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Softball Wraps Up Homestand and Travel to Nashville This Week

BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell's softball team (16-17, 2-2 Atlantic Sun Conference), who are riding a two-game skid, will look to get back to the winning ways with six conference games this week. The Camels start the week with a makeup doubleheader against Stetson on Tuesday, March 29, at 2 p.m. CU will then hit the road and travels to Nashville, Tenn. for a pair of conference doubleheaders against Lipscomb (April 1) and Belmont (April 2). The Lipscomb double dip is set for 5 p.m. EST, while the Belmont doubleheader is set to start at 1 p.m. EST.

The Camels' 2-4 record last week was highlighted by a 7-4 win over North Carolina (3/23). CU's Brittany Arnn picked up her second career win against the Tar Heels in the victory. Senior Amanda Miller led the offensive attack against UNC with three RBIs. Senior Lauren Stephan had a strong week for Campbell with four home runs. Stephan has now hit five home runs on the season and 19 in her CU career. Her 19 career home runs place her eighth all-time at Campbell in long balls. Fellow senior Katie Woodcock picked up her fifth save of the season in the team's win over North Carolina. In the team's 2-0 win over Charleston Southern (3/22), Woodcock became the first Campbell pitcher to throw a complete game shutout this season. Woodcock comes into the week and leads the Camels with a 5-1 record, 1.92 ERA and five saves.

Stetson (14-15) enters the week on a four-game skid after dropping both games of the doubleheader to Dartmouth. The Hatters have yet to play a road game this year and hasn't even left the DeLand, Fla. area for contest. Senior Chelsey Trotto leads the team with 31 hits, 20 runs, 22 RBIs and 46 bases. Trotto also has 14 thefts on the campaign. Freshman Chrissy Morello leads the team with 17 stolen bases and is tied for the team lead with 16 walks. Senior Jill Semento has driven-in 19 and walked 16 times. The Hatters are using multiple pitchers this year with freshman Meredith Owen leading the team with 47 strikeouts and sophomore Camille Czarnecki having team-highs of seven wins and 78.1 innings thrown. The Hatters lead the series between the schools by a 26-22 count. Stetson defeated Campbell twice last season in DeLand by scores of 6-0 and 2-1.

The Lady Bisons (15-11, 4-0 Atlantic Sun), who are the defending regular season and conference tournament champions, are coming in red-hot after sweeping four games over the weekend on the road against conference rivals ETSU and USC Upstate. Lipscomb players, Caroline Mason and Whitney Kiihnl, earned Atlantic Sun Player and Pitcher of the Week recognition for their outstanding performances, respectfully, for their outstanding performances this week. Kiihnl, who is the reigning conference pitcher and player and pitcher of the year, has now earned Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Week recognition three times this season. Kiihnl is off to an impressive 12-6 start in the circle. She has a 1.22 ERA plus 184 strikeouts in 120.1 innings thrown. Mollie Mitchell has hit five home runs and driven in 27 this season. Five different members of the Lady Bisons have four or more home runs this season in Mitchell (5), Breanna Thurman (4), Mason (4), Vanessa Medina (4) and Haley Elliot (4). Thurman also has a .347 batting average and leads the team with 25 hits, 19 runs scored and 17 walks. Lipscomb will play a pair of home games against Western Kentucky on Tuesday before welcoming CU into town for a weekend set. Lipscomb leads the all-time series between the two schools by an 11-4 count including sweeping a pair of games in Buies Creek last season.

Belmont (7-22, 0-4 Atlantic Sun) was swept by USC Upstate and ETSU over the weekend. The Bruins are riding a six-game losing streak heading into the week .Belmont is scheduled to take on Samford in a mid-week doubleheader on March 31 before the team's games against the Camels on Saturday. Belmont is led by junior first baseman Ashley Byers. Byers is hitting .253 and has seven doubles, seven home runs, 16 walks and 19 RBIs this season. Her seven home runs tie her for second in the league. Sophomore transfer Becca Gift, who is from Durham, N.C., is hitting .264 with 19 hits. Sophomore Devon Schmidt has won six games with a 2.79 ERA and 85 strikeouts in 100.1 innings thrown. Campbell leads the all-time series with Belmont 14-4. The Camels swept both games from Belmont last season and have won seven in a row from the Bruins.

Next, the Camels continue the road swing and travel to Hampton, Va. to take on Hampton in a doubleheader on Wednesday, April 6, starting at 2 p.m.

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