Buies Creek, N.C. - High Point and Campbell tangled in a late matchup on Saturday night. After two weather conflicts, the teams took the field with an 8:00 p.m. start. Taking the lead early, the Panthers had a tough final four innings, falling 18-5 to the Fighting Camels.

Site: Jim Perry Stadium
Score: High Point 5 , Campbell 18
Records: High Point 13-26 (6-11), Campbell 30-8 (15-2)

Leading off the top of the third, Josh Deslauriers got things started for the Panthers with a double off the left field wall. Moving Deslauriers to third, Miggy Echazarreta grounded out to the first basemen. A sacrifice bunt laid down the first baseline scored HPU's first run. 

Following the sac bunt, the Panthers loaded the bases with three straight walks. A hit by pitch walked in High Point's second run to take to 2-0 lead after the third inning.

Through four innings, Brett Wozniak did damage on the mound, holding the Fighting Camels to just one hit and striking out four batters. 

Campbell tied the game at two all with a two-run homer over the center field wall in the bottom of the fifth. The Fighting Camels strolled in their third run of the game from third base as the Panthers turned the 6-4-3 double play to get the first two outs of the inning. A strikeout from Sean Duffy retired the side. 

Campbell extended their lead with a bunt that led to two unearned runs scored off a Panther throwing error.

In the top of the seventh, High Point scored another unearned run after loading the bases with three walks. An error by the Fighting Camels shortstop advanced all four runners a single base to make it 5-3, Campbell.

The Fighting Camels opened the game up in the bottom of the seventh, scoring four runs off three hits to take the 9-3 lead going into the eighth. Campbell continued their run streak, scoring nine runs off four hits and two errors to make it, 18-3. The Panthers added two runs in the topo of the ninth with a two-RBI single from Cole Singsank.

The Panthers struggled to bring in runners, leaving 15 on base from the eight hits and nine walks through the 35 at bats in the game.
 
Up Next: The Panthers and Fighting Camels finish out the series on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 pm.