NASHVILLE
- Austin Peay State University's baseball team needed extra innings but
completed a come-from-behind 8-7 victory against Lipscomb, Tuesday night, in
non-conference action at Dugan Field.
Austin
Peay (25-25) scored five runs in the eighth inning to erase a 5-2 deficit.
Outfielder Adam Browett's leadoff home run began the eighth frame. Lipscomb
reliever Alex Ross was able to retire the next two batters, but could not close
out the inning. The next three Governors reached base before second baseman
Chris Lewellyn's bases-loaded walk. Outfielder Jared DeLong cleared the bases
with his double, giving APSU a 7-5 advantage.
Lipscomb
(18-34) rallied with runs in the eighth and ninth to tie the game and force
extra-innings. The Bisons ninth-inning run came without a base hit as Govs reliever
Zach Gerler walked three batters and hit another two to force in the game-tying
run.
The
Govs returned the favor in the 10th, as centerfielder Michael Blanchard was hit
by a pitch with one out, stole second base and scored on DeLong's single. Senior
Matt Kole pitched a scoreless 10th inning to pick up his season's first save.
Gerler (3-3)
picked up the victory after allowing one run and striking out three over 1.1
innings. Starter Lucas Anderson allowed four runs over 4.2 innings.
Lipscomb's
Josh Cotham (1-4) was saddled for the loss after allowing one run and striking
out three over 2.1 innings. Starter Matt Bowling allowed two runs on six hits
over five innings.
DeLong led
the Govs offense with a 3-for-6, four RBI effort. Kole and left fielder Cody Hudson also had two hits each.
Lipscomb catcher
Brett Teschner was 3-for-4 with two RBI, his solo home runs in the fourth and
sixth innings helping the Bisons jump out to that early 5-2 advantage. Right
fielder Ricky Coleman was 4-for-4 with two RBI including a solo home run in the
fourth that followed Teschner's blast.
Austin
Peay closes out its 2010 schedule with a three-game Ohio Valley Conference
series against UT Martin, beginning with a 4 p.m., Friday doubleheader at
Raymond C. Hand Park.
- AP -
