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BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Ben Calvano knocked in two and Grant Yost pitched eight strong innings to lead Campbell over High Point 4-3 Saturday at Jim Perry Stadium, clinching the Big South series.
Campbell moved to 26-23 overall and 13-7 in Big South play, while High Point slipped to 29-20 on the season and 12-8 in conference games. Campbell claimed game one of the series with a 4-3 win Friday night.
The Camels and Panthers battled to a stalemate through five and a half frames before Calvano put Campbell on the board with a two run double. Junior Snow followed with a RBI base hit to bring Calvano home and make it 3-0 Campbell.
Both teams combined to leave the bases loaded three times before Calvano's two run double. Campbell and High Point each left nine on for the game.
HPU picked up a run in the eighth on Dominic Fazio's solo homer before CU matched with Adam Wyse scoring on the Panthers' fourth error of the game in the home half of the inning.
Tim Mansfield cut the Campbell lead to one with two out in the top of the ninth with a two run double, but a fly out to left ended the late rally.
Grant Yost (7-3) picked up the win, going eight innings with a run on eight hits, four strikeouts and a walk.
Erik Dowse was credited with his sixth save, and second of the series, pitching the final frame with two runs on two hits and a walk.
HPU starter Andre Scrubb (7-5) was charged with the loss, allowing three runs, two earned, on eight hits with seven strikeouts and two walks. Jeremy Johnson allowed a run in 1 1/3 innings, while Joe Goodman tossed a scoreless final 2/3, striking out one and walking a batter.
Calvano was 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored for the Camels, who have now won six of their eight Big South series. Drew Butler went 2-for-4 with a run, while Snow was 2-for-3 with a RBI. Wyse also scored twice in the win.
Mansfield paced HPU at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
The series concludes Sunday with a 2 p.m. first pitch. Campbell will honor its seven departing seniors, Anthony Lopez, Matt Parrish, Kyle Prats, Brian Taylor, Nick Thayer, Chris Walkerow and Grant Yost prior to Sunday's game.
Campbell will hit the road for the final week of the 2016 season, traveling to East Carolina on Tuesday, May 17, before closing the year with a three game Big South set at Coastal Carolina, May 19-21.
