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Austin Peay State University Athletics

The Austin Peay baseball team rallied for a 10-7 victory in 12 innings against Jacksonville, Friday, in ASUN Conference action at John Sessions Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida.
Casey Crigger, APSU Athletics
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Austin Peay APSU 21-20
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Winner Jacksonville JU 25-15
Austin Peay APSU
21-20
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Final
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Jacksonville JU
25-15
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Austin Peay APSU 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 1
Jacksonville JU 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 4 6 2

W: Richard Long (2-2) L: Weaver, Jacob (1-3) S: Chris Lotito (12)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Cody Bush, Assistant Director of Athletics/Strategic Communications

Govs drop series finale at Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Austin Peay State University's baseball team couldn't string together its seven hits and dropped the final game of its three-game set against Jacksonville, 4-2, Sunday afternoon at John Sessions Stadium.

Austin Peay (21-20, 12-6 ASUN) saw its seven hits scattered by a trio of Jacksonville pitchers. The Governors did not put back-to-back hits, or even batters reaching safely, together through nine innings.

The Governors scored a run in the third inning after catcher Trevor Conley led off with a single. Designated hitter Lyle Miller-Green then supplied a one-out double to drive in the run, tying the game 1-1.

Austin Peay's scored again in the sixth inning when Martin led off the inning with a single. After a one-out error, right fielder John Bay used a sacrifice fly to get the run home, narrowing the deficit to 3-2.

But Bay's sacrifice fly was the first out in a stretch that saw Jacksonville's bullpen retire nine of the final 11 batters it faced in the last 3.2 innings.

Jacksonville (25-15, 10-8 ASUN) scored the game's first run courtesy of shortstop Chase Malloy's leadoff home run in the first inning. After Austin Peay tied the game in the third, the Dolphins took advantage of an Austin Peay error to score two runs and take a 3-2 lead. Jacksonville added a run in the seventh on left fielder Tommy Joseph's sacrifice fly.

Conley led the Govs with his 2-for-3 effort that included a run scored. Starting pitcher Jacob Weaver (1-3) went a season-best 5.0 innings in a start and allowed three runs (one earned) on four hits.

Malloy paced Jacksonville with his 2-for-4 outing, including a walk, RBI, and two runs scored. JU starter Richard Long (2-2) picked up the win with 6.2 innings of work, holding APSU to two runs (one earned) on seven hits while striking out six. Closer Chris Lotito picked up his 12th save with a scoreless ninth inning.

Austin Peay returns home to start a four-game homestand. The Govs host their final Taco Tuesday when Western Kentucky visits Joe Maynard Field at Raymond C. Hand Park in a 6 p.m. Tuesday game. Tickets for that game are available online at LetsGoPeay.com/BuyTickets.

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