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No. 14 Campbell set for Big South tournament

BUIES CREEK - No. 14 Campbell will look to repeat as Big South Tournament Champions this weekend at Truist Point in High Point, N.C.. The Fighting Camels enter as the top seed in the tournament and are in pursuit of the program's seventh tournament championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

The top four teams in the Big South will square off in a double-elimination tournament. Campbell opens play Thursday at 1 p.m. against fourth-seeded Gardner-Webb. Across the bracket, No. 2 USC Upstate faces No. 3 Winthrop at 5 p.m. All tournament games will be broadcast on ESPN+, with the first championship game Saturday at noon set to air on ESPNU.

Tournament Schedule
Thursday, May 25 (Games 1-2); TV: ESPN+
Game 1: No. 1 Campbell vs. No. 4 Gardner-Webb, 1:00pm
Game 2: No. 2 USC Upstate vs. No. 3 Winthrop, 5:00pm
 
Friday, May 26 (Games 3-5); TV: ESPN+
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 11:00am (elimination game)
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 3:00pm
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 7:00pm (elimination game)
 
Saturday, May 27 (Championship Day)
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 12:00pm - ESPNU
Game 7: If Necessary: 4:00pm – ESPN+

Tickets
Tickets for all three days are on sale now at highpointrockers.com. Tickets are $15 for general admission seating. 

Regular Season Champs
Campbell won its fifth-consecutive regular season title with a 12-9 win over USC Upstate in the season finale. The win made Campbell just the second program in Big South history to win five in a row (Coastal did so twice). Over the last five seasons, the Fighting Camels have posted a 110-30 record over league opponents. 

Campbell hit .332 during league play and held opponents to hitting just .210. The Camels outscored Big South foes 292-120, an average of 10.8 - 4.4 per game. Campbell also belted 58 home runs and surrendered just 14. 

Tournament History
Campbell is 32-22 all-time at Big South tournaments, and has qualified for the tournament each of the last six seasons. The Camels were champions in 1988, 1990, 2014, 2018, 2019, and 2022. 

This will be the ninth time Campbell has been the No. 1 seed at the Big South tournament, and the fifth season in a row. 

Campbell did things the hard way last season, losing the first game before winning four in a row over the next two days to claim the title. After dropping the opener to Charleston Southern, a walk-off over GWU and an 11-8 win over USC Upstate helped the Camels reach the title game. Campbell downed CSU 10-6 to force a winner take all which the Camels won 3-2. 

Against the Field
Gardner-Webb
The Camels took the series 2-1 in Buies Creek over GWU, with the Runnin' Bulldogs taking the series finale. Campbell is 3-0 all-time against GWU at the Big South tournament. It'll be a battle of the top two pitchers in the Big South, with Pitcher of the Year Bobby Alcock taking the bump for Gardner-Webb. Cade Kuehler will get the start for Campbell after finishing second in Pitcher of the Year voting. 

USC Upstate
Campbell dropped its only series of the season to USC Upstate in the final weekend of the regular season. Campbell salvaged Sunday with a 12-9 win in 12 innings to claim the regular season title. CU is 2-0 all-time against Upstate at the Big South tournament. 

Winthrop
Campbell swept Winthrop with three big wins in the first weekend of conference play, outsourcing the Eagles 33-6 in the series. The Camels have met Winthrop more than any other team at the Big South tournament, sitting 4-8 in 12 all-time postseason meetings. 

Road Warriors
Campbell set a program record with 20 road wins this season, going 20-9 in true road games. Only four teams in the nation have more road wins, with only one of those four (Indiana State), among the top 50 RPI teams. 

The Camels hit .325 this season on the road, 11 points higher than what they hit at home. 

Attendance Record
Campbell welcomed 20,659 fans through the gates of Jim Perry Stadium this season, the first time ever eclipsing 20K. The average of 860 fans per night is also good for a program record. The attendance topped 1,000 six times this season, with four of those cracking the top-10 all-time attendances at Jim Perry Stadium. The season high was set on Apr. 21 against High Point, with 1,292 in attendance, the fourth-highest in program history. 

All-Conference Winners
Campbell landed a program-record 14 all-conference honors this season, highlighted by Lawson Harrill winning Player of the Year, Jackson Roberts winning Freshman of the Year, and Justin Haire winning Coach of the Year.

First Team: Bryce Arnold, Jarrod Belbin, Ty Cummings, Lawson Harrill, Logan Jordan, Cade Kuehler, Grant Knipp, Aaron Rund
Second Team: Chance Daquila, Tyler Halstead, Drake Pierson, Max Weller
All-Freshman Team: Jackson Roberts
All-Academic Team: Cade Kuehler

In The Polls
D1Baseball - #14
NCBWA - #14
Baseball America - #15
USA Today - #15
Perfect Game - #21

Keep Up With The Camels
Follow @GoCamelsBSB on social media throughout the postseason for the latest team updates and content.


 
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Players Mentioned

Bryce Arnold

#11 Bryce Arnold

INF
5' 10"
Junior
Jarrod Belbin

#24 Jarrod Belbin

INF
6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
Ty Cummings

#13 Ty Cummings

RHP
6' 2"
Junior
Tyler Halstead

#14 Tyler Halstead

OF
6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
Lawson Harrill

#15 Lawson Harrill

OF
6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
First
Logan Jordan

#21 Logan Jordan

OF
6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
Grant Knipp

#23 Grant Knipp

C
6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
Cade Kuehler

#17 Cade Kuehler

RHP
6' 0"
Junior
Drake Pierson

#6 Drake Pierson

INF
6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
Aaron Rund

#36 Aaron Rund

RHP
6' 5"
Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Bryce Arnold

#11 Bryce Arnold

5' 10"
Junior
INF
Jarrod Belbin

#24 Jarrod Belbin

6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
INF
Ty Cummings

#13 Ty Cummings

6' 2"
Junior
RHP
Tyler Halstead

#14 Tyler Halstead

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
OF
Lawson Harrill

#15 Lawson Harrill

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
First
OF
Logan Jordan

#21 Logan Jordan

6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
OF
Grant Knipp

#23 Grant Knipp

6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
C
Cade Kuehler

#17 Cade Kuehler

6' 0"
Junior
RHP
Drake Pierson

#6 Drake Pierson

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
INF
Aaron Rund

#36 Aaron Rund

6' 5"
Redshirt Senior
RHP