BUIES CREEK –
Chance Daquila pitched a gem to lead No. 15 Campbell to an 8-6 win and series win over Charleston Southern Saturday afternoon. Daquila carried a no-hit bid into the seventh and turned in the longest outing of the season by and Campbell pitcher.
The Camels improve to 21-4, 8-0 on the season, while CSU drops to 12-15, 4-4 in the league.
Daquila faced the minimum through his first six innings of work, allowing only one baserunner on an error, but erasing him with a 4-3 double play just one batter later. After a walk and two fielder's choices, Nico Regino broke up the no-hit bid with an RBI single to right.
Daquila came back out for the ninth, but allowed a grand slam that ultimately ended his day. He still turned in a line of 8.1 IP, 3 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 6 K. His 8.1 innings of work are the longest since
Aaron Rund went 8.1 against Gardner-Webb at the 2021 Big South tournament.
Bryce Arnold opened the scoring in the third inning with a two-run double to right.
Drake Pierson homered the following inning and
Lawson Harrill went deep in the sixth to put the Camels up 4-0 at the time. Pierson's was his team-high 11th blast of the season.
Campbell capitalized on some CSU miscues to score four unearned in the seventh to take an 8-2 lead.
Logan Jordan capped Campbell's scoring with a three-run blast to left, his fourth of the year.
Ty Cummings relieved Daquila in the ninth and induced two groundouts to earn the save.
Tyler Halstead notched three hits on the day, his second straight three-hit day to raise his average to .404. Every Camel that had a hit on the day had at least two.
The Camels will look to sweep a third straight Big South series tomorrow at 2 p.m. That game will be streamed on ESPN+.