HAMPTON, Va. - Campbell's softball team (22-18, 7-3 Atlantic Sun)
won the team's fourth consecutive game with a 12-0 win over Hampton
(9-22) in Hampton, Va. on Wednesday, April 6. The shutout was
Campbell's second of the season. The Camels will take on the Lady
Pirates for one more game this afternoon before returning home this
weekend.
Senior Lauren
Stephan (5-5) earned the win for Campbell with five shutout
innings. She allowed just four hits with three strikeouts. The loss
went to Tiffany Brents (4-3). Brents allowed five runs in four
innings worked.
Sophomore Sarah
Ling tied her career-high with four RBIs. She also scored three
times herself in the game. Senior Keeli
Michael tied a Campbell game record with four walks. The record
she tied was set by fellow senior Katie
Hinton earlier this season. Nine different players were able to
score runs in the game for CU.
CU scored first with a run in the first inning. Michael walked,
stole second and scored on senior Amanda
Miller's single. Miller would drive in two runs in the
game.
The Camels added the second run of the game in the second. Ling
reached on an infield single, stole second and scored on Hinton's
two-out single up the middle. Hinton drove in a pair of runs in the
game for CU.
Campbell scored three in the third inning. Sophomore Sarah
Forgacs and junior Taylor
McGee reached on back-to-back singles to start the inning. Both
scored on Ling's three-run home run. The home run was Ling's second
of the season.
CU exploded for seven runs in the fifth inning. Stephan started the
rally with a single. Junior Christina
Melton and Michael then walked to load the bases. Hinton drove
in the first run with a single to left. Miller drew a walk to drive
in a run. Forgacs, freshman Jordan
Clarke and freshman Katie
Andrews were all hit by pitches to drive in three more runs.
Ling singled the next run in with a single to second. The RBI was
her fourth of the game. Michael singled in the final run of the
game with her single to left.