NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Fighting Camels did what they needed to do as they jumped out to an early lead in baseball action on Saturday afternoon. Campbell owned an early 7-2 lead after three and a half innings, but held on to win by a score of 8-7. Campbell improves to 25-21 on the season and 7-16 in A-Sun; meanwhile Lipscomb dips to 21-29 (15-12 A-Sun).

The series finale started the same as the previous two games with the Bisons scoring in the second inning, followed by a Campbell rally in the top of the third.

Lipscomb took an early 2-0 lead when Tennyson Dodd singled up the middle, allowing Ryan Wilkins and Allen Bolden to score.

Campbell responded with a five run third inning en route to a 5-2 lead. Campbell quickly loaded the bases as D.J. Johnson (Winston-Salem, N.C.) was hit by a pitch followed by a pair of singles by Chris Bangi (Jacksonville, Fla.) and Ellis Lowe (San Diego, Calif.). The trio of runners advanced 90 feet on a Ryan Hamme (Wilmington, N.C.) sacrifice fly. The Camels again loaded the bases when Brian Gana (Richland, Wash.) walked.

Chris Bangi and Ellis Lowe scored on Alex Aycoth's (Sanford, Fla.) double down the left field line, giving the Camels a 3-2 advantage. Campbell pushed two more runs across on a pair of RBI singles by Matt Keen (Four Oaks, N.C.) and Bryan Braswell (Rocky Mount, N.C.).

Already leading 5-2, Campbell scored a pair of runs in the top half of the fourth inning. Chris Bangi started the fourth inning with a single to right field; Ellis Lowe followed with a single to left field. Chris Bangi advanced 180 feet thanks to two Bisons errors on the same play. Bangi moved to third on a throwing error by Bisons catcher Logan Hostettler and scored on an error by the center fielder Tyler Wilson. Ellis Lowe was able to move to second base on the pair of errors.

Lowe scored to give the Camels a 7-2 lead when Brian Gana hit his 10^th double of the season. The Camels and the Bisons would post zeros on the board until the bottom of the seventh inning.

Senior Ryan Hamme started on the hill for the Camels in the finale. Hamme tied a career high in innings pitched (8.0) and strikeouts (8). Earlier this season Hamme pitched eight complete innings at ETSU; Hamme set his career mark of eight strikeouts earlier this season against the Ospreys of North Florida.

Ryan Hamme received plenty of help from the Campbell defense, specifically short stop D.J. Johnson. With a Bisons runner standing on second and two outs in the fifth, Johnson saved a run when he made a diving catch in left field. Johnson later made a tremendous catch in left center field; Johnson lost his footing and fell down, but still managed to make the catch lying on his back to record the second out of the ninth inning.

Lipscomb scored three runs in the seventh and two runs in the eighth. Campbell managed just one run over the same stretch. Campbell owned an 8-7 lead heading to the home half of the ninth inning.

First baseman Justin Sanders singled to right field to start the Bisons ninth inning. Dan Gardo (West Chester, Pa.) came in to relieve Ryan Hamme. Sanders advanced to second on a Justin Wilkins sacrifice bunt. Allen Bolden popped out to D.J. Johnson and Tennyson Dodd was intentionally walked to give the Bisons a runner on first and second with two outs. Logan Hostettler hit into a game ending fielder's choice as pinch runner James Tunnell was out at second base.

Ryan Hamme was credited with his third victory of the season and now owns a 3-6 mark on the season. Dan Gardo earned his second save of the season after pitching the final inning allowing no hits while walking just one batter.

Lipscomb hurler Brandon McClurg was credited with the loss. McClurg (4-4) pitched 6.2 innings, giving up seven runs on 12 hits; he also walked two batters and hit three others.

Campbell will conclude the final portion of its regular season road trip on Monday, as the Camels will face off with the Bulldogs of Alabama A&M in doubleheader action. First pitch from Huntsville, Ala. will begin at 1 p.m. (ET).