MONDAY'S SCORES
@Austin Peay 7, Morehead State 5
AUSTIN PEAY 7, MOREHEAD STATE 5
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Austin Peay State University’s softball team had to fend off a late rally by Morehead State, Monday afternoon at Cathi Maynard Park-Cheryl Holt Field, to sweep the three-game Ohio Valley Conference series, with a 7-5 final.
For the first time in the series, the Govs (9-4, 4-2 OVC) had to play from behind, as Morehead State pushed a run across in the top of the first inning on a bases-loaded walk to Erin Boyle.
Austin Peay would respond in the bottom of the inning with a run of its own, with Kelsey Gross bringing in Kelsey Gray with a single to tie the game, 1-1.
The Govs would take advantage of a couple of walks in the second inning to get some early runners on base, followed by an RBI single by Kendyl Weinzapfel and a three-run homer by Lexi Osowski to put the Govs up by four, 5-1.
APSU would add to its lead in the third, scoring two more runs, both coming on an opposite-field single by Gray to make it 7-1.
Morehead State (4-9, 0-6 OVC) wouldn’t go quietly though, scoring three runs in the fifth inning to cut the margin to three and chase Austin Peay starter Harley Mullins (3-4) after four and a third innings.
Taylor Rhea, Peyton Slater and Boyle all had RBI hits in the fifth, including a double by Rhea.
Gross would come in and closeout the game, giving up one run on three hits over the final two-and-a-third innings to pick up her first save of the season.