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Baseball splits doubleheader with North Florida

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. -- Campbell's baseball team rebounded from a tough Friday night loss at North Florida by winning the first game of the conference doubleheader 10-4 but then dropped game two of the doubleheader in 11 innings by a 5-4 score.

Campbell with the split moves to 16-9 overall and a 4-5 mark in Atlantic Sun play, North Florida moves to 14-12 and 4-2 in conference play.

In game one it was an offensive fury displayed by the Fighting Camels as they scored 11 runs off of 22 hits.

The scoring started early for Campbell as they put up four runs in the first inning. The Camels could have scored two additional runs but Chris Bangi and Ellis Lowe were picked off and caught stealing which registered the first two outs of the inning. With Alan Denman at second, Alex Aycoth at first and two outs Zach Johnson slapped an RBI single to center field that scored Denman. Next up to the plate was Kevin Nelson and he bested Johnson's RBI single with a two RBI double down the right field line that cleared the bases. DJ Johnson followed that effort with the third straight RBI base hit, this time a double to left field scoring Nelson and pushing the lead to 4-0.

North Florida pushed a run across in the bottom half of the inning as Andrew Karmeris sent an RBI single just past the outreached glove of shortstop Kevin Nelson to bring the score to 4-1.

The middle innings were all Fighting Camels as Campbell scored a run in the third, four in the fourth and one in the fifth to push the margin to 10-1.

UNF made things interesting though in the eighth as the Ospreys put up three runs to draw the margin to 10-4. TJ Thompson started off the scoring with a sacrifice fly to right field that brought around Preston Hale to score. Later in the inning Kyle Dahl registered the second RBI of the inning as he grounded out to first base but allowed Andrew Karmeris to cross the dish. Finally it was Steve Hillan with an RBI single that was hit through the right side that scored Kerry Hall.

Logan Davis picked up the win for the Fighting Camels as the senior pitched his second complete game of the year while giving up four earned runs off of ten hits. The righty now sits at 4-0 on the season.

For North Florida the loss was dealt to Michael Kelly as the pitcher went 3.2 innings while giving up nine runs, five of which were earned, off of 15 hits. Kelly falls to 2-4 on the year with the loss.

In game two Campbell jumped out to an early lead as Zach Johnson scored on a wild pitch from UNF starting pitcher Kyle Finch.

The Camels added another run in the fourth as Bryan Braswell sent an RBI single up the middle that brought around Kevin Nelson to score. In the fifth Campbell posted a run as Alan Denman sacrifice flew out to center field to collect his only RBI of the contest and pushed the lead to 3-0

The Ospreys pushed the score to 3-2 in the bottom of the sixth as Steve Hillan sent an two RBI single through the right side.

The score was pushed to 4-2 in the top of the seventh as Alex Aycoth singled up the middle that scored Chris Bangi from second.

That lead was short lived as UNF tied the contest in the bottom half of the inning as pinch hitter Ryan Roberson came through in the clutch and singled through the left side that scored Michael Smith and Andrew Hannon.

Neither team was able to score in the eighth or ninth and the contest was forced into extra innings. Both teams were stalemated through the tenth but in the bottom of the 11th UNF loaded the bases for Andrew Karmeris who reached on a fielder's choice but registered the RBI as Kyle Dahl crossed the plate for the winning run.

Daniel Gardo was dealt the tough loss as the redshirt junior pitched three innings of relief but gave up the winning run off of just one hit. Gardo falls to 1-1 on the season with the loss.

Robbie Collier picked up the win as the UNF reliever actually lasted longer than Kyle Finch who started the contest. Collier went six innings while giving up no earned runs off of five hits and now sits at 3-1 on the 2010 season.

Campbell will head back to the friendly confines of Taylor Field to face off against MEAC opponent Norfolk State on Tuesday night. First pitch is slated for 6:00 p.m. Campbell will honor the 25th anniversary of Henry Rochelle's five home run contest before the start of the tilt with Rochelle throwing out the first pitch.

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Players Mentioned

Alex Aycoth

#30 Alex Aycoth

INF
6' 3"
Senior
Chris Bangi

#15 Chris Bangi

INF
5' 9"
Senior
Bryan Braswell

#11 Bryan Braswell

C
6' 1"
Senior
DJ Johnson

#7 DJ Johnson

INF
5' 7"
Senior
Zach Johnson

#4 Zach Johnson

OF
6' 1"
Senior
Ellis Lowe

#8 Ellis Lowe

INF
6' 1"
Junior
Kevin Nelson

#1 Kevin Nelson

INF
5' 8"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Alex Aycoth

#30 Alex Aycoth

6' 3"
Senior
INF
Chris Bangi

#15 Chris Bangi

5' 9"
Senior
INF
Bryan Braswell

#11 Bryan Braswell

6' 1"
Senior
C
DJ Johnson

#7 DJ Johnson

5' 7"
Senior
INF
Zach Johnson

#4 Zach Johnson

6' 1"
Senior
OF
Ellis Lowe

#8 Ellis Lowe

6' 1"
Junior
INF
Kevin Nelson

#1 Kevin Nelson

5' 8"
Senior
INF