BUIES CREEK – The Fighting Camels scored three runs early, but couldn't push another across in a 5-3 loss to UNCW Friday night at Jim Perry Stadium.
The loss moves Campbell to 21-12, 14-2 in the CAA snaps a nine-game CAA winning streak. UNCW improves to 20-13, 9-4 in the CAA.
Joey Morton put the Camels on the board with an RBI single, and
Jonah Oster followed with a safety squeeze to plate two in the first.
Darnell Parker Jr. kept things going with a run-scoring knock up the middle in the second to put the Camels up 3-0 through two.
The bats went quiet from there, as Campbell managed only two more hits across the final seven frames. After UNCW starter Connor Marshburn was lifted after 4.1 innings, Trey Williford worked the next four innings scoreless, allowing just one hit and striking out nine.
After four strong from
Camden Wimbish, the Seahawks got the bats going for four runs in the fifth. Wimbish allowed three runs before being relieved by Connor Hensely, who allowed one more in the frame with the visitors taking a 4-3 lead after five innings.
Hensley settled in and worked three scoreless frames before surrendering one more in the top of the ninth.
UNCW and Williford ran into trouble in the ninth with two walks and a hit batter to load the bases with one out. The Seahawks brought on Clay Masonis to finish the job, retiring Lugo and Murphy, to pick up the final two outs and the save in a 5-3 ballgame.
Camden Wimbish went 4.1 IP in his start, allowing four hits, three runs, three walks, and striking out six.
Connor Hensley was tagged with the loss allowing two runs across four innings of relief.
Lugo led the Camels offense, going 3-5 with a run scored.
Four different Seahawks had multi-hit nights, with UNCW outhitting the Camels 10-5.
Campbell and UNCW square off again tomorrow at 3 p.m. with
David Rossow projected to be on the bump for the Camels.
