BUIES CREEK, N.C. - On a cold and rainy day, Campbell's softball team (16-17, 2-2 Atlantic Sun) dropped a conference doubleheader by scores of 9-1 and 3-2 to visiting Florida Gulf Coast (19-17, 2-0 Atlantic Sun) on Saturday afternoon, March 26.

After falling in the first game by a 9-1 score, the Campbell offense jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning on senior Lauren Stephan's two-run home run with senior Amanda Miller aboard. The home run was her fourth of the week and fifth of the season.

The 2-0 advantage held all the way until the fourth inning as CU's Christina Melton and FGCU's Kelci Breaux both settled down and were matching each other zero for zero. In the fourth, Jessica Barnes reached on a one-out single. Kayla Gable then reached on a fielding error from the CU first baseman. On the play the Campbell right fielder overthrew the CU third baseman, who was covering her base, and allowed Barnes to race around the bases with the Eagles' first run of the game.

The Eagles, aided by another Campbell miscue in the field, pushed two across in the sixth to take the 3-2 advantage. Barnes again started the trouble with her bunt single. She then stole second and came in to score on a fielding error from the Campbell left fielder off the single from Regan Knapik. Chelsea Yates was inserted to run for Knapik and scored on Tori Williams' triple.

The Camels attempted to rally in the seventh when junior Taylor McGee drew a one-out walk. The rally was quickly stopped as Breaux retired the next two in order to preserve the victory.

Melton (3-3) took the loss in the second game for Campbell. She went 6.1 innings and tied her career-high with 10 strikeouts. Breaux (6-5) only allowed three hits and also struck out 10 with just one walk in the win.

The Camels fell in the first game of the day by a 9-1 score. The Eagles scored two runs in the opening inning on Emily Lanier's two run blast with Courtney Platt aboard. Platt would pick up four hits and three runs scored in the game for FGCU.

The Camels answered with a run in the bottom of the frame on senior Katie Hinton's solo blast.

The game remained 2-1 all the way until the fifth when FGCU added a three-spot on Mariah Fernandez's home run.

The Eagles offense added the last four runs of the game in the seventh. Fernandez again provided the big blow with a three-run triple.

Sophomore Brittany Arnn (4-6) started and went 4.1 innings with six strikeouts. She allowed three runs and did not surrender a walk. Senior Katie Woodcock, who pitched in both games, allowed six runs (five earned) in two innings with three strikeouts. Catherine McDaniel (8-8) allowed just six hits in throwing a complete game for FGCU.

Freshman Raven Lee had two hits in the first game for CU.

The Camels host Stetson on Monday, March 28, for a conference doubleheader starting at 4 p.m.