BUIES CREEK — Campbell baseball is set for a ranked midweek matchup traveling to No. 6 North Carolina on Tuesday at Boshamer Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 8 p.m. and will be streamed on ACC Network. 

Game Information 
Tuesday, March 31 | 8:00 p.m. | ACC Network 
Campbell | Mason Smith, R-Jr. RHP 
North Carolina | Boston Flannery, Jr. RHP

LAST TIME OUT 

• Campbell secured its fourth straight CAA series with a sweep over Charleston and secured a ranked midweek win over, 7-2, #14 NC State on Tuesday. The games extended its winning streak to nine games which is the longest since the games nine game win streak from April 26-May 13, 2022.

SERIES HISTORY

• Campbell and North Carolina meet for the 53rd time in program history. 
• North Carolina leads the overall series, 42-10. 
• Campbell's last victory over North Carolina was a 9-2 victory Feb. 27, 1996 in Chapel Hill. 

A WIN WOULD...

• Be the 19th of the 2026 campaign 
• Be the 44st win under head coach Chris Marx
• Be the 1,412th win in program history
• Be the Camels tenth consecutive win. 
• Be the first win over Carolina since 1996. 
• Be the third ranked victory of the season. 

CAA Player of the Week 

• Rumley made his first start since returning from injury in Campbell's sweep over College of Charleston. He went 5-for-8 (.625) at the plate with including four extra-base hits (three doubles, homer), five RBI, and four runs scored. 
• He went 3-for-3 including a three-run home run, two runs scored, and sac fly in game one against Charleston. He doubled and drove in two in Saturday's 6-3 win and added another double in a 3-2 triumph on Sunday. 
• Rumley also walked four times for a .714 on base percentage.

CAA Rookie of the Week 

• Lugo batted .400 (6-15) with a pair of doubles, four runs scored and three RBI's in Campbell's 4-0 week. The freshman went 2-for-4 and scored twice as the Camels knocked off #14 NC State. He extended his hitting streak to 13 with hits in each game of the sweep of Charleston, including a 2-for-5 outing with two RBI's on Saturday. Lugo also walked six times for a .571 on base percentage.
• The weekly honor is the freshman's second of the season. 

AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS

• Campbell picked up its highest ranked-win since 2024 on March 24 in a 7-2 win at #14 NC State. The Camels also picked up a ranked win 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 12-14 since the beginning of 2023.

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. 

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. 

UP NEXT

• Campbell four-game road stretch continues traveling to William & Mary for a three-game conference series April 2-3. First pitch on Thursday is slated for 6 p.m. and will be streamed on FloCollege.