BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The Campbell Camels clinched the series against Ohio with a 14-12 victory Saturday afternoon at Jim Perry Stadium.

The Camels (5-1) are now winners of five in a row. Zach Sabers was awarded the win after pitching five innings, allowing only two runs and recording two strikeouts and zero walks.

The Camels started in the first inning, as Grant Knipp hit the first of two home runs on the day, driving in Lawson Harrill.

The Bobcats (2-3) scored one in the third off an RBI single from Cole Williams, but the Camels would answer with three of their own in the frame. Reed Stallman hit a homer to right field to score Harrill, and Knipp followed immediately after with a homer to center field.

Ohio scored again in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Bryce Smith, but Trenton Harris had another answer for Campbell when he launched the fourth home run of the day over the wall in left field.

The Camels scored two more in the fifth on a sacrifice fly from Andrew Schuldt and a double from Braeden O'Shaughnessy.

The game opened up in the sixth, when the Bobcats scored six runs. They recorded four hits in the inning, while Campbell committed two errors and a wild pitch.

The Camels scored four of their own in the bottom half of the sixth. Four consecutive batters walked with one out to plate one, then Stallman scored on a wild pitch. Peyton Bonds hit a double to center field to score Knipp and Jonah Oster.

After a scoreless seventh from both teams, Ohio plated four more in the eighth after hitting four doubles.

Bonds began the home half of the eighth with a single in to left. He would then steal second and third base before O'Shaughnessy scored him with a double to right center.

Packy Bradley-Cooney came on for the Camels in the ninth inning and worked a 1-2-3 inning with a pop out, a groundout and a strikeout to put the Bobcats away. It was Bradley-Cooney's second save of the season.

The teams combined for 26 hits and seven errors on the day.

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The Camels and Bobcats are back for the final game of the series tomorrow, beginning at 1:00 p.m.

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