Austin Peay State University Athletics

Awards & Honors

APSU Dean's List: S23, F23, F24, S25
APSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: F22, S24

2025 | Austin Peay

• Made three appearances on the mound in the ’25 season and made his first career start at Southern Indiana (March 11).
• Threw 4.2 innings, striking out five batters and allowing eight earned runs for a 15.43 ERA.
• Set a single-game best two strikeouts in relief against Morehead State (April 15) in one inning of work.

2024 | Austin Peay

• Appeared nine times on the mound for the Govs, throwing 9.2 innings and finishing the season 0-1 with a 10.24 ERA.
• Threw an inning in relief against Eastern Kentucky (April 26), facing four batters, striking out one and drawing a flyout and groundout in 11 pitches, getting the hold in the 19-6 win over the Colonels.

2023 | Austin Peay 

• He did not play for the Governors in his initial season after suffering an injury during the fall.

2022 | West Virginia 

• Made two relief appearances, totaling one inning for the Mountaineers.
• Collegiate debut came in season-opener against Central Michigan (Feb. 18), and he faced four batters in one-third of an inning.
• Returned to the mound in a relief appearance against Marshall (April 6) and struck out a batter, facing four, to end the game.

Prep Career

• Was a pitcher for head coach Bo Akers at Oldham County High School.
• A 2021 First Team Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State selection as a senior, and was the 29th District Most Valuable Player and a member of the All-Region 8 team.
• As a senior was ranked 23rd among Kentucky high school pitchers with a 1.19 ERA, tossing 43.0 innings pitched in 13 appearances.
• Ranked the No. 9 right-handed pitcher in Kentucky by Perfect Game.
• Also played basketball and helped Oldham County reach the 2020-21 KHSAA Sweet Sixteen and was a member of teams that won the Region 8 title in 2018 and 2021.

Personal

• Deaton Landon Oak is the son of Doug and Dana Oak.
• Birthday is Feb. 1.
• Has a sister, Dreeanna.
• His father, Doug, played baseball collegiately at the University of the Cumberlands. His mother, Dana, played basketball at Cumberlands.