BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell's softball team (30-24, 11-9 Atlantic Sun) has a busy week of action on slate this week. The Camels will get in a final regular season tune-up and takes on Longwood (32-11) at home on Monday, May 9, in a doubleheader starting at noon. CU then will attempt to close out the team's play in the Atlantic Sun Conference with a bang with another A-Sun Tournament title from May 11-14. The Camels have won the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament title in two of the last three seasons and head off to Spartanburg, S.C. at Cyrill Stadium as the fourth seed. The Camels begin tournament play with a 2 p.m. game against fifth seed Mercer on Wednesday, May 11. The winner of that game advances and takes on top seed Jacksonville on May 12 at 12:30 p.m. The loser of the Campbell and Mercer game takes on the loser of the No. 3 seed USC Upstate/No. 6 seed Kennesaw State in an elimination game at 10 a.m. on May 12.

Campbell gained entry to the tournament with the team's sweep of East Tennessee State on April 22. Senior Katie Woodcock threw a complete game three-hitter in the first game for the Camels. She came in relief to earn her nation's leading eighth save of the season in the second game. Junior Christina Melton was both a hitting and pitching star on the day with a three-run home run in the first game and five shutout innings in the second game.

Before taking a break for final exams the Camels were able to get in a game against North Carolina Central on April 25. In that game freshman Olivia Scarborough threw her first career no-hitter. The no-hitter was the first for a Campbell pitcher since Brittany Stanley threw a perfect game exactly three years to the day against Gardner-Webb in 2008. Scarborough also recorded a career-high nine strikeouts in the 10-0 victory. Freshman Raven Lee provided all the offense Scarborough would need in the game with a first inning grand slam. The win allowed Campbell to reach 30 wins for the eighth time in school and third time the last four seasons.

The Camels' offense is being led by senior Amanda Miller this season. Miller leads the team in batting average (.338), runs (33), hits (51), doubles (13), triples (5), RBIs (36), total bases (89), on-base percentage (.416) and game-winning RBIs (9). The Dunn, N.C. native ranks among the top 10 in the conference in hits (10^th), triples (t-1^st), runs scored (t-7^th), RBIs (t-6^th), total bases (t-6^th) and slugging percentage (t-8^th). Senior Katie Hinton has twice been named the Atlantic Sun's Player of the Week (3/21 and 4/4) while hitting .302 with 45 hits, 29 runs, 22 walks and 15 stolen bases. Junior Taylor McGee enters the week ranking fourth in the league in home runs (11) and seventh in walks (26). Senior Lauren Stephan has also been a big contributor this season with 10 home runs and 31 RBIs. Sophomore Sarah Forgacs leads the conference and has been plunked 14 times. She is also hitting .291 with 39 hits, 31 runs and 19 RBIs. Senior Keeli Michael, who was a three and half year starter at second base, moved across the diamond and has played third base for the second half of the season and is second on the team with her .307 batting average, 50 hits and 12 doubles. The Campbell pitcher staff is spearheaded by Woodcock. The Oshawa, Ontario native leads the team in wins (11), ERA (2.09), complete games (7), saves (8), innings pitched (120.1) and strikeouts (100). Woodcock's save total leads the country

Campbell has won the Atlantic Sun Tournament title in two of the last three seasons and are 8-2 in the team's last 10 games in A-Sun Tournament play. This will be the final time that Campbell will have the opportunity to acquire the crown in the Atlantic Sun as the school officially changes conferences to the Big South on July 1, 2011. Michael has been a career standout in A-Sun Tournament play with a career average of .429, five runs and 12 hits. Hinton has also played well with 11 hits and a .314 career batting average. McGee has a pair of game-winning home runs, both against Mercer, in Atlantic Sun Tournament action.

Longwood (34-12) is red-hot and have won six of the last eight after the victory over East Carolina on May 8. Briana Wells is now 31-12 on the season has pitched in all 46 games this season for the Lancers with 42 starts. Wells has thrown 277 innings and struck out 184 batters. Fellow senior Brooke Short has hit 16 home runs, 49 RBIs and 54 hits on the season. Nichole Simmons is also hitting well with a .333 batting average, 41 runs and 49 hits to go along with seven home runs and 21 RBIs. Longwood has several impressive wins on the resume this season with victories over Notre Dame, Virginia, Hawai'i, Virginia Tech, Liberty, Radford and East Carolina. Campbell holds a slight 5-3 edge in the all-time series between the schools. The two schools last met in 2009 and split the series in Farmville. Campbell won the first game 10-0 as Brittany Stanley threw a one-hit shutout. Senior Lauren Stephan hit a three-run home run in the first game for the Camels.

Mercer (30-22, 10-10 Atlantic Sun) played its way into the tournament and into the fifth seed with a sweep of Kennesaw State in the team's final conference games of the season on April 30. The Bears then defeated Presbyterian twice in the team's final games before the conference tournament on May 8. Mercer was an impressive 15-5 at home this season, but went 15-17 in away and neutral site games. Freshman McKenzie Woody has been an immediate impact player in her rookie campaign with 57 hits, 33 runs, 22 stolen bases and a .337 batting average. Junior Sara Stukes is also hitting well with a .324 batting average, 10 doubles, six home runs and 37 RBIs. Freshman Randi Rea has been the team's other source of power with six home runs and 26 RBIs. Senior Anna Johnson is tied for the conference lead with 27 stolen bases. Senior Kari Chambers is one of the top pitchers in the conference with 15 wins, a 1.55 ERA and 160 strikeouts. Fellow senior Jenni Holtz has won 11 games and struck out 146 batters in 133.1 innings thrown. Campbell leads the all-time series between the schools by a 28-20 count. The Camels defeated the Bears by scores of 3-2 and 6-3 earlier this season. Sophomore Sarah Ling was the hero of the first game with a game-winning single in the eighth inning. McGee continued to torment Mercer pitching and hit her third career home run against the Bears in the second game to power Campbell.