BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- Kevin Nelson and Josh Holskey both went yard for the Fighting Camels as they defeated Savannah State 16-1 in non-conference baseball action from Taylor Field on Friday afternoon. Campbell scored 16 runs off of 17 hits which was their highest total, in both runs and hits, for the Fighting Camels in the young 2010 season.

Campbell (5-3) also received a great pitching performance from sophomore Frank Zier who went five innings, allowing just five hits, and no earned runs to pick up his second win of the year (2-1).

It was the collective bats of Ellis Lowe, Chris Bangi, Logan Self, and DJ Johnson that led the attack as each one of the hitters collected multiple hits on the afternoon. Lowe went 4-for-6 on the evening while collecting three RBI, Bangi went 2-for-4 scoring three runs and knocking in a runner. Self, a freshman, went 3-for-3 with two RBI and Johnson went 2-for-4 on the afternoon scoring two runs.

The Camels started the game off on the right foot offensively as Ellis Lowe sent a triple to right field that scored Chris Bangi in the first inning. Campbell continued scoring in the second as Lowe sent a single up the middle that scored DJ Johnson from third.

It was in the third inning that the offensive explosion occurred for the Fighting Camels as Campbell batted around the order, scoring six runs off of five hits. Alex Aycoth sent a triple into right center field to start the inning and that was followed by a Logan Self single to center field that scored Aycoth. Bangi sent a RBI double to center field that brought around Bryan Braswell to score. After a Bangi stole third it set up a Lowe single up the middle that scored the junior from Jacksonville. That single brought a change on the mound for the Tigers as starter Joseph Jackson leaving the contest for Jason Wynn. The scoring wasn't finished though for the inning as Campbell scored two additional runs off of an error by left fielder Jonathan Ross.

Campbell came back in the fourth and added three additional runs to their total as Kevin Nelson hit his first home run of the season to deep left center field.

In the fifth inning Savannah State scored their lone run. The inning started off with Dychal Bowles reaching on an error by DJ Johnson and he later came around to score off of a Julius Green single to right field.

The Fighting Camels piled on the runs as they scored three in the seventh and two in the eighth. In the seventh it was the RBI singles of Blake Boyce and Logan Self as well as a fielder's choice off the bat of Chaz Sessoms that brought home the three runs for Campbell in the inning. In the eighth it was another towering home run, this time by Josh Holskey, that brought home the two runs.

Savannah State drops to 1-8 on the loss with the pitching decision going to Joseph Jackson who went 2.2 innings, allowing six earned runs on eight hits for the Tigers.

Campbell will be back in action against Savannah State on Saturday in a doubleheader starting at 1:00 p.m. from Taylor Field.