BUIES CREEK — Campbell prepares for a ranked matchup traveling to No. 14 NC State on Tuesday night at Doak Field at Dail Park. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. and will be streamed on ACCNX. 

Game Information at NC State

Tuesday, March 24 | 6:00 pm | ACCNX
Campbell | Connor Hensley, RHP R-Sr. 
NC State | Luke Hemric, LHP Fr. 

LAST TIME OUT 

• Campbell picked up its third straight CAA series win in a three-game road sweep over Towson and is off to its best start in CAA play. 
• The Camels used two run-rule victories in the first two games, 20-4 (7), and 19-4 (7), before completing the comeback (12-8) in game three to secure the sweep. 
• On the weekend, Jonah Oster went 8-for-13 with four extra base hits and seven RBI. 
• The redshirt senior went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and five RBI in game two of the series at Towson before hitting for the cycle in game three.

SERIES HISTORY

• Campbell and NC State meet for the 61st time in program history. 
• NC State leads the overall series 41-19-1.
• Campbell's last win over NC State was in a 11-7 win in 12 innings at NC State on April 16, 2024. 
• Campbell has taken three of the last five matchups including an 11-1 win in the Columbia Regional in 2023. 

A WIN WOULD...

• Be the 15th of the 2026 campaign 
• Be the 40th win under head coach Chris Marx
• Be the 1,407th win in program history
• Be the Camels sixth consecutive win. 

HIT FOR THE CYCLE

• Redshirt senior Jonah Oster hit for the cycle in Sunday's matchup at Towson. Oster opened with a home run in the third inning before registering a single in the fourth, double in the sixth, and completed history with a triple in the eighth. 
• Oster becomes the first player to hit for the cycle since Dan Krause on Feb. 13, 1999 against Marshall. 
• Oster is second on the team with a .341 average and leads the club and CAA with 26 RBI. He has collected a league-high six home runs.

RUN-RULE FASHION

• Campbell currently has five run-rule victories over the last eight games and outscored its opponents 83-22 in that frame. 
• The Camels have only been run-ruled once this season 13-3(7) at Troy on Feb. 20. 

ONE HITTER

• The Campbell pitching staff allowed just one hit against #16 Coastal Carolina (3/17) 
• The staff allowed the fewest hits in a single game since the Camels 8-0 victory on May 15, 2021 against USC Upstate. 

SWIPING BAGS

• Campbell currently ranks ninth in the country with 69 stolen bases on the season. 
• Joe Simpson ranks second in the country in stolen bases with 22 in 23 attemps. Simpson tied the single game program record with five stolen bases against William & Mary (3/8).

AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS

• Campbell picked up its highest ranked-win since 2024 on Mar 18 with a walk-off 4-3 win over then-No. 16 Coastal Carolina at Jim Perry Stadium this season. The Camels fell to then-No. 9 Coastal Carolina on Feb. 24 13-7. 
• Campbell was 4-2 against ranked opponents in 2023, topping then-No. 11 ECU 6-5 in 10 innings on Feb. 21, then-No. 10 ECU 2-1 in Fayetteville on Mar. 22, then-No. 17 Coastal 9-4 on Apr. 10 and then No. 15 ECU 14-13 on May 16. 
• With four wins in 2024, the Camels moved to 8-7 against ranked opponents since the start of 2023.
• Currently their record is 11-14 since the beginning of 2023.

EARLY AND OFTEN

• Campbell has scored in the first inning in eight games this season for a 7-1 record. 
• The Camels have scored first in 11 games this season and are 10-1. 

NO FREEBIES

• The Campbell pitching staff ranks 39th in the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio out of the 300 ranked DI schools. The Camels post a 2.68 for second in the CAA. Auburn leads the country with a 4.42 ratio. 
• The staff also ranks 49th in the nation in walks allowed per nine innings with a mark of 3.78. 

CAMEL STRONG

• Campbell comes into the season with one of the toughest non-conference strengths of schedule in the country. 
• The schedule features seven opponents that went to postseason play last year including College World Series Runner-up Coastal Carolina and Super Regional hosts Duke and North Carolina. 
• The Camels will face 12 opponents that finished last season in the top-100 in RPI.
• Campbell will square off against five conference or conference tournament champions from a season ago including Cal Poly, East Carolina Wright State, Coastal Carolina, and North Carolina.

YEAR TWO AT THE HELM

• Chris Marx enters his second season at the helm of Campbell baseball. 
• Marx led the Camels with ninth toughest non-conference strength of schedule last season. 
• He led the squad to a 25-31 overall record and 15-12 conference record along with the Camels first appearance in the CAA tournament.

CAROLINA ON MY MIND

• Of the 55 games on the schedule, Campbell will stay in the state of North Carolina for 42 of those games. 
• The Camels will compete against 11 of the 17 Division I opponents from North Carolina. 

UP NEXT

• Campbell returns home to host Charleston for a three-game conference series beginning on Friday, March 27 at Jim Perry Stadium.