BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell's softball team (2-7-1) has one of their busiest weeks of the season on tap this week. The Camels are slated to play a total of seven games. CU starts the week and returns home for the first time in nearly two weeks with a pair of games against Saint Bonaventure on Tuesday, March 2, at 4 p.m. Campbell will then head down to Baton Rouge, La. to participate in the Purple & Gold Challenge from March 5-7. CU starts the weekend of action with a game against Syracuse on Friday, March 5 at noon cst. The Camels will then take on South Alabama later that afternoon at 2:30 p.m. cst. Campbell takes on host school LSU on Saturday, March 6, starting at 1:30 p.m. cst. before starting pool play in the tournament.

The Camels were able to snap an eight-game winless streak with a victory over College of Charleston on Saturday, Feb. 27 by a 7-5 score. CU used strong hitting and relief pitching from Katie Woodcock to get the victory. Woodcock drove in pair of runs with a double and also pitched 2.2 innings with five strikeouts. Fellow junior Amanda Miller also had a strong pair of games with three hits, a double and three RBIs. On the season, junior Lauren Stephan is leading the offensive attack for Campbell with three home runs, eight RBIs and 13 hits. The Phoenix, Ariz. native is ranked fourth in the conference in batting average (.406), home runs and total bases (25). Junior Katie Hinton is tied for second on the league in walks (nine) and sixth in on-base percentage (.472),

Saint Bonaventure (2-3) officially kicked off its 2010 season at the UNCW Seahawk Classic over the weekend. The Bonnies started the weekend tournament with a pair of losses but rallied to win two of the last three games. In the team's three losses the run differential has been a total of four runs. Senior Stephanie Narde has been Saint Bonaventure's top hitter with a .400 batting average and six hits. The top power threat is sophomore Brooke Frye, who is tied for the team lead with a home run to go along with six RBIs. Senior pitcher Sherri Thompson has been the top pitcher with a 1.09 ERA, and 26 strikeouts in 24.2 innings pitched. All 22 members of the SBU softball are from the East Coast states of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The Camels lead the all-time series with SBU by a 2-1 margin. The last time these two schools met was in 2007 at a tournament hosted by Charleston Southern.

Syracuse (3-7) snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over Cal State Fullerton at the prestigious Cathedral Classic on Sunday. The Orange have played an ultra competitive schedule and have already faced off with five teams that made the NCAA Tournament last season. Two of the wins by SU this season have been shutout victories over Bryant. Sophomore Stephanie Watts has been the team's top hitter with a .345, 10 hits and five RBIs. Freshman Veronica Grant is also hitting well with a .344 batting average, four doubles and 11 hits. Hallie Gibbs leads the team with eight RBIs. Senior Brittany Gardner has been the best pitcher with a 1.93 ERA. Sophomore Jenna Caira has already recorded 47 strikeouts in 33.1 innings pitched. This is the first time the Camels will face off with Syracuse. The last time Camels took on a team from the Big East Conference was during the 2008 with a game against Notre Dame in a tournament hosted by Charleston Southern.

South Alabama (7-6) had its five-game winning streak snapped over the weekend with a loss to No. 6/8 Georgia. Sophomore Marissa Boyd is hitting .375 with 10 RBIs this year. Freshman Brittany Fowler leads the team with 11 runs scored and 14 hits. Sophomore Haley Hopkins already has six home runs and 13 RBIs among her 11 hits. In the circle, Katy Neal is 2-0 with a 2.21 ERA. Senior Beth Pilgrim has won four games with a 2.84 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 44.1 innings thrown. South Alabama has already defeated three teams that are on the 2010 Campbell schedule with victories over Lipscomb (3-2), Belmont (15-2) and Charleston Southern (8-3). This is the first time that Campbell will face off with the Jaguars. Campbell trails the all-time series with teams from Sun Belt Conference by a 47-20 margin.

Louisiana State (13-4) are once again one of the top teams in the country and come into the week ranked No. 15/19. LSU has now won eight games in a row and 11 out of its last 12. Senior Kristen Shortridge leads the offensive attack with a .371 batting average, 12 runs, 23 hits and 14 stolen bases. Sophomore Ashley Langoni is hitting .333 with five home runs, 13 RBIs, 10 runs scored and 32 total bases. The pitching for the Tigers has been outstanding and they have a team ERA of 0.91. Senior Cody Trahan is 3-0 with a 0.30 ERA. Sophomore Brittany Mack is only 3-2 but has an ERA of 0.72. Freshman Rachele Fico has won five games with a 1.15 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 42.2 innings pitched. Shortridge has also spent some time in the circle and is 2-0 with a 1.42 ERA. This is also the first time that Campbell has taken on the Tigers. CU trails the all-time series with teams from the Southeastern Conference 18-2 including a 7-0 loss to then No. 5/9 Florida on Feb. 19.

After this weekend the Camels return again home briefly for two games against North Carolina State on March 10 starting at 4 p.m. The Camels will then hit the road for the Tennessee Tournament from March 13-14 in Knoxville, Tennessee. The other teams in the field are Liberty, Tennessee Tech and Tennessee.