BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell's 2009 season came to a close as it was swept in doubleheader action Friday at Taylor Field. USC Upstate took game one by a score of 5-3 and the season finale for both teams by a score of 8-2. Campbell finishes the season at 27-24 and 7-19 in A-Sun play; meanwhile, USC Upstate finishes at 17-37 overall and 7-23 in league play.

Campbell finishes the season with a winning record, the first under second year skipper Greg Goff. This is the first winning season fo Campbell since 2001, when the Camels finished 33-21.

USC Upstate 5, Campbell 3 (DH Game 1)

With a berth in next week's A-Sun Baseball Tournament still not out of the realm of possibility, Campbell struggled to find offense as USC Upstate jumped out to an early lead en route to the 5-3 victory.

The Spartans got on the board first with a two run first inning. Austin Moyer and Jimmy Tanner scored when Eric Guillen doubled down the left field line, giving USC Upstate a 2-0 lead.

USC Upstate tacked on another run in the second inning when Blake Green scored on a fielder's choice that allowed Kyle Simpson to reach first base. Green's run gave Upstate a 3-0 lead after an inning and a half of play.

The Camels chipped away at the Spartans lead in the bottom of the second inning. Zach Johnson (Smithfield, N.C.) scored on a two-out RBI single by Stephen Parsons (Chesapeake, Va.). After two innings, Campbell trailed 3-1.

The Spartans pushed the lead back to three with a single run in the top of the third. Eric Guillen scored on a fielder's choice that allowed Keith Bisgounis to reach first base.

Trailing 4-1 entering the home half of the fifth, Campbell cut into the USC Upstate lead. Kevin Nelson (Sunrise, Fla.) started the inning with a single to left center. Nelson advanced to second on a groundout by Chris Bangi (Jacksonville, Fla.) and advanced to third on a wild pitch by Spartan hurler Matt Branham. Nelson scored Campbell's second run of the game on an RBI groundout by Ellis Lowe (San Diego, Calif.).

However, the Spartans would immediately push the lead back to three runs as they posted a single run in the top of the sixth. Austin Moyer scored from second base when Keith Bisgounis singled to left center field.

Logan Davis (Ft. Cobb, Okla.) got the call on the hill for the Camels. The junior right-hander pitched 5.1 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits with four walks and two strikeouts. Davis was credited with the loss against the Spartans, his second loss of the season. Davis finished his first season in a Campbell uniform with a 6-2 record.

Ryan Hamme (Wilmington, N.C.) relieved Davis on the bump. Hamme pitched the final 3.2 innings, giving up four hits while striking out two batters.

Trailing 5-2 entering the bottom of the eighth, Campbell, again, cut the lead to two runs. Chris Bangi scored on an RBI single by Zach Johnson.

Campbell appeared to have a game winning rally in order in the bottom of the ninth inning, as Graham Fronk (Charlotte, N.C.) stood on second and Carlton Floyd (Riegelwood, N.C.) on third. However, the Camels failed to push the runners across as Kevin Nelson grounded out, Chris Bangi flied out and Ellis Lowe struck out to end the game.

Matt Branham was credited with his second win of the year. Branham (2-5) pitched 7.0 innings giving up four hits while two runs came around to score. Branham finished with seven punch outs and just one walk.

Ellis Lowe had just one hit in the game; however it was a significant hit for the second year Camel. Lowe's double in the third inning, was his 90^th hit of the season and ties the Campbell single season record for hits. Lowe ties former Camel Mike Priest who had 90 hits in the 2005 season.

Campbell was lead in game one by a pair of seniors who were honored prior to the game. Stephen Parsons finished 2-for-4 with an RBI, while teammate Carlton Floyd finished 2-for-4 at the dish.

USC Upstate 8, Campbell 2 (DH Game 2)

Game two started the same way as game one, with USC Upstate jumping out to an early two run lead. The Spartans scored on a RBI single by Phillip Morgan to take a 1-0 lead. The second run by USC Upstate came on a sacrifice fly by Jeff Medley that allowed Tommy Shovlin to score.

USC Upstate extended its lead to 4-0 after the top of the third inning. Eric Guillen scored on a RBI single by Kyle Simpson for the first run of the inning. The second run of the inning came when Jeff Medley scored on a fielder's choice that allowed Adam Waters to reach first base.

Campbell had just three hits over the first eight innings as it posted zeros on the scoreboard each of the first eight innings.

USC Upstate scored a single run in the eighth, followed by a three run ninth inning to extend its lead to 8-0.

Campbell started Colin Parker (Princeton, N.C.) on the hill in the series finale. Parker pitched just 1.1 innings allowing two runs on four hits with two walks and a strikeout. Parker was credited with the loss, his first of the season and finishes the season with a 2-1 record.

Hunter Ford (Wilmington, N.C.) relieved Parker in the second inning. Ford pitched 4.2 innings for the Camels, allowing two runs on six hits. The junior southpaw struck out two batters while allowing no walks

Josh Fish, a senior from Bellingham, Wash., finished his Campbell career on the mound. Fish pitched the final three innings for the Camels on Friday. The right-hander allowed four runs on seven hits while striking out four batters.

Dennis McCraney was credited with his fourth victory of the season. McCraney (4-1) pitched a complete game allowing just two runs on six hits, while walking four batters and striking out two.

It appeared that Campbell's 50-game streak of not being shut out would come to close on the final day of the season. However a pair of seniors, with their final at-bats, made sure that the streak did not end.

In the bottom of the ninth, Ryan Hamme hit a double to the right center field gap to lead off the inning. The double hit by the four-year senior was his 26^th of the season and 59^th of his career; with 59 doubles, Hamme is now the Campbell career leader for doubles. Hamme passes J.C. Hendrix who had 58 doubles from 1989-92.

With Hamme standing on second, Brian Gana (Richland, Wash.) put a charge into a Dennis McCraney pitch, hitting a home run over the right field wall. The two seniors both crossed home plate as the 2009 Camels became the third team in school history, since becoming Division I in 1978, to score in every game the entire season. The two-run home run by Gana was the fifth of the season for the first baseman.

Just like in game one, it was a pair of seniors leading the way at the plate in game two. Brian Gana finished 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored, while teammate Ryan Hamme finished with one hit and one run.

Campbell also set other notable records in 2009, both individually and as a team. On the individual side, Zach Johnson is the single season leader for doubles (29) with Ryan Hamme second with 26. Both pass Mike Priest who finished with 21 in 2005.

Chris Bangi set the single season record for hit by pitch with 30. Bangi shattered the previous record of 17, set by Josh Maddox in the 1993 season. Bangi needs just three hit by pitch in the 2010 campaign to set the career mark that was tied by Ryan Hamme. Hamme was hit by 32 pitches in his career, which ties Josh Maddox (1993-94) who had 32 hit by pitch in his two year career.

Ryan Hamme finished the 2009 season with a .438 batting average which is the new all-time record in a single season by a left-handed batter. Hamme passes Bill Wilkes who had a .394 BA in 1984.

As a team Campbell sets new single season records in batting average (.346), hits (634), doubles (142), runs (516), RBI (464), runs per game (10.12), hit by pitch (123), on-base % (.444) and stolen bases (117). The team also set a pair of Atlantic Sun single season records with a .346 batting average, which surpasses the .341 batting average by Florida Atlantic in 1999. Campbell's 10.12 runs per game passes the 9.3 runs per game set by Stetson in the 2000 campaign.