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Austin Peay State University Athletics

Trevor Conley at bat FGCU
12
Winner FGCU FGCU 31-11, 14-5 ASUN
2
Austin Peay APSU 22-21, 12-7 ASUN
Winner
FGCU FGCU
31-11, 14-5 ASUN
12
Final
2
Austin Peay APSU
22-21, 12-7 ASUN
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
FGCU FGCU 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 4 12 15 0
Austin Peay APSU 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 3

W: LOVE, NICK (3-1) L: Kush, Jacob (6-1)

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

Govs fall to league-leader FGCU in Friday's series opener

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Shortstop Jon Jon Gazdar and catcher Trevor Conley each drove in a run, but Austin Peay State University's baseball team could not keep pace with ASUN Conference co-leader Florida Gulf Coast, dropping a 12-2 decision Friday night on Joe Maynard Field at Raymond C. Hand Park.

Austin Peay (22-21, 12-7 ASUN) kept pace early, matching FGCU's second-inning solo home run by generating a run in the third inning. Third baseman Ambren Voitik led off the inning with a single, stole second base, and moved to third on a ground out. Conley drove a ball to right field, allowing Voitik to score and tie the game.

Florida Gulf Coast (31-11, 14-5 ASUN) took advantage of an Austin Peay miscue to take the lead for good in the fourth inning. Govs starting pitcher Jacob Kush struck out the first two batters of the inning and notched his third strikeout when shortstop Jake Mummau swung at a pitch in the dirt, but the ball got to the backstop, and Mummau reached first base. Right fielder Brian Ellis capitalized on the extended inning, hitting a home run to right field and giving FGCU a 3-1 lead.

Austin Peay would get a run back in its half of the fourth. Designated hitter Lyle Miller-Green led off the inning with a single. Gazdar drove him in with a one-out double and narrowed the deficit to 3-2. Second baseman Jaden Brown followed with a walk, but the Govs could not score another run.

FGCU quickly added to its lead with three runs in the fifth inning, including first baseman Alejandro Figueredo's solo home run. Designated hitter Jon Kinker drove in two runs with a single in the seventh inning, giving the Eagles an 8-2 lead. Outfielder Harrison Povey led off the ninth inning with a home run, and FGCU added three runs after an APSU error to set the final score.

Kush (5-2) allowed six runs on seven hits and four walks in a 4.2-inning outing that saw him strike out eight batters. Austin Peay's five pitchers combined to strike out 16 FGCU batters but issued seven walks.

Voitik was 2-for-4 with a run scored to lead the Gov's five-hit offensive outing. Gazdar was 1-for-4 with an RBI, and Conley was 1-for-2 with an RBI.

FGCU starter Nick Love (3-1) allowed two runs while scattering four hits in 6.2 innings. Catcher Alejandro Rodriguez went 4-for-6 with two doubles and three RBI.

Austin Peay and Florida Gulf Coast continue their three-game ASUN Conference series with a 1 p.m. Saturday game on Maynard Field at Hand Park.

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