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From USATODAY's College baseball Round-up

South Carolina's Campbell has surgery to fix blood clot

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina left fielder Michael Campbell had surgery to remove a rib and help clear up a blood clot in an artery in his right shoulder.
The condition was discovered about three weeks ago. Campbell says he'll be ready to go in two to three months.

Campbell spent six days in the hospital and said he had his top rib removed so the artery could "have more room to work with (and) to prevent it from happening again," he told The (Greenville) News in a story Wednesday.

Campbell hit .312 last year with 14 homers and 52 RBI as South Carolina made its third-straight College World Series.

Trainers have told Campbell that the blood clot wasn't congenital and most likely came from shoulder muscles growing more quickly than his body could accommodate.

Campbell is undergoing regular blood tests to make sure the condition doesn't recur.

From the SC Website:

Over the last three years has played more games than any player in Division I Baseball (200) with 193 consecutive starts in the outfield for Carolina ... Currently 13th on the career list for games played at South Carolina ... One of 19 players in South Carolina history to record over 200 hits ... Heads into 2006 season seventh on the school career list for at-bats (741) and 12th for hits at South Carolina with 223 ... Preseason All-American candidate, named to Wallace List, award given to nation's top player.