Score: Campbell 19, VCU 10
Location: Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field)
Records: VCU 38-16, Campbell 37-17
 
The short story: The Rams hit three home runs, but the Camels capitalized on three VCU errors to score seven unearned runs and eliminate the Rams from the Starkville Regional.
 
FIRST PITCH

• Brandon Henson, Jack Schroeder and Connor Hujsak all left the yard for VCU.
• Juniors Liam Hibbits and Hunter Vay each turned in multi-hit performances with a run and an RBI apiece.
• Freshman third baseman Tyler Locklear scored a team-high three runs.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Senior first baseman Steven Carpenter, playing in his 205th career game, led the game off with a walk, then moved to third on Locklear's single and a throwing error. Hibbits sent a first-pitch single to right center to plate Carpenter and open the scoring.
• Henson followed Hibbits with a three-run blast to left, his second homer of the Regional, to give VCU a 4-0 lead before an out was recorded in the game.
• After Campbell scored five runs in the third to take the lead, Vay tied the game at 5-5 in the top of the fourth by slashing an RBI double the opposite way to score Locklear.
• The Camels retook the lead in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI groundout and a sac fly, pulling ahead 7-5.
• VCU once again responded immediately, with Schroeder sending a big fly over the wall in center field for the second straight game, tying the game at 7-7.
• After Vay doubled to right center and sophomore second baseman Michael Haydak walked, Hujsak crushed a no-doubt home run to left to give VCU a 10-7 lead. All five runs in the sixth inning came with two outs.
• With the VCU bullpen stretched thin, Campbell scored 12 unanswered runs over the next three frames to pull away from the Rams.

 
NOTABLE

• Seven different Rams hit home runs during the Starkville Regional.
• VCU completed its seventh consecutive full season with 30 or more wins.
• This was VCU's 12th NCAA appearance in program history.