FARMVILLE, Va. - The Camels will be on the road this weekend for the first time in 19 days for a weekend series against the Longwood Lancers. First pitch for game one of the doubleheader Friday (April, 2) is set for 1 p.m. with the next game starting 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. The series finale will be on Saturday (April, 3) starting at 1 p.m.
This series will be Campbell's first games since their series against Winthrop concluded on Mar. 20, after multiple games had to be postponed or canceled.
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Leading the Camels
Redshirt sophomore Claudia Ware leads the Camels offensively with a batting average of .333 on the season while recording a team-leading five doubles, three triples, and 10 RBIs.
In the circle, redshirt senior Megan Richards leads the team and the Big South with a 2.28 ERA across nine appearances on the season.
Last time out
Campbell will be coming back to play following, a thrilling 4-3 walk-off win against Winthrop (Mar. 20) securing the series win to open Big South Conference play.
The walk-off came courtesy of redshirt senior Destini England who with two-outs and trailing by one sent a 3-2 fastball to left-center just beyond the reach of the Winthrop center fielder for a game-winning two-RBI triple.
Before the late-game drama, the Camels and Eagles had split the doubleheader the day before with the Camels falling 3-2 in the first game before bouncing back with an impressive 17-4 victory in five innings.
England led the team offensively over the weekend, with a .545 batting average with six hits, accounting for five runs and six RBIs. Claudia Ware continues to lead the Camels on the season with a batting average of .333, with 18 hits, and ten RBIs on the year.
Scouting the opponent
Longwood Lancers (15-13, 6-0)
- Longwood is on an 11 game win streak coming into the series
- The Lancers have swept conference foes Gardner-Webb and Winthrop this season
- Sydney Jacobsen leads the Big South with seven doubles
- The Lancers are tied for first in the conference for stolen bases with 64
- Longwood defeated Campbell in the teams' last meeting 6-5, on Mar. 31, 2019, as the Lancers swept the Camels in their three-game series.
