DELAND, Fla. – Junior Brittany Stanley was magical once again in leading Campbell's softball team (38-14) to a 1-0 victory over Mercer (40-19) to capture the team's second consecutive Atlantic Sun Championship presented by Holiday Inn Express on Saturday, May 9^th at Patricia Wilson Field. The Camels will be making their second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and third appearance overall. For the second consecutive day all the offense the Camels would need was supplied by a freshman Taylor McGee home run. This is the first time since 2004 that the A-Sun title game has been decided by a 1-0 score.

Stanley (19-4) threw her second consecutive shutout of the Bears in allowing just six hits with five punch outs. For her efforts and going 4-0 in the tournament, the junior was named the tournament MVP for the second consecutive season. Jenni Holtz (23-10) took the tough loss in allowing only one run in six innings from the circle.

The Camels threatened in the first as Katie Hinton doubled to right center field. Senior Karlie Love was intentionally walked to put two on base. Holtz then buckled down and retired the next two in order.

The Bears would put together a rally in their half of the second as Emi Sherrill reach on a one-out infield single. Cassy Nielson followed with a bounded single through the infield to put two aboard, but sophomore Keeli Michael made a nice running catch of a line drive to double off the Mercer pinch runner, Megan Rutherford, at second and end the threat.

The Camels promptly capitalized on the change in momentum as McGee unloaded on Holtz's second offering in the second inning to give CU the 1-0 lead. The home run was McGee's 11^th of the season and second in as many at bats in the tournament.

Stanley escaped a slight situation in the fifth when Nielson reached on a one-out walk. After Anna Johnson was inserted for her and stole second the junior stiffened and retired the next two in order to keep the score at 1-0 Campbell.

Mercer nearly tied the game up in the sixth. Holly Oglesbee singled to start the frame, moved to second on a wild pitch and took third on a wild throw off a line out to the third baseman. Stanley again proved to be up the situation, aided by the sliding catch in left field by sophomore Lizzie Goldbach, to get out of the inning unscathed.

Besides the MVP award captured by Stanley, the junior was also named to the Atlantic Sun All-Tournament team along with senior Hilary Wheatley and McGee.

The Camels will now await word on where they are headed for the NCAA Tournament in tomorrow evening's selection show on ESPNU at 10 p.m. More details to follow as they become available.