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Christian Jones
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Gardner-Webb GWU 13-12, 1-4 BSC
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Winner Campbell CAM 12-11, 5-0 BSC
Gardner-Webb GWU
13-12, 1-4 BSC
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Final
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Campbell CAM
12-11, 5-0 BSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Gardner-Webb GWU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 0
Campbell CAM 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 9 1

W: Tyson, Wyatt (1-1) L: SELLERS, Wil (2-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Jones walks off, Camels clinch series over GWU

Christian Jones’ bunt single in the bottom of the ninth lifted CU to a series-clinching victory over the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs.

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, senior infielder Christian Jones placed a walk-off bunt single in no man's land to score Luis Gimenez and lift Campbell to a 4-3 win over Gardner-Webb Saturday afternoon at Jim Perry Stadium.
 
Down 0-2 with one out on the board, Jones pulled his bat down and placed the ball right between the pitcher, first baseman and second baseman for his first bunt single of the season and his first walk-off hit as a Camel.
 
Saturday's win clinched the three-game series for Campbell, who moves to 12-11 overall and 5-0 in Big South action. Gardner-Webb drops to 13-12 on the year with a 1-4 record in conference play.
 
CU's 5-0 start in conference action is the best for the Fighting Camels since CU went 6-0 to begin Big South play in 2012. Additionally, the walk-off hit was the first for the Camels since Drew Butler crushed a grand slam in a 9-7 victory over UNC Asheville on April 22, 2017.
 
Campbell right-hander Wyatt Tyson (1-1) was credited with the win, tossing one complete inning as he held the Runnin' Bulldogs scoreless in the top of the ninth.
 
Will Sellers (2-1) took the loss for Gardner-Webb, allowing one earned run over 1.1 innings of relief.
 
The Runnin' Bulldogs got on the board quickly, scoring two runs in the top of the first inning. Eric Jones (2-for-4, R, RBI) came home on a passed ball, then Corey Howard (2-for-3, R) scored on a RBI-groundout to put Gardner-Webb up 2-0 early.
 
Campbell tied it up in the bottom of the fifth as Zach Minnick (2-for-3, R, 2 RBI) roped a double to the left center gap, scoring Matthew Barefoot (1-for-3, R) and Tyler Anshaw (0-for-3, R). Jeff Hahs (2-for-3, RBI) gave the Camels their first lead of the game on the next at-bat, sending a single through the middle to bring Minnick home and give CU a 3-2 advantage.
 
Gardner-Webb evened the score in the top of the eighth on an RBI-single from Eric Jones, scoring shortstop Taber Mongero (1-for-2, R) to make it 3-3.
 
CU center fielder Bryce Myers (1-for-4) led the Camels off with a double down the left field line in the bottom of the ninth, then the Runnin' Bulldogs intentionally walked Gimenez to put two men on. Anshaw stepped up and bunted into a fielder's choice as Myers was thrown out at third, but Barefoot was then hit by a pitch to load the bases for Jones. The walk-off bunt followed as CU claimed a 4-3 victory.
 
The Fighting Camels will look for their second-straight conference sweep Sunday, March 25 at Jim Perry Stadium, with first pitch of the series finale scheduled for 2 p.m. against the Runnin' Bulldogs. For the most up-to-date information on Campbell baseball, follow @GoCamelsBSB on Twitter.
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