KNOXVILLE, TENN. - Campbell makes its second-straight NCAA Tournament appearance and fifth overall on Friday as it takes on hosts and No. 11 seeded Tennessee at the Knoxville Regional. Friday's game against the Lady Vols at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium will be broadcast on ESPN+ with Courtney Lyle and Danielle Lawrie providing commentary.

The Camels will play either Ohio State or Oregon State on Saturday on ESPN+. Tickets are available to purchase at bit.ly/CUKnoxvilleRegional22. Please note that Sherri Parker Lee Stadium has a clear bag policy. 

A full schedule of the Knoxville Regional is below.

2022 KNOXVILLE REGIONAL SCHEDULE
Friday, May 20
Game 1: Ohio State vs. Oregon State | 4 p.m. (ESPNU)
Game 2: Tennessee vs. Campbell | 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)

Saturday, May 21
Game 3: G1 Winner vs. G2 Winner | 12 p.m. (ESPN+)
Game 4: G1 Loser vs. G2 Loser | 2:30 p.m. (ESPN+
Game 5: G3 Loser vs. G4 Winner | 5 p.m. (ESPN+)

Sunday, May 22
Game 6: G3 Winner vs. G5 Winner | 12 p.m. (ESPN+)
Game 7: G6 Winner vs. G6 Loser (If necessary) | 2:30 p.m. (ESPN+)

NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY

• Campbell is set to make back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances since 2008-09 after winning the Big South Championship title last weekend
• Last year Campbell picked up its second NCAA Tournament victory with a 7-1 win over Boston at the Stillwater Regional. Campbell also faced hosts Oklahoma State and Mississippi State at last year's regional, dropping games to both teams.
• Campbell's first win in NCAA Tournament play came in 2008 when it defeated North Carolina, 7-6 at the Chapel Hill Regional

SERIES HISTORY - TENNESSEE

• Tennessee holds a 6-0 record all-time against Campbell
• The Camels met the Lady Vols last season at the Reveille Classic in College Station, Texas. Tennessee picked up two wins over Campbell, 13-1 (5 inn.) and 14-0 (5 inn.)
• Both teams first met in 2010 at the Tennessee Invitational in Knoxville with the Volunteers picking up two wins, 9-0 and 9-6.
• Campbell returned to face the Lady Vols in 2014, falling 1-0 in that season's the Tennessee Invitational and in 2017, losing 10-1.
• Campbell's last win over a SEC and ranked foe came against #12 ranked South Carolina in a midweek contest on April 18, 2018
• Will mark the second time Campbell has faced a team ranked within the top-15 in national polls this season (last - vs. #11/13 Duke on May 3)

SERIES HISTORY - OHIO STATE/OREGON STATE

• Ohio State leads the all-time series against Campbell, 2-1
• Both the Buckeyes and Fighting Camels last met in 2002 at the Buzz Classic in Atlanta, Ga.
• Campbell defeated Ohio State in the first meeting between both programs in 1999, 9-5
• Campbell has never played against Oregon State
• CU is 0-4 against PAC-12 schools, last playing Arizona State in 2011
• Campbell faced UCLA in the 1995 NCAA Tournament at the Columbia Regional, falling to the eventual National Championship winning Bruins, 8-0

LAST TIME OUT

• Campbell defeated No. 3 seeded Longwood, 8-4 in the Big South Championship final to claim back-to-back tournament titles and NCAA Tournament berths

ALL-TOURNEY TEAM

• Campbell put four players on the Big South All-Tournament team:
  • Claudia Ware - OF
  • Tyra Parker - OF
  • Kayla Fredendall - INF/DP
  • Georgeanna Barefoot - P

MVP, MVP, MVP

• Barefoot was named MVP of the Big South tournament
• The redshirt-sophomore pitcher went 2-0 in three starts, tossing two complete games and 19.0 total innings
• Holding an impressive ERA of 0.37, Barefoot gave up just one earned run in tourney play along with posting 13 strikeouts and holding batters to a .222 average
• An All-Big South second team selection, Barefoot out-dueled the conference pitcher of the year in the winner-take-all final last Sunday, tossing a complete game with seven strikeouts

IN THE RANKINGS

• 1.92 Team ERA - 12th nationally
• 3.62 strikeout-to-walk ratio - 22nd nationally
• 14 shutouts - 23rd nationally
• Delaney McDilda - 5 sacrifice flies - 14th nationally, 1st in Big South
• Georgeanna Barefoot - 8 shutouts - 19th nationally

100 WINS (and counting) 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

PITCHING POWER

• Campbell boasts one of the top pitching staffs in the nation
• Own a combined team ERA of 1.92 (ranked 12th nationally), 14 shutouts (23rd nationally) and a 3.62 strikeout-to-walk ratio (22nd nationally)
• Starting pitchers Georgeanna Barefoot and Isabella Smith both own ERAs under 1.80 and have over 150 strikeouts and combined for 13 solo shutouts this year
• Campbell is one of four teams in the nation to have two pitchers with over 150 strikeouts (Miami (Ohio), UMBC, Virginia Tech
• Both Barefoot and Smith have tossed no-hitters this season
• Since the start of April the Camels have given up more than three earned runs in a game just once (7 earned runs vs. nationally ranked Duke)

BACK-TO-BACK REGULAR SEASON AND TOURNAMENT 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
• Campbell went on to win consecutive Big South tournament titles after defeating Longwood in a winner-take-all final game last Sunday, May 15

HEAD COACH SHARONDA MCDONALD-KELLEY

• In her fourth season with Campbell (101-78, .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

WINNING WITH THREE

• Campbell is 27-1 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 have just two losses on the season after completing any full inning with the lead.
• The two losses include against USC Upstate (L, 10-1 after leading 1-0 through the 3rd inning) and against Longwood in the Big South tournament (L, 3-2 after leading 2-0 through the 4th inning)

THE CAMEL CHAIN

• A gold-painted camel on a chain (The Camel Chain) is given to any Campbell player to hit a home run
• The Camel Chain was introduced to the team in head coach Sharonda McDonald-Kelley's first season at the helm in 2019
• Nine different Camels have worn it this season