BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The Campbell softball team will close the 2026 regular season this week with a three-game CAA series at UNCW's Boseman Field. The series will decide the inaugural CAA South Division champion and could also determine the conference's overall regular-season title.
First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, 2 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday. All three games will be streamed on FloCollege, with live statistics available.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
UNCW enters in second place in the CAA South, just behind Campbell, with a 16-5 conference record and a 29-16 overall mark. The Seahawks are coming off a series win over third-place College of Charleston, with all three games decided by one run. UNCW rallied in each of its victories and played 12 consecutive conference games entering the weekend. UNCW has clinched a return to the CAA Tournament after missing the field last season.
Junior Cassidy Relay leads the Seahawks and the CAA at the plate with a .467 batting average. Relay also leads UNCW with 64 hits. She was named CAA Co-Player of the Week on March 30 and is among the nation's top baserunners with 29 stolen bases. Junior Allison Corbin, a two-time CAA Player of the Week, leads the team in home runs and ranks second in doubles and tied for second in RBIs.
Freshman Camille Hamilton has emerged as one of the nation's top young pitchers, earning a spot on the 2026 NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Top 25 list. She has been named CAA Pitcher of the Week twice and Rookie of the Week twice. Hamilton leads the staff with a 1.67 ERA and 86 strikeouts, allowing just 24 earned runs in 100.2 innings pitched.
UNCW is led by Ashley Wade in her fourth season. Wade guided the Seahawks to the 2024 CAA Tournament title and owns a 113-88 career record.
SERIES HISTORY
Campbell holds a 61-31 advantage in the all-time series against UNCW. The Camels swept the Seahawks to open conference play in 2025 in Buies Creek, outscoring UNCW 26-8 across the three games.
The teams last met in Wilmington during the 2024 regular season, when Campbell won two of three games. UNCW responded by defeating Campbell in the CAA Tournament Championship later that season. Campbell is 3-0 against the Seahawks under head coach
Emily Carosone.
LAST TIME OUT
Campbell continued its strong conference play by sweeping Hampton to close its home schedule, run-ruling the Pirates in all three games.
On Friday, the Camels earned a 14-3 victory behind a strong offensive performance.
Amber DeSena drove in four runs, including a bases-clearing triple, while
Allyiah Swiney went 3-for-3 with three RBIs.
Emma Slutzah reached base four times and scored three runs.
On Saturday, Campbell celebrated Senior Day with a doubleheader sweep.
Haley Krebs went 5-for-5 with two RBIs and three runs scored across the two games.
Kylie Specht drove in four runs on 3-for-6 hitting, while Slutzah added four RBIs and three runs scored. DeSena finished 4-for-4 with four RBIs and three runs scored, and
Charlie Montgomery added five hits as Campbell totaled 22 hits and 18 runs on the day. In the circle,
Katelyn Hubley limited Hampton to four hits and struck out seven in a five-inning shutout.
Montgomery was named CAA Player of the Week, while Hubley earned CAA Pitcher of the Week honors.
STAY TUNED
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