Weekend Series
May 18-20, 2023 | 5:00 p.m. / 5:00 p.m. / 2:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (34-19; 19-5 Big South) vs. No. 9 Campbell (40-11; 21-3 Big South)
Cleveland S. Harley Park | Spartanburg, S.C.

Tickets: FREE ADMISSION all weekend compliments of Ingles!
 
TV: ESPN+ | via WatchESPN.com or the ESPN App
 
Probable Starting Pitchers
USC Upstate | Campbell
Game One: RHP Reese Dutton (9-3; 3.32 ERA) | RHP Cade Kuehler (7-0; 3.21 ERA)
Game Two: To Be Announced | RHP Hunter Loyd (3-4; 4.97 ERA)
Game Three: RHP Mathieu Curtis (6-2; 5.56 ERA) | To Be Announced
 
Series History
A series with regular season championship implications and featuring former ASUN transplants who have found a home in the Big South, USC Upstate and Campbell meet for the 26^th, 27^th, and 28^th times in the Spartans' Division I era (2007-pres.). The series has been a tale of two conferences as Upstate took 10 of the 12 meetings in the ASUN (2008-2011) and Campbell has taken 11 of the 13 meetings in the Big South (2019-pres.). Last season, the Camels swept the regular season series before taking the meeting between the two teams at the Big South Tournament.
 
Last Time Out
May 16, 2023: No. 6 Clemson 12; USC Upstate 2
May 16, 2023: No. 9 Campbell 14; No. 10 East Carolina 13
 
Players to Watch
USC Upstate:
Pitcher: Pitching a career-long 7.0 innings and striking out a career-best six hitters as he permitted four baserunners, freshman right-hander Mathieu Curtis earned his third career Big South Freshman of the Week nod following his performance versus Charleston Southern. Earning his sixth win, he leads all Big South freshmen with his six victories as he sports a 6-2 record over 13 total appearances and 11 starts this season. Over 56.2 innings, he's struck out 41 batters and held opponents to a .266 batting average entering the final series of the season.
 
Position Player: Picking up his 12^th double of the year Tuesday at Clemson, junior second baseman Easton Cullison has doubled in three straight games for the Spartans, totaling four two-baggers in the stretch. He enters the weekend holding a seven-game hitting streak, the longest active streak by a Spartan, hitting .429 with six of his 12 doubles during the streak. Out of the midweek, he posts a slash-line of .318/.400/.399 while swiping 23 stolen bases, the program's Division I era (2007-pres.) high-water mark.
 
Campbell:
Pitcher: Returning to the mound after missing his last three starts, right-hander Cade Kuehler takes the ball for the Camels in game one Thursday, holding a 7-0 record, 3.21 earned run average, and 76 strikeouts. His last start saw him toss 4.0 innings on April 21 against High Point, scattering eight hits and seven runs (five earned) while striking out three, earning a no-decision.
 
Position Player: Going 10-for-15 with four multi-hit games last week, third baseman Chandler Riley garnered co-Big South Player of the Week accolades last week as he added six runs scored and four RBI to his .667 weekly batting average. On the season, he sports a .305 batting average with 11 extra-base hits and 19 RBI over 42 games.
 
Up Next for the Spartans
With the conclusion of the regular season, Upstate turns its attention to the Big South Tournament, having locked in a spot in the event in the final weeks of the season. The Spartans enter the tournament with a seeding no lower than No. 2 with play starting next Thursday in High Point, N.C.
 
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