TUESDAY'S SCORES
@Southern Illinois 10,
Austin Peay 0
@#16 Tennessee,
Tennessee Tech (suspended)
@SIUE, Saint Louis (suspended)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 10, AUSTIN PEAY 0
CARBONDALE, Ill. - Four Southern Illinois pitchers combined to no-hit Austin Peay State University’s baseball team in a 10-0 decision, Tuesday, at Itchy Jones Stadium.
Austin Peay (2-2) had base runners in eight of the nine innings thanks to five walks, three errors, and two hit batsmen. Yet they were 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position during the contest, including a bases-loaded situation with two outs in the ninth.
Southern Illinois starter Ben Riffe (1-0) opened with six innings in his collegiate debut, walking three batters and striking out four. Tanner Lewis, Jordan Gould, and Kaden Peterson each supplied an inning of relief in the combined no-hit bid.
Offensively, Southern Illinois (3-1) broke the game open on third baseman Cody Cleveland’s grand slam in the fourth inning. Two innings later, SIU added another four runs to extend its lead to 9-0.
Austin Peay starting pitcher Jacob Weaver (0-1) lost in his first Austin Peay start after allowing five runs on five hits in 3.2 innings of work.