WILMINGTON, N.C. (Interstat) — The Campbell Fightin Camels completed a three-game Colonial Athletic Association series sweep of the UNC Wilmington Seahawks with a 12-4 victory Saturday evening at Brooks Field.

Campbell improved to 39-15 overall and 19-8 in conference play. UNC Wilmington fell to 27-25 and 12-15.

The Fightin Camels struck first in the top of the third inning. With two outs and runners at second and third, Carlos Lugo singled up the middle to drive in Lukas Schramm and Elijah Clayton, giving Campbell a 2-1 lead.

The decisive outburst came in the top of the fourth. Campbell sent 11 batters to the plate and scored seven runs. After a sacrifice bunt, a throwing error and two singles loaded the bases, Clayton singled up the middle to drive in two more runs. Jett Music then crushed a three-run homer to right field, his 21st of the season, extending the lead to 7-1. Music finished 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs.

Campbell added three more runs in the sixth inning. Jarrett Martin, pinch-hitting, doubled down the right-field line to plate two runs. Darnell Parker Jr. followed with an RBI single, and Mike Murphy singled home another run to make it 12-3.

UNC Wilmington got on the board in the bottom of the second inning. Jake Bechtel tripled and scored on a Kevin Jones single. The Seahawks cut the deficit to 12-4 in the bottom of the sixth when Casey Carpenter hit a two-run homer, his first of his college career, scoring pinch-hitter Cole Nelson. Carpenter finished 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBIs.

Campbell starting pitcher Zach Sabers earned the win. Sabers tossed four innings, allowing one earned run on zero hits while striking out four. He walked one batter and hit another. Over his previous two starts, Sabers had allowed one earned run in 9 2/3 innings combined.

Parker Webb recorded the final three outs, striking out one in 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Mason Smith pitched three innings, giving up three earned runs on zero hits with three strikeouts. Braxton Shaffer struck out two in two-thirds of an inning.

For UNC Wilmington, Brady Thompson struck out two in a scoreless eighth inning. Jaiden Granda struck out two in the ninth. Clay Masonis struck out one in the seventh. Campbell outhit the Seahawks 12-5.

The game was the third between the teams in three days. Campbell had won the previous two games, 16-12 on Thursday and 6-3 on Friday. The Fightin Camels also took two of three at home against the Seahawks in April, winning 7-5 and 7-3 before dropping the series finale 5-3.

Campbell entered the game averaging nearly 10 runs per game over its previous five contests. The Fightin Camels had scored 15 or more runs in three of those five games.

UNC Wilmington had lost three of its last four games before Saturday. The Seahawks had allowed at least 12 runs in four of their previous six losses.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Campbell 8, UNC Wilmington 4. Interstat’s ELO system gave Campbell a 52.00 percent probability to win.

The sweep kept Campbell atop the Colonial standings with two weekends remaining in the regular season.