BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell's softball team (30-26, 11-9 Atlantic Sun) ended its regular season with a pair of extra inning losses to Longwood (36-12) on Monday, May 9, at the Eakes Athletic Complex. CU lost the first game by a 4-1 count in 11 innings and dropped the second game by a 5-4 score in nine innings.

Campbell's offense hit three home runs on the afternoon and all three home runs accounted for the five runs scored, but it was not enough in the losses. Senior Lauren Stephan homered twice in the two games and knocked in three in defeat for the Camels.

Longwood's Briana Wells (33-12) continued her workman like efforts and threw all 20 innings for the Lancers on the day. Wells has now pitched in all 48 games for Longwood this season and thrown 32 complete games. The senior only allowed 11 hits and five runs on the day with 17 strikeouts in her 20 innings in the circle.

Senior Katie Woodcock (11-5) took the loss in both games. She threw five innings with three runs allowed (one earned) in the first game and then three more innings with one run allowed in the second game.

Campbell took the early lead in the first game on Stephan's third inning home run. The Lancers promptly tied the game with a run in the top of the fourth. Brooke Short walked and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Brittney Lakata ran for Short and scored on Tricia Nelson's RBI single.

The Camels wasted a golden bases loaded no-out situation in the fifth inning. Senior Lizzie Goldbach walked and moved to second on freshman Raven Lee's single. Sophomore Sarah Ling was ran for Lee and both her and Goldbach moved up a base on Stephan's single off the top of the right field wall. A pop out and a pair of ground outs ended the inning though.

Campbell wasted another chance in 10^th inning. Stephan was placed on second and moved to third on freshman Shaela Churchill's sacrifice bunt. With a runner on third and only one out Wells record a strikeout and ground out to escape unscored upon.

Longwood finally broke through for three runs in the 11^th inning. Maggie Margadonna was placed on second base. Leta Bressin ran for Margadonna and scored on the throwing error from the Campbell pitcher off the sacrifice bunt from Short. Marci Christian then pinch hit and homered over the right center wall to give the Lancers a commanding 4-1 lead in what would be the same score victory.

Longwood jumped on Campbell starter Christina Melton for two runs in the opening stanza of the second game. Melton struggled with her control and walked four batters in the first inning and six in the game in three innings. The Lancers' Tricia Nelson hit a bases loaded sinking line drive that allowed Nichole Simmons and Margadonna to score with two outs in the first. Both runners reached base on walks.

The Lancers added a run in the fourth inning off CU reliever Brittany Arnn. Simmons reached on a one-out double to left, stole third and scored on a wild pitch.

The Camels took the lead in the bottom of the frame. Senior Amanda Miller walked and was on base on Stephan's home run. The home run was her second of the day and 12^th of the season. Stephan's 26 career home runs are the fourth-most in school history. Senior Lizzie Goldbach followed with a single to center. Junior Taylor McGee then homered to give CU the 4-3 lead. The home run was her 12^th of the season.

LU tied the game with a tally in the sixth inning. Margadonna reached on a two-out walk and scored all the way from first on Short's double to right center.

Longwood produced the game winner in the top of the ninth. Short singled up the middle. Bressin ran for Short and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Ashley Kramer doubled her in for what would be the fifth and final tally of the game.

Campbell will now travel to the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament in Spartanburg, S.C. as the fourth seed and take on fifth seed Mercer (30-22, 10-10 Atlantic Sun) on Wednesday, May 11 at 2 p.m.