CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Austin Peay State University's softball team will renew its series with fellow in-state program Chattanooga, 4 p.m., Wednesday at Cathi Maynard Park-Cheryl Holt Field, as the Governors welcome the Mocs to Clarksville for the first time since the 2001 season.

The Govs (23-14) enter the midweek contest coming off a three-game ASUN Conference sweep of Lipscomb, in Nashville, Tennessee, this past weekend, while Chattanooga (21-18), who is a member of the Southern Conference, won two-out-of-three SoCon games versus East Tennessee, in Johnson City, Tennessee, over the weekend.

Heading into the matchup, the Govs are led offensively by a trio of .300+ hitters, topped by Lexi Osowski-Anderson (.315, 4 HR, 16 RBI), followed by Kylie Campbell (.313, 5 3B, 16 RBI) and Gabi Apiag (.310, 1 HR, 21 RBI).

In the circle, Jordan Benefiel (17-6, 1.73 ERA, 167 K's) has been the workhorse of the Govs pitching staff, having already worked 149.1 innings this spring, while Samantha Miener (3-5, 1 save, 5.00 ERA, 19 K's), Ashley Martin (2-1, 1 save, 3.75 ERA, 27 K's) and Emberly Nichols (1-2, 4.04 ERA, 5 K's) have also recorded wins for Austin Peay this spring.

The Mocs are led at the plate by Kalli Phillips (.344, 7 HR, 24 RBI), while Peja Goold (7-7, 2.87 ERA, 72 K's) leads Chattanooga's pitching staff.

Between the lines 

• The Govs trail in the all-time series 9-2 but has won two out of the last three meetings.
• Austin Peay is 11-3 at home this season.
• The game between the Govs and Mocs is only the second meeting between the two programs in Clarksville, with the other coming on April 18, 2001.
• Chattanooga is the only team from the Southern Conference the Govs will play this season.
• The Govs and Mocs have four common opponents this season (Akron, Gardner-Webb, Florida Gulf Coast, Lipscomb) with APSU going 5-3 versus these teams, while UTC has gone 2-4.

Up Next

The Govs continue their homestand this weekend, as they host North Alabama for a three-game ASUN Conference series.  

Tickets

For information, or to buy tickets for other home softball games this season, go online at LetsGoPeay.com/BuyTickets or call the Austin Peay Ticket Office at 931-221-PEAY (7329).  

Govs Online 

For up-to-date news and information on Austin Peay softball, go to LetsGoPeay.com or follow along on Twitter and Instagram (@GovsSB), or on Facebook. Live stats will be available during all home games at PeayStats.com. In addition, all Austin Peay home games will be broadcast on ESPN+ this season, visit the softball schedule at LetsGoPeay.com for a complete broadcast schedule.