BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The Campbell Fighting Camels return to the diamond for a CAA series against the visiting Stony Brook Seawolves, beginning Friday at Jim Perry Stadium.
The Camels (22-9, 5-4 CAA) took two-of-three in last weekend's contest against the N.C. A&T Aggies. The weekend will be highlighted by exciting promotions each day.
Probable Starters / Weekend Promotions
Friday April 12 – 6 p.m. – FloSports
Campbell | Cole Peschl (2-1), Jr. RHP
Stony Brook | Eddie Smink (3-4), So. RHP
Friday Night Fireworks
Saturday April 13 – 3 p.m. – FloSports
Campbell | Cooper Clark (3-0), Fr. RHP
Stony Brook | Nicholas Rizzo (3-3), Fr. LHP
First Responder's Day
Sunday April 14 – 12 p.m. – FloSports
Campbel | Nate Brittain (0-0), Fr. RHP
Stony Brook | JT Raab (2-1), Jr. RHP
Kids in the Creek Day / Family Day
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Friday sees the return of Friday Night Fireworks at Jim Perry Stadium. Fans can join players on the field after the game to watch fireworks over the center field wall. Saturday is First Responder's Day. Beginning at 2:00, emergency vehicles will be set up outside the gates for fans to see. Sunday is Kids in the Creek and Family Day.
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Cole Peschl moves from the midweek starter role to Friday with the Camels not playing this past Tuesday. He leads the team with a 4.28 ERA and 46 strikeouts to only nine walks in his seven starts. Nate Brittain remains the Sunday starter after throwing five scoreless innings and being named CAA Rookie of the Week last week.
Lawson Harrill continues to lead the team in hits, with 41. He's also ranked No. 17 in the country in hit-by-pitch, being on the receiving end of 15. Dalen Thompson is second on the team with 33 RBI following his walk-off performance last Sunday against N.C. A&T.
Series History
The two teams have only faced off three times in the series history. Campbell holds the 2-1 edge over the Seawolves.
Know Your Opponent
Stony Brook (15-16, 4-5 CAA) swept Elon last weekend in conference play before falling to Army in the midweek.
Matt Brown-Eiring leads the Seawolves with a .372 batting average, four home runs and 29 RBI. Erik Paulsen (.303), a two-time conference freshman of the week, is the only other regular starter hitting above .300.
Eddie Smink and JT Raab each possess an ERA under four, 3.67 and 3.79 respectively. Paulsen has also proven to be a reliable bullpen arm as a freshman, recording a team-high three saves this season.
Matt Senk is in his 34th year at the helm of Stony Brook baseball, amassing 936 wins. The Seawolves were picked to finish eighth in the conference preseason poll, and utility player Evan Fox was selected to the All-CAA Preseason Team.
Last Time Out
Campbell defeated N.C. A&T in extra innings to take the 2-1 series victory. Thompson's heroics in the tenth gave the Camels a 7-5 victory. The Camels are in fifth place in the conference standings but sit just two games behind the leaders.
Dinger Duos
Harrill and Grant Knipp are one of five teammate duos in Division I to each have 14+ home runs (Morehead St., Texas A&M, Florida, Austin Peay).
Golden Spikes
Grant Knipp was named to the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Midseason Watch List.
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Leading The Nation
The Camels are 4th in home runs, 8th in slugging percentage, 11th in walks, 12th in total runs, and 16th in on-base percentage. Reed Stallman is 18th in walks/game. Harrill is 5th in runs, 7th in slugging, 14th in hit-by-pitch and 12th in OBP. Knipp is 7th in home runs.
Century Club
The Camels have recorded 100+ doubles, home runs, stolen bases and HBPs in each of the past two seasons. They were the only team to accomplish this feat in either year.
Haire Wins 300
Head Coach Justin Haire recorded his 300th career victory on March 16 against Valparaiso. In just over 10 seasons, the Camels have averaged over 30 wins a year during his tenure.
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