The first game remained scoreless through the first three innings until Campbell put a run on the board in the top of the fourth inning. With a runner on second base, Jessica Huffman singled to right field to score Courtney Quinn and give the Fighting Camels a 1-0 lead.

Campbell (20-24-1)added another run in the top of the fifth when pitcher Brittany Stanley helped her cause with a solo home run out of left centerfield.

Elon (19-15) responded in the bottom of the frame when a single by Debbie Zeigler sent Tracey Dahlen home to cut the lead to one, 2-1.

Campbell used three runs in the top of sixth inning to take a 5-1 lead. Huffman doubled and Ashley Jones knocked a single before Hilary Wheatley doubled down the right field line to plate Huffman and put Campbell up 3-1. Shayla Cullum then knocked a two-RBI single to left field to put the Fighting Camels ahead 5-1.

Elon tallied three runs of its own in the bottom half of the inning. With two outs and runners on first and second, Paige Goss doubled to score Jaymie Shanahan. Dahlen then doubled to right centerfield to plate Goss and Patti Weber and cut the lead to one at 5-4.

Stanley (8-5) earned the win for the Fighting Camels after throwing 5.2 innings and giving up four runs on eight hits and striking out four batters. Lauren Caviness tossed 1.1 innings in relief to earn a save after giving up no runs on no hits. Melanie Helterbran (10-5) suffered the loss for the Phoenix after hurling 5.1 innings and giving up three runs on seven hits and retiring one batter. Samantha Schroeder threw 1.2 innings in relief and gave up two runs on three hits while striking out three batters.

Cullum led Campbell at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two RBI while Huffman added two hits. Dahlen was 2-for-2 from the plate with two RBI and one run scored for the Phoenix. Zeigler and Smith each added two hits while Zeigler and Goss each posted one RBI.

In the second game, Elon started the scoring early with two runs in the bottom of the first inning. With the bases loaded, Helterbran singled up the middle to plate Dahlen and Goss and give Elon a 2-0 lead.

Elon put another run on the board in the bottom of the third inning. Zeigler doubled to start the inning before Jaimie Rao knocked a single up the middle to score Zeigler and put Elon ahead 3-0.

The Fighting Camels responded with a run in the top of the fourth inning. With runners on second and third, Quinn hit a sacrifice fly to left field to score Megan Paul and cut the lead to two at 3-1.

Elon posted a run in the bottom half of the inning when Brandi Jones led off with a solo homer out of left field to give the Phoenix a 4-1 advantage.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Jones singled to right centerfield and moved to second a sac-bunt by Shanahan before advancing to third on a wild pitch. Goss then ripped a single through the left side to send Jones home and give Elon a 5-1 lead.

Carol Lilley (8-7) earned the win for Elon after throwing a complete game and giving up one run (no earned runs) on three hits while striking out five batters. Caviness (9-13) suffered the loss after tossing six innings and giving up five runs on four hits while retiring seven batters.

Goss led Elon from the plate, going 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Jones went 2-for-3 from the plate with two runs scored and one RBI while Helterbran posted two RBI. Huffman was 2-for-3 from the plate for Campbell and Amanda Littlejohn posted the other hit for the Fighting Camels.

Elon returns to action on Saturday, March 31 in a 1 p.m. doubleheader with Western Carolina at East Field.

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