BUIES CREEK – Behind a dominant outing from Owen Winebarger and a balanced offensive attack, the Elon baseball team (16-23, 8-13 CAA) closed out its series against Campbell (25-14, 17-4 CAA) with a 10-5 victory on Sunday. The victory secured a 2-1 series win for the Phoenix.

Winebarger delivered one of his strongest performances of the season, tossing 7.2 innings while holding a potent Campbell lineup in check. The right-hander threw a career-high 109 pitches and struck out a career-best six batters to earn the win. Mike Staiano recorded the final four outs to pick up his fourth save of the season.

Offensively, Elon broke the game open late. Jared Hall provided the biggest swing of the day with a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning, while Brian DuRoff put the game out of reach in the ninth with a bases-clearing double.

Five Phoenix players recorded multi-hit performances, and four different hitters reached base at least four times in the win.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Campbell struck first in the opening inning with a two-run home run to take an early lead.
• Elon responded in the second inning, evening the score at 2-2 behind back-to-back RBI singles from Vince Fattore and Jake Hajdu.
• The Phoenix grabbed their first lead in the third when Charlie Evans drove in a run with an RBI single. Campbell answered in the bottom half with an RBI double to tie the game once again.
• The Camels regained the lead in the fifth on a solo home run, but Elon responded in the sixth when Gavin Bogdanchik was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to knot the score at 4-4.
• Elon seized control in the seventh as Hall launched a three-run home run to put the Phoenix ahead for good.
• The Phoenix added insurance in the ninth, loading the bases before DuRoff cleared them with a three-run double to extend the lead to 10-4. Campbell added a run in the bottom half, but Elon closed out the 10-5 win.

 
QUICK HITS

• Winebarger set career highs with 109 pitches and six strikeouts over 7.2 innings. Since entering the weekend rotation, he has earned three road wins in CAA play.
• Hall went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, two runs scored, and reached base four times.
• DuRoff rebounded from a 0-for-3 start to finish 2-for-5 with three RBI, including his 15th double of the season.
• Gar Hindle recorded a multi-hit game and scored a run.
• The bottom of the lineup (spots 6-9) each recorded a hit and reached base at least twice.
• Brent Smith and Vince Fattore each tallied multi-hit performances. Fattore reached base four times, while Smith reached three times.
• Staiano secured his fourth save of the season.
• Elon has now won three of four CAA weekend series against in-state opponents this season.

 
UP NEXT
Elon wraps up its road swing on Tuesday at Winthrop. First pitch against the Eagles is scheduled for 6 p.m.