BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- Down 13-3 going into the bottom of the ninth inning, the Camels sent 11 runners to the plate and scored six runs but it wasn't enough as Florida Gulf Coast defeated Campbell 13-9 on Friday afternoon at Taylor Field.

FGCU (19-10, 10-3 A-Sun) started the game off scoring four runs in the first two innings off of an Austin Gaines RBI single and a Luke Smierciak sacrifice fly in the first as well as a Tim Roberson two RBI double to center field in the second.

Campbell (17-14, 4-9 A-Sun) answered in the bottom half of the inning as Bryan Braswell sent a three run shot to left field to close the gap to 4-3. The round tripper marked the first homerun that FGCU starter Chris Sale had given up during the 2010 season.

Innings three through eight were all Eagles though as FGCU scored a run in the fourth off of Stephen Wickens RBI double down the left field line. In the sixth the Eagles plated three runs off of two home runs. Zach Maxfield hit the first as he sent a towering shot to right center field to push the FGCU lead to 5-3. Luke Smierciak followed that with a two run jack to left center field to close out the Eagle scoring attack in the sixth.

FGCU piled on the offense in the eighth as Campbell had problems even getting an out recorded. Campbell reliever Parker Fleming walked Maxfield to start off the inning and gave up a double down the left field line to Austin Gaines. Fleming would leave the contest after the double and made way for Corey Carver. Carver only faced two batters and battled with control as he walked Smierciak and gave up a three RBI triple to Josh Chester. Carver gave the ball to Joe Wagstaff who gave up an RBI sacrifice fly to Joe Guarnaccia but eventually got the Camels out of the inning.

The Eagles tacked on the final run in the top of the ninth as Smierciak registered his game leading fourth RBI as the junior slapped a single through the left side which scored Maxfield from third.

Up 13-3 going into the bottom half of the inning FGCU made the move to the bullpen and brought in Jason Forjet to face off against the Campbell offense. Forjet didn't record an out for the Eagles and ended up giving up four earned runs off of four straight doubles to Kevin Nelson, Chris Bangi, Ellis Lowe, and Alan Denman. Forjet's outing was finished after the Denman double and he yielded to Jacob Barnes.

Barnes was able to get Zach Johnson to groundout to shortstop for the first out of the inning but Johnson still recorded the RBI as Lowe scampered home. Barnes recorded the second out as he struck out Alex Aycoth. That's when the trouble began for the sophomore as he walked Josh Holskey, gave up a RBI single down the left field line to DJ Johnson and walked Blake Boyce to load the bases. Barnes exited the game and FGCU looked to the third baseman Austin Gaines to record the final out of the contest. Kevin Nelson greeted Gaines with a two RBI single to center field. Chris Bangi came up to the plate next for the Fighting Camels and pushed the count full but eventually grounded out to the shortstop to end the game.

Alan Denman finished the contest going 3-for-5 for the Diamond Camels. Ellis Lowe, Alex Aycoth, DJ Johnson, and Kevin Nelson all registered two hits apiece in the effort for Campbell.

Chris Sale had another quality start for the Eagles as the southpaw went eight complete, gave up three runs off of eight hits, and moved to 5-0 on the season.

Campbell starter Frank Zier was dealt the loss as the sophomore went four complete, gave up five earned runs off of nine hits and fell to 3-5 on the campaign.

The Fighting Camels will be back in action on Saturday afternoon as they will face off against Florida Gulf Coast in a doubleheader starting at 1:00 p.m. from Taylor Field.