The Campbell Fighting Camels baseball team is

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team. The team plays its home games on campus at

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, named for former Campbell Baseball and Basketball player

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. Prior to 2012, the venue was known as Taylor Field. The team currently competes as members of the

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. The Fighting Camels competed in the Big South until 1994 when they joined the

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. They returned to the Big South in 2011. Notable alumni include

, Ryan Thompson and

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1990 season

The 1990 edition of the Fighting Camels went 11–31 but swept the Big South Conference tournament with a 4–0 record to earn the Fighting Camels' first appearance in the 1990 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. However, success was short-lived as the Camels lost 7–0 to

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and 8–7 to

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at the

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Regional.

2014 season

The 2014 Fighting Camels won the Big South tournament championship and earned a spot in the Columbia Regional of the

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. During the regular season the Camels went 40–19, 18–8 in conference. They lost to host team

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5–2 in their first game. They then defeated the ODU Monarchs in the elimination game 4–1 in 12 innings for their first NCAA Tournament victory. In their next game they were eliminated by South Carolina 9–0. After their regional run Campbell coach Jeff Goff left for LA Tech.

2018 season

The 2018 Fighting Camels won the Big South tournament championship at Liberty University and earned a spot in the Athens Regional of the

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. During the regular season the Camels went 35–24, 21–6 in conference. They lost to the host team

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18–5 in their first game. They then lost to the

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in the elimination game 16–8.

2019 season

The 2019 Fighting Camels won both the

regular season championship and the

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in Fayetteville, NC which earned them a spot in the Greenville Regional of the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. They defeated local rival

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5–4 in game 1 of the regional. In the winners' bracket, Game 2, they beat

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9–8 in walk-off fashion. They then lost to the

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in the regional finals: 10–2 in game 1 and 12–3 in game 2. During the regular season the Fighting Camels went 32–19, 19–7 in conference and had a final overall record of 37–21. Following the 2019 season, four players were drafted in the 2019 MLB First Year Player Draft with right handed pitcher Seth Johnson being the first Camel to be selected as a first-round pick.

Fighting Camels in the NCAA tournament

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