FARMVILLE, Va. - Campbell returns to the Big South Championship final for the second-straight season as it meets Longwood in the title game on Saturday. Game time is set for 12:00 PM and will be broadcast on ESPN+.

After winning both of its games to open tournament play on Thursday, the No. 2 seeded Camels need just one win to claim the Big South Championship title for the second-straight season. No. 3 seeded Longwood knocked out top-seeded USC Upstate to advance out of the losers' bracket and reach the title game. With one loss in the tournament already, the Lancers need to win two games against Campbell to win the tournament title.

The winner of the Big South Championship earns the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL HISTORY

• Campbell has won the Big South tournament twice - last season (2021) and in 1993
• Last season the Camels defeated USC Upstate to win its first Big South tournament title in 28 years, earning the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament
• Both Campbell and Longwood have met once in the Big South Championship final before- back in 2016 when the top-seeded Lancers knocked off No. 5 Campbell 10-0 in the title game.
• Following Thursday's games Coach Sho now holds a 6-3 record in Big South tournament play with the Camels

SERIES HISTORY

• Longwood leads the all-time series 26-18
• Campbell owns a 6-1 record against the Lancers over the past two seasons
• This season's regular season series was extremely close as all three games were decided by a single run with two going extra innings. Longwood won the first game, 3-2 but Campbell responded winning the second game, 3-2 in 8 innings.
• The series finale went 14 innings, eventually ending in a 2-1 Campbell victory following a 2-out bases loaded walk given to Claudia Ware. Georgeanna Barefoot tossed a complete game, throwing a single-game high 198 pitches, striking out a season-high 11 batters
• Since falling to the Lancers in the opening game of the regular season series, Campbell has won 10 straight against Big South teams including three 

LAST TIME OUT

• Campbell defeated No. 3 Longwood, 5-2 and No. 1 USC Upstate, 6-1 on Thursday to advance to the Big South Championship final for the second-straight season
• Against Longwood, Samantha Fontaine, Alexa Pagano and Tyra Parker all drove in runs while the Camels staved off a late threat by Lancers in the seventh, ending the game with a 9-5 double play
• In the nightcap against USC Upstate, Kayla Fredendall hit a grand slam while Isabella Smith allowed no earned runs and struckout seven to advance Campbell to the Big South title game

IN THE RANKINGS

• 2.04 ERA - 17th nationally, 2nd in Big South
• 14 shutouts - 18th nationally, 2nd in Big South
• 3.64 strikeout-to-walk ratio - 22nd nationally, 2nd in Big South
• 1.37 stolen bases per game - 60th nationally, 5th in Big South
• Delaney McDilda - 5 sacrifice flies - 12th nationally, 1st in Big South
• Georgeanna Barefoot - 8 shutouts - 16th nationally, 3rd in Big South
• Isabella Smith - 4.90 strikeout-to-walk ratio - 52nd nationally, 2nd in Big South
• *Stats are of Tuesday, May 10

100 WINS IN THE SHO TIME ERA

• Head coach Sharonda McDonald-Kelley picked up her 100th career win on Thursday against in the Big South Championship against USC Upstate
• Coach Sho becomes the fastest head coach to reach 100 wins at Campbell, having doing so in 178 games across four season

BACK-TO-BACK REGULAR SEASON TITLES

• Campbell claimed back-to-back Big South regular season titles for the first time in program history, earning a share of the 2022 title (alongside USC Upstate and Longwood) with a conference record of 21-6

ALL-BIG SOUTH HONORS
Campbell put four players on the Big South All-Conference teams:

• Georgeanna Barefoot - P - 2nd Team / All-Academic Team
• Isabella Smith - P - 2nd Team / All-Freshman Team
• Alexa Pagano - OF - Honorable Mention
• Tyra Parker - OF - Honorable Mention

WINNING WITH THREE

• Campbell is 26-1 when it scores three or more runs in a game

CLUTCHING IT UP

• Campbell is 6-0 in extra inning games this season
• The Camels also have just one loss on the season after ending any inning with the lead. The lone loss came in the second game of CU's doubleheader at USC Upstate as the Camels went up 1-0 after the third inning but ultimately fell 10-1

HEAD COACH SHARONDA MCDONALD-KELLEY

• In her fourth season with Campbell (100-78, .562)
• In 2021, Campbell won the Big South regular season and tournament title with a 28-19 overall record and 15-3 mark in Big South play, leading to its first NCAA Tournament berth and victory since 2009
• Picked up her 100th career win against USC Upstate in the Big South Championship on May 12, 2022, becoming the fastest head coach in Campbell history to reach 100 wins
• Spent time as an assistant coach at Ohio State, Florida, LSU and Texas Tech prior to becoming head coach of the Camels
• Four-time All-Big 12 selection as a player for Texas A&M (2004-07). Holds numerous records for the Aggies including most runs scored and stolen bases. Led the NCAA in 2005 with 48 steals to earn the Golden Shoe Award. Her 73 consecutive stolen bases during her tenure at Texas A&M tied an NCAA record, and she led the Aggies to the Women's College World Series as a senior for the first time in 20 years. She compiled a .338 batting average throughout her four-year career in College Station