CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Austin Peay State University's baseball team is set to face Conference USA opponent Western Kentucky in midweek action, starting at 6 p.m., Wednesday, at Nick Denes Field in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
LEADING OFF
Austin Peay (20-20, 10-8 ASUN) is coming off a weekend sweep over Bellarmine at home to move into a three-way tie for second place in the Atlantic Sun Conference Gold Division. The Governors are now tied with Central Arkansas and Lipscomb, who they will face in their conference series next weekend.
The Governors broke their four-game losing streak in midweek contests when they defeated Tennessee Tech last Tuesday in walk-off run-rule fashion, when redshirt junior Ray Velazquez ripped a two-RBI double down the left field line.
Velazquez, who is the home run leader for the Governors with 12 so far this season, had back-to-back walk-off hits when he opened the conference series against Bellarmine with his seventh-inning blast to run-rule the Knights 16-6. It was the first walk-off home run by a Governor since Matthew Joslin's grand slam against Southern Illinois on April 16, 2019.
Western Kentucky (20-20, 7-11 CUSA) comes into Wednesday tied for seventh in the CUSA standings after taking one of three games from Missouri State last weekend. 54 runs were scored in total by both teams, as the Toppers went through 12 arms during the weekend series.
PITCHING PROBABLES
Starting pitchers for both teams have not been announced.
SERIES HISTORY
Western Kentucky leads the all-time series, which dates to 1933, 98-66-1. The Governors won the first meeting 14-7, before winning the second that same year, 4-3. The Hilltoppers got their first win the next year in '34, 17-4, before winning four-straight until the year 1938.
The last time these two teams met was on March 12, 2024, when WKU defeated Austin Peay 12-9 in Clarksville.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Fans unable to attend can listen to the midweek contest on ESPN Clarksville 104.1 FM in the Clarksville area or through the TuneIn app on their mobile device. Van Stokes, who is in his 25th season as the Govs play-by-play voice, will have the call.
The midweek game will not be televised.
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