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Baseball set for three game set with North Carolina A&T

BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- Coming off a disappointing loss at NC State on Tuesday the Fighting Camels will look to get back on the winning side of the table as they face off against North Carolina A&T this weekend. This is an unusual set up as Campbell will head to War Memorial Stadium to face off against the Aggies on Friday and then return back home to the friendly confines of Taylor Field for a doubleheader on Saturday.

In the last outing for the Fighting Camels, Campbell lost a heartbreaker to NC State on Tuesday night by a score of 9-8 in 11 innings. Campbell was down 8-2 in the top of the eighth inning and scored three runs in the top of the eighth and ninth inning to tie the game up at eight apiece heading into the extra frames. Campbell couldn't push across any runners in the top of the half of the 10th and 11th inning and it was Andrew Ciencin's single down the left field like that scored the winning run for the Wolfpack.

Campbell had been shut down by the starting pitcher for the Wolfpack, Jake Buchanan. Buchanan only allowed one hit in 5.2 innings but once he exited the Fighting Camels were able to claw their way back into the contest. It was the offensive power of Kevin Nelson who powered home three RBI to lead Campbell back.

With that midweek non-conference tilt finished it is now onto this weekend set with North Carolina A&T. The Aggies dropped two of three contests at the Elon Classic last weekend and haven't been in action since dropping a 14-0 contest to the host Phoenix in the final game of the Classic.

A&T won game one of the tournament as they defeated the Ohio Bobcats by a score of 6-2. They were led by the efforts of senior George Hines who went 4-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI as well as sophomore Xavier Macklin who pinged his first home run of the 2010 campaign. Hines leads all batters for A&T with a .308 batting average with Macklin right behind him batting .300.

Last season Campbell swept North Carolina A&T in a four game set, outscoring the Aggies 56-17 in those contests. North Carolina A&T would finished the 2009 season with a 20-33 record with a 9-9 record in MEAC conference play. A&T went on a roll in the MEAC conference tournament eventually losing in the championship game to Bethune-Cookman 15-9.

The series will start at War Memorial Stadium on Friday at 3 p.m. The doubleheader is scheduled to start on Saturday at 1 p.m. from Taylor Field.

Campbell v. NC A&T Series Notes: Campbell holds a 17-2 series lead over the Aggies all time... Played each other four times at the start of the 2009 season... Campbell went 4-0... Outscored the Aggies 56-17 during the 2009 campaign... Last North Carolina A&T victory in the series came in Greensboro in the 2008 campaign when they defeated Campbell 6-1... Series dates back to 1995.

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Kevin Nelson

#1 Kevin Nelson

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Players Mentioned

Kevin Nelson

#1 Kevin Nelson

5' 8"
Senior
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