BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell's softball team (15-14) split its doubleheader against Charleston Southern (12-17) on Tuesday, March 22 at the Eakes Athletic Complex. The Camels won the first game 2-0 but lost the second game to the Buccaneers by the same score. CU saw the team's winning streak reach a season-high five games before the second game loss. The win in the second game by Charleston Southern snapped a six-game skid.

Senior Katie Woodcock (5-1) threw a complete game shutout in the first game with five hits allowed and seven strikeouts. The shutout was the first registered by the Camels this season. Freshman Olivia Scarborough (0-2) took the second game loss for CU. She allowed just two runs in throwing a career-high six innings with a career best six strikeouts. Woodcock threw a scoreless seventh in the second game to run her scoreless inning streak to eight on the day.

The CU offense was limited to four hits in each game. The difference was that senior Lauren Stephan was able to hit two solo home runs in the first game.

Stephan hit her first home run in the first game with two-out in the second inning on a fly ball that carried over the right field wall.

The game stayed scoreless until the sixth when Stephan hit her second solo home run of the game. The home run was her third of the season and gave CU a late insurance tally.

The loss in the first game went to Morgan Dowdy (4-11), who allowed four hits and four walks in throwing a complete game.

The second game was a scoreless affair until the fifth inning. Megan Lombard started the rally with a hit by pitch. A double from Kristin Kelleher moved her to third. After the next two were retired and Scarborough looked to be on verge of escaping the sticky situation, Jana Matthews doubled in both runners to give the Buccaneers a 2-0 advantage they would not relinquish.

The Camels put runners on base in six of the seven innings, but were never able to drive them in.

CU had a runner reach third in the opening inning as senior Katie Hinton walked, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and took third on a throwing error. Stephan walked and stole second to move into scoring position, but both runners were stranded on a strikeout.

The second inning also began promising with sophomore Sarah Forgacs reaching on a one-out bunt single. She then stole second to move into scoring position. The CU offense was stymied as the final Campbell batter of the inning grounded out.

The third again started well with senior Keeli Michael reaching on a lead-off single. After a strikeout, Michael stole second. After a foul out for the second out, Stephan then walked. A fly out to center ended the frame.

Kimberly Hobbs (8-6) allowed just four hits and record nine strikeouts in the win for CSU.

The Camels host North Carolina on Wednesday, March 23, for a doubleheader starting at 4 p.m. The day will be "Strike Out Cancer Day" where Campbell will honor all cancer survivors including senior Amanda Littlejohn.