BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The Fighting Camels welcome Miami (Ohio), Western Michigan and Yale this weekend for the Campbell Invitational. The three-day baseball tournament is set for Friday through Sunday, Feb. 23-25 at Jim Perry Stadium.
 
Campbell will open the tournament against Yale Friday, Feb. 23 at 5 p.m. The Camels will face Western Michigan Saturday, Feb. 24 at 5 p.m. and wrap up the tournament Sunday, Feb. 25 with a 3 p.m. matchup against Miami (Ohio).

All three Campbell games will feature a live audio broadcast on GoCamels.com, while live stats will be provided for every game of the tournament via SIDEARM stats.
 
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
 
Friday, Feb. 23
1 PM – Western Michigan vs. Miami (Ohio)
5 PM – Campbell vs. Yale
 
Saturday, Feb. 24
10 AM – Miami (Ohio) vs. Yale (G1)
1:30 PM – Yale vs. Miami (Ohio) (G2)
5 PM – Campbell vs. Western Michigan
 
Sunday, Feb. 25
11 AM – Yale vs. Western Michigan
3 PM – Campbell vs. Miami (Ohio)
 
Campbell Fighting Camels (0-4)

• Campbell most recently fell to the East Carolina Pirates, 7-2, on Wednesday, Feb. 21.
• Freshman catcher Ty Babin leads the Camels with five hits on the season as the Holly Springs, N.C. native has gone 5-for-14 (.357) over his first four games.
• Matthew Barefoot boasts a .500 slugging percentage that leads the team. The redshirt sophomore is hitting 4-for-16 (.250) this year with one home run, one double and two runs scored.
• Wes Noble (0-1, 3.00 ERA) is Campbell's strikeout leader, as the senior fanned six batters over 6.0 innings on Opening Day.
• Brandon Jenkins and Logan Bender lead the Camel bullpen with five and four strikeouts, respectively.

 
Miami (Ohio) RedHawks (2-2)

• Miami (Ohio) split a four-game series at Arizona State to open the 2018 season.
• Opening Day starter Nick Ernst tossed six innings and struck out six batters, both team highs, as the RedHawks defeated the Sun Devils, 4-2.
• Arizona State took the middle two games, but the RedHawks responded with a 16-8 win in the finale to even the series.
• Carlos Texidor leads the Miami offense, slugging .600 and hitting 5-for-10 (.500) with one double, one RBI and five runs scored over the first four games.

Western Michigan Broncos (0-3)

• Western Michigan was swept by Purdue over the opening weekend in Emerson, Ga. The Broncos fell 5-1 in both games of Saturday doubleheader before dropping game three, 10-4.
• Catcher Jesse Forestell has an 11-game reached base streak that dates back to last season.
• Junior Conner Henderson opened the 2018 campaign hitting .364 with one run scored, one double and one stolen base.
• Bronco righty Nic Laio, who the Camels are projected to face Saturday, went a career-high five innings against the Boilermakers. The junior allowed one run on four hits and struck out three in his season debut.

 
Yale Bulldogs (0-0)

• The Bulldogs were selected as the preseason Ivy League favorite with 15 of 16 first-place votes. Yale won a program-record 34 games last season on its way to an Ivy League title.
• Yale returns six All-Ivy selections from last year, including two first-team members in pitcher Scott Politz and DH Benny Wanger.
• Politz, who the Camels are projected to face Friday, finished third in the nation with 11 wins in 2017.
• Wanger tallied a team-high 48 RBI on 39 hits, 10 doubles and eight homers last season.

 
Following the tournament, Campbell will host Pepperdine for a midweek contest on Wednesday, Feb. 28, with first pitch set for 6 p.m. at Jim Perry Stadium.