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 put 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, making 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).

Taylor Rhea, Peyton Slater and Boyle all had RBI hits in the fifth, including a double by Rhea.

Kelsey 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.

Inside the Boxscore

• The three-game sweep was the first three-game series sweep at home for the Govs since April 28-29, 2013 when they took all three games in a series versus Southeast Missouri.
• Lexi Osowski's home run was her first of the season.
• Kelsey Gray recorded her first multi-RBI game of her career.
• Lexi Osowski had a career single game high six assists.
• Emily Moore was hit by a pitch for the 16^th time in her career, the fifth most in program history.
• The win was the Govs second this season when being outhit in the contest (8-7).
• Kelsey Gray reached base seven times (4 hits, 3 walks) in 11 plate appearances during the series, batting leadoff for the first three times this year.