky Mount, N.C. native brought home Zach Johnson (Smithfield, N.C.) and Kevin Nelson (Sunrise, Fla.).

In the third, it would be Josh Holskey who would drive in two runs. The freshman from Roanoke, Va. hit a sharp liner right up the middle as Matt Keen and Zach Johnson would come in to score.

Leading 4-0 in the bottom of the fifth, the Camels would extend their lead to 8-0. The inning was started with a Ryan Hamme double, followed by a double by Zach Johnson that would bring Hamme around to score.

After Aycoth was hit by a pitch, Josh Holskey would bring home Johnson thanks to his sacrifice fly to right field. After Kevin Nelson hit a triple to right center field, that scored Aycoth, Graham Fronk would bring in Nelson thanks to a sacrifice bunt.

Logan Davis got the start on the hill for the Camels on Wednesday. The junior from Ft. Cobb, Okla. would be credited with the win and improve to 4-0 on the season. Davis finished his five inning performance allowing no runs on just three hits, while fanning four Dayton batters.

Campbell would again post another two spot on the board, this time in the bottom of the sixth. This time it would be Ryan Hamme scoring on a Max Navalinski wild pitch, while Alex Aycoth came in to score thanks to a Kevin Nelson single to center field. Those two runs would increase Campbell's lead to 10-1.

The six runs by the Camels in the fifth and sixth innings would put the game out of reach. Dayton would push just three runs across over the final three innings, while the Camels scored four in the bottom of the eighth. This was the sixth time that the Camels have scored 14 or more runs this season.

Leaders at the plate for the Camels include Zach Johnson, Josh Holskey, Kevin Nelson, Bryan Braswell, and D.J. Johnson (Winston-Salem, N.C.). The Johnson duo combined to bat 3-of-5 with three RBI, while combining to score four runs. Holskey finished the day a perfect 2-of-2, while driving in three runs. Meanwhile, Nelson and Braswell combined for five hits, five RBI, while scoring four of Campbell's 14 runs.

After Logan Davis exited the game, Campbell would use Jonathon Lopez, Jeff Hoffman, Parker Fleming, and Richard Gaito to close out the Flyers. The quartet combined to pitch four innings, allowing four runs on seven hits.

Dayton hurler Tim Corbey would be credited with the loss after pitching the first 3.1 innings of the game. Corbey (0-1) allowed four runs on six hits while walking five Campbell batters. Zach Jacob was the bright spot for the Flyers on Wednesday. Jacob finished the day batting 2-of-3 with two RBI and two runs scored.

Campbell will depart for Johnson City, Tenn. tomorrow as they will face conference foe East Tennessee State on Friday and Saturday. First pitch for Friday's game is slated for 7 p.m. while Saturday's doubleheader is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Alex Aycoth

#30 Alex Aycoth

INF
6' 3"
Junior
Bryan Braswell

#11 Bryan Braswell

C
6' 1"
Junior
Logan Davis

#12 Logan Davis

RHP
6' 1"
Junior
Parker Fleming

#16 Parker Fleming

RHP
6' 1"
Freshman
Graham Fronk

#7 Graham Fronk

OF
6' 0"
Sophomore
Richard Gaito

#13 Richard Gaito

RHP
6' 3"
Redshirt
Ryan Hamme

#14 Ryan Hamme

OF/RHP
6' 3"
Senior
Jeff Hoffman

#18 Jeff Hoffman

RHP
5' 11"
Sophomore
Josh Holskey

#37 Josh Holskey

INF
6' 2"
Freshman
Zach Johnson

#4 Zach Johnson

INF/OF
6' 1"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Alex Aycoth

#30 Alex Aycoth

6' 3"
Junior
INF
Bryan Braswell

#11 Bryan Braswell

6' 1"
Junior
C
Logan Davis

#12 Logan Davis

6' 1"
Junior
RHP
Parker Fleming

#16 Parker Fleming

6' 1"
Freshman
RHP
Graham Fronk

#7 Graham Fronk

6' 0"
Sophomore
OF
Richard Gaito

#13 Richard Gaito

6' 3"
Redshirt
RHP
Ryan Hamme

#14 Ryan Hamme

6' 3"
Senior
OF/RHP
Jeff Hoffman

#18 Jeff Hoffman

5' 11"
Sophomore
RHP
Josh Holskey

#37 Josh Holskey

6' 2"
Freshman
INF
Zach Johnson

#4 Zach Johnson

6' 1"
Junior
INF/OF