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2015 College Baseball Home Run Derby: Winner, Twitter Reaction and Highlights
Published by Alec Nathan on July 2, 2015
Despite an impressive late charge from Wake Forest's Will Craig, North Dakota's Jeff Campbell staved off the ACC Player of the Year to capture the 2015 College Baseball Home Run Derby crown.
Thanks to a record-setting first-round showing that saw Campbell jack 20 home runs, he was able to put things on cruise control in Round 2 before gearing up for a heavy-hitting showdown with Craig in the final frame.
Campbell, a right-handed pitcher and infielder, became the first senior in contest history to take home the title.
After starting things off as the first batter of the evening, Craig had two hours to rest between his first- and second-round at-bats. And while he trailed Georgia Tech's Kel Johnson by 14 home runs entering the decisive at-bat, he wasn't affected by fatigue like some of his competitors—at least for one round.
With a shot in the finale on ...
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