CLARKSVILLE - Austin Peay State University's baseball team completed a sweep of the Riverview Inn Invitational with a 10-9 come-from-behind victory against SIU Edwardsville, Sunday at Raymond C. Hand Park.

Austin Peay (8-3) won the three-day tournament with a 3-0 record, followed by Milwaukee (3-1), SIU Edwardsville (1-3) and Dayton (0-3).

The Govs had to rally to clinch the tournament's final game, falling behind by a 8-3 margin through five and a half innings. Austin Peay cut the lead to one run with a four-run burst in the fifth as pinch hitter Adam Browett blasted a two-run triple to right field, catcher Trey Lucas hit a run-scoring double and first baseman John Hogan added a run-scoring double one out later.

The Cougars added a run to their lead in the sixth, taking advantage of a wild pitch and a Govs error to put a man at third base for centerfielder Adam Eggemeyer who hit a sacrifice fly to push the lead back to 9-7.

Austin Peay rallied for three more runs in the seventh, Browett hitting his second triple to tie the game, 9-9. One batter later pinch hitter Daniel Baggett slipped a double just inside the left field line to bring the game-winning run home.

Reliever Eric Davis got into trouble in the eighth, putting two men on with one out before being lifted. Closer Zach Gerler was called upon and induced a pair of ground outs to end the threat and retired the side in order in the ninth to pick up his season's fourth save.

Austin Peay opened the game auspiciously, scoring two runs in the first inning on Lucas' RBI double and Hogan's run-scoring single. But the Govs left the bases loaded as SIUE starter Luke Ingersoll wiggled out of the jam.

Ingersoll kept the Govs in check through the next three-plus innings, while the Cougars offense to pieced together a 8-1 run over the next five innings. SIU Edwardsville scored four runs in the third inning, two coming on Eggemeyer's two-run home run and two more on shortstop Mike Hurt's two-run double, giving SIUE a lead they would not relinquish until the seventh inning.

Davis (1-0), the fifth of six APSU pitchers, picked up the win after allowing one hit in 1.1 innings of work. Starter Ryne Harper made his season's first start and showed signs of rust, allowing five runs (four earned) on four hits over 2.1 innings.

Lucas extended his hitting streak to 14 games (dating back to last season), finishing 2-for-5 with two RBI. Browett was 2-for-2 with four RBI after coming off the bench. Hogan had the Govs other two RBI, going 2-for-4 at the plate.

Dustin Quattrocchi (1-3) suffered the loss in relief for SIUE, allowing seven runs on six hits in 2.2 innings. Starter Luke Ingersoll settled in after his rough start and held the Govs to three runs (two earned) on seven hits over 4.1 innings.

Eggemeyer was 1-for-4 with three RBI to lead the Cougars offense. Hurt finished the day 3-for-5 with two RBI and catcher Brett Lancaster added a 2-for-4, two RBI outing.

Austin Peay, which is off to its best start since 2006 (9-3), begins a four-game road trip with a two-game series at Mississippi with games at 6 p.m. both Tuesday and Wednesday. The Rebels enter the series with a 9-2 record after falling at Tulane, Sunday afternoon.

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