GAME 35: Austin Peay 4, Tennessee State 0
RECORDS: TSU (8-27, 4-21), Austin Peay (23-9, 18-7)
FIELD: Cathi Maynard Park
LOCATION: Clarksville, Tenn.
WEATHER: Partly Sunny, 60
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. --- Tennessee State dropped the series finale to Austin Peay on Sunday afternoon in Clarksville. The pitcher's duel went in favor of the hometown Governors, 4-0.
Lauren Powell allowed just four hits on the day, but those knocks drove in all the runs the Govs would need. Powell sat down the first seven batters she faced, but two hits, a fielder's choice and a pair of stolen bases produced two runs in the third.
The redshirt-senior did not surrender another hit until the sixth when the first two APSU hitters collected hits and came around to score.
The TSU offense came out aggressive as they earned leadoff singles in each of the first two innings.
Anayah Baker-Rowell opened the contest with a single to deep shortstop, but was a part of the first of two APSU double plays.
Kayli Mothershed singled off the glove of the Govs third baseman and was lifted in favor of pinch runner
M'Lei Woodard to begin the second. Two pitches later, Woodard was thrown out trying to steal second base.
The Tigers continued to put pressure on with a pair of runners in the fourth and fifth innings, respectively. In the fifth,
Ivory Jones and
Lauren Farias reached on back-to-back one out walks. Austin Peay ended the threat with its second twin killing of the game as
Analeigh Coursey ripped a line drive to the Govs first baseman who proceded to tag out Farias to end the inning.
Powell struck out five batters on the day as she fell to 3-10 on the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Tennessee State opened each of the first two innings with base hits.
- Anayah Baker-Rowell led the game off with a single to deep short, but was erased on a double play.
- In the second, Kayli Mothershed singled off the outstretched glove of the APSU third baseman and beat out the throw from the shortstop.
- M'Lei Woodard pinch ran for Mothershed and was cut down trying to steal second.
- Starter Lauren Powell sat down the first seven batters in order before allowing a hit.
- Austin Peay added a fielders choice and a pair of stolen bases to set up a two-out two-run single to take a 2-0 lead.
- The Tigers tried to answer in their next at bats with a Bri Vire single and a Renae Spears walk, but to no avail as the remained down by two.
- After Ivory Jones and Lauren Farias were issued one out walks in the fifth, Analeigh Coursey hit a hard line drive that was caught by the Governors first baseman and turned into a double play to end the inning.
- APSU would add a pair on insurance runs in the sixth to make the score 4-0.
UP NEXT:
The Tigers will step out of conference for a doubleheader at Samford on Wednesday. The twin bill in Birmingham, Ala. will start at 4:00 p.m.
NOTES:
- The Tigers wore their blue uniforms with white socks.
- This was the 10th game of the Tigers 12-game road trip.
- Anayah Baker extended her hit streak to eight games with a single in the first inning.
- Baker is batting .348 over the stretch.
- It marks the 11th time this season the Tigers have been shutout, eighth in the last 12 games.
- Lauren Powell struck out five batters, raising the pitching staffs total to 154 on the season.
- The total ties for 10th best in program history, matching the 2011 season.
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