CONWAY, S.C. - Campbell played its final games on Sunday at the Kickin' Chicken Classic, falling to Syracuse 5-0 and Coastal Carolina 2-0.
Game One – Campbell falls to Syracuse, 5-0
In the fourth inning Makenzie Foster's home run to right field, gave Syracuse their fifth and final run of the game.
The game ended after the sixth inning due to Syracuse needing to catch their flight.
Lindsey Hendrix (2-0) took the win for Syracuse, pitching six innings and allowing three hits and three strikeouts.
Hannah Leierer (0-2) was credited with the loss, pitching four innings and allowing five hits, five earned runs and two strikeouts. Kayla Howald also pitched two innings, allowing three hits and one strikeout.
Game Two – Camels comes up short to Coastal, 2-0
Neither team had any runs until the fourth inning when Coastal Carolina's Keirstin Roose singled a bunt and then advanced to second on the throw, with Ally Wojciechowski scoring. In the fifth inning Iyanla De Jesus reached on a Campbell throwing error, with Delaney Keith scoring an unearned run.
Raelee Brabham (3-0) was credited with the win after pitching five innings, striking out six and allowing one hit.
Megan Gregory (0-1) was credited with the loss after pitching six innings and allowing three hits and one earned run.
Overall
Gregory stated this about her performance, "This is my first collegiate start, first collegiate complete game. I'm proud. One thing I have been really working on is consistency and hammering the zone, and I did that to get as little hits, walks and runs as possible."
Coach
Trena Prater is proud of the team's growth throughout the weekend, and Gregory on the mound against Coastal. Prater stated, "The defense is the main thing that has to be better. We have to have our pitchers back in order for us to win games. Error free defense is what wins championships, and we know that. Timely hitting with runners on second and third, those are things that help you win games. Right now we are not doing that, so it's back to the lab."
Lindsey Lumsden and Makayla McClain lead the team this weekend in batting averages, with Lumsden batting .571 and McClain batting .429.
Up Next
The Camels will head to the Marucci Classic in Raleigh, N.C. next weekend, Feb. 16-18, where they will face NC State, Connecticut, and North Dakota State. The Camels home debut will be the Camel Stampede on Feb. 23-25.
