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ScottCampbell Jr.

  • position OF
  • height 6-0
  • Weight 185
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Macon, Ga.
  • Previous School USC Upstate

• Preseason All-America, Fourth Team (NCBWA, 2026)

• ABCA/Rawlings All-Region, Second Team (2025)
• First Team All-Big South (2025)

 

2026

Played in 45 games with 34 starts…Batted .256 with a .795 OPS in 121 AB…Scored 22 runs, had nine doubles, one triple, three home runs and 26 RBI…Belted two grand slams…Was hit by 13 pitches and went 13-for-14 on steals.

PRIOR TO KENTUCKY
Has taken a winding path to Lexington but starred for USC Upstate in 2025, which reached the NCAA Tournament. Batted nearly .400 and stole 21 bases for the Spartans after sitting out the previous season with an injury at Charleston Southern. Began his career as an all-conference standout at Chattanooga State C.C.

2025 (UPSTATE)
Atlantic All-Region Second Team outfielder, having led the Spartans with a .388 batting average, ranking third in the Big South in 2025 and second in the program’s Division I era (2007-pres.). He collected 73 hits, 71 runs, 11 doubles, 11 home runs, 54 RBI, and 21 stolen bases to complement his batting average.

2024 (CHARLESTON SOUTHERN)
Redshirted.

2022/2023 (CHATTANOOGA STATE CC)
Began his collegiate career at Chattanooga State CC (2022-23) … As a sophomore, named First Team All-Tennessee Community College Athletic Association … Appeared in 52 games … Posted a three-slash line of .360/.464/.545 … Collected 68 runs, 68 hits, 12 doubles, one triple, seven home runs, and 61 RBI … Drew 34 walks and six HBP … Stole 23 bases … Recorded a season-high four hits on two occasions: versus Roane State on 3/25/23 and versus King on 4/12/23 … Collected a season-high seven RBI versus Roane State on 3/25/23 … Recorded 18 multi-hit and 17 multi-RBI games … Posted a season-long 11-game hitting streak and a season-long 14-game reached base streak … As a freshman, appeared in 54 games … Posted a three-slash line of .400/.533/.503 … Collected 57 runs, 58 hits, five doubles, two triples, two home runs, and 33 RBI … Drew 28 walks and 18 HBP … Stole 19 bases.

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