By: Eric Olson
Associated Press

It wasn't long ago that Greg Goff would call a recruiting prospect and identify himself as the head baseball coach at Campbell University.

"Who?" would be the usual response at the other end of the line.

Goff would repeat himself. Invariably, the next question would be, "You guys Division I?"

The Campbell Camels not only are Division I, they're one of the best teams in the nation right now. They've won 70 games over two seasons - most in back-to-back seasons at Campbell - and this week they are ranked as high as No. 25 in the major polls.

Suddenly, the profile has been raised for the 6,000-student private school whose primary campus is in Buies Creek, N.C.

The Camels go into this weekend's Big South Conference home series against Longwood 29-6 overall and leading the league's North Division at 9-3.

As of mid-week, the Camels were third in the nation with 8.2 runs a game and sixth with a .325 batting average. They've hit a respectable 16 home runs, but this veteran club is winning because of their aggressive and creative play. They've been hit by pitches 83 times, second-most in the country, and are second in stolen bases with 97. They also are first in sacrifice flies.

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