CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Austin Peay's softball team celebrated Senior Day on Saturday, at Cheryl Holt Field, with two Ohio Valley Conference victories over Jacksonville State, 3-2 and 8-2.

It was the first conference doubleheader sweep for the Lady Govs (18-28, 9-17 OVC) this season and the first time in the all-time series versus Jacksonville State they took both ends of a doubleheader against the Gamecocks.

In Game 1, it came down to the last pitch of the game, as freshman Paige Neely singled in fellow freshman Lauren Bradley - on a 1-2 count and two outs - for the game winner.

Jacksonville State (23-24, 17-9 OVC) the second-place OVC team coming into Saturday's doubleheader, had led 2-1, after scoring twice in the top of the third inning on a bases-loaded single by Hayden Crawford - driving in both runs.

But the Lady Govs tied 2-2 the game in the bottom of the fourth inning on back-to-back doubles by red-shirt junior Jessica Ryan and sophomore Kayla Davidson.

Austin Peay had jumped out to an early 1-0 advantage in the bottom of the first inning on by a Morgan Brewer to drive in Neely, who had reached on a two-out double.

Neely led the Lady Govs with three hits while Brewer picked up the win, permitting just five hits and striking out two.

Tiffany Harbin too the loss for the Gamecocks, despite striking out 10 batters but also giving up nine hits.

In Game 2, Austin Peay broke up a 2-1 game with six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, aided by two Gamecock errors.

Ryan opened the inning with her game's second double and scored when freshman pinch hitter Sarah Rasmussen doubled into left center field to make it 3-1.

That would be all for Jacksonville State starter Sam Snow, as Savanna Hennings was brought in to face another pinch hitter in freshman Laurel Burroughs.

Burroughs drew a walk to put runners at first and second with no outs with APSU's leading hitter sophomore Lauren deCastro coming to the plate. Hennings walked deCastro to load the bases and walked Neely to drive in a run to make it 4-1.

That would be all for Hennings as Jacksonville State was forced to bring in ace Harbin to try to quash the uprising.

But the Gamecocks defense would fail them as left fielder Jessica Guy dropped two fly balls, which turned into four more Austin Peay runs and an 8-1 lead.

Austin Peay had taken a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning on an RBI double by Brewer, scoring senior Amy Mills, but the Gamecocks tied the game 1-1 in the top of the fourth.

Austin Peay would take the lead for good in the bottom of the fifth inning on an RBI single by senior Catie Cozart - driving in Neely.

Neely, Cozart and Ryan led the Lady Govs with two hits each while deCastro picked up the complete-game win, allowing just three hits while striking out three.

-AP-