BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The Campbell Camels open conference play with a three-game road series against the Hampton Lady Pirates at HU Softball Stadium.
Friday and Saturday's games are scheduled for noon, while Sunday's series finale begins at 1 p.m.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Hampton enters the weekend with a 5-10 record. The Lady Pirates are coming off a split midweek doubleheader with Youngstown State and have played their best at home, posting a 3-3 record in Hampton. Hampton is led by head coach Cat Tarvin in her second season. In 2025, the Lady Pirates finished 15-34 overall with a 5-22 mark in conference play. Hampton was picked to finish sixth in the CAA South in the conference's preseason poll.
Earlier this season, freshman third baseman Sydney Evans earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors after a strong showing at the Battle of the Bay Tournament, posting a .500/.500/.800 slash line. Senior outfielder Carmynn Bonner was named an All-CAA preseason honorable mention. She leads the Lady Pirates offensively with a .444 batting average, 20 hits, 14 RBIs, five doubles, two home runs and a .689 slugging percentage.
SERIES HISTORY
Campbell holds a 20-2 advantage in the all-time series against Hampton. The teams last met in a three-game series last season in Buies Creek, where Campbell swept the Lady Pirates with two run-rule victories. Across the three games, the Camels outscored Hampton 29-4.
LAST TIME OUT
The Campbell softball team dropped a tight 2–1 contest to ECU on Wednesday night at Amanda Littlejohn Stadium.
The Pirates opened the scoring in the first inning, using a leadoff double and a sacrifice fly to take a 1–0 lead. Campbell answered in the bottom of the second when
Haley Krebs drew a walk, stole second and scored on a single through the right side by
Livie Davis to tie the game at 1–1. ECU regained the lead in the fourth on a single and a Campbell fielding error, bringing home what proved to be the game-winning run.
Davis finished 2-for-2 with an RBI and a walk. Krebs reached base three times and scored the Camels' lone run.
Kasey Wolfe kept Campbell within striking distance, allowing two runs, one earned, over six innings.
Emily Allegood worked a scoreless seventh inning with one strikeout.
TOP 50 NCAA DI TEAM RANKINGS (AS OF 3/2/26)
- T7th in Sacrifice Flies (13)
- 18th in Hit by Pitch (20)
- 19th in On-Base Percentage (.453)
- 29th in Batting Average (.350)
- 32nd in RBIs Per Game (6.58)
- 36th in Double Plays Per Game (.47)
- 37th in RBIs (125)
- 38th in Runs Per Game (7.16)
- 44th in Total Runs (136)
- 50th in Hits (172)
PUTTING THE LEAGUE ON NOTICE
Charlie Montgomery was named CAA Co-Player of the Week on Feb. 10 following her performance during the Camels' opening weekend. Montgomery slashed .643/.688/.857 in five games at the Campbell Stampede.
Allyiah Swiney earned CAA Player of the Week honors on Feb. 17 after a standout showing at the War Eagle Classic. Swiney posted a .571/.625/.929 slash line in four games against top competition.
Katelyn Hubley was named CAA Co-Rookie of the Week on March 3 for her performance at the Battle at the Max tournament. Hubley made two starts, earning two wins with nine strikeouts and only two earned runs allowed over 12 innings for a 1.17 ERA.
Montgomery and Swiney's honors marked the second time since joining the CAA that the Camels have claimed back-to-back Player of the Week honors. The first instance came in 2024 with Alyssa Henault (March 25) and Mariana Rodriguez (April 1).
NEWCOMERS IN THE CREEK
Campbell welcomes nine newcomers for the 2026 season. The group includes six transfers and three freshmen. Freshmen
Katelyn Hubley,
Lexi Kirby and
Kylie Specht enter their first season, along with transfers
Emily Allegood,
Ryleigh Bennett,
Cheyenne Jackson,
Grace Kealy,
Aubrey Tamayo and
Kasey Wolfe.
PRESEASON RECOGNITION
Campbell had a league-high four players named to the Preseason All-CAA team:
Hannah Cornetto,
Amber DeSena,
Charlie Montgomery and
Allyiah Swiney. The Camels also added two honorable mentions,
Alyssa Armijo and
Madison Ford, tying for the league high. Campbell's six total Preseason All-CAA selections are the most among all CAA teams.
RECORD BOOK WATCH
Allyiah Swiney enters the weekend with 120 career runs, 3 shy of tying Sarah Forgacs for 10th on the program's all-time list. Swiney is 9th in program history with 109 career RBIs. She needs eight more to tie Rachel McCollum for 8th with 117. Swiney owns 32 career doubles and needs one more to tie Tiffany Moyer and Rachel McCollum for 10th with 33. Swiney has 10 career triples and needs two more to tie Mullins, Karen Yehle and Katie Hinton for 10th with 12.
Charlie Montgomery has 47 career stolen bases, ranking ninth in program history. She needs six more to tie Claudia Ware for eighth with 53.
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