Austin Peay makes final stop in Morehead to face Eagle softball in MSU's home-opening OVC series
By Brad Laux, MSU Athletic Media Relations
MOREHEAD, Ky. – One of the opponents against which Morehead State softball has had the most success, Austin Peay comes to University Field for the final time as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference this weekend as the Eagles entertain the Govs in a three-game series.Schedule changes now have the two teams meeting on Saturday at 3 p.m. for game one and then concluding the set with two games on Sunday starting at 2 p.m.
Sunday's games will be broadcast on ESPN+ at the following links: Game 2: TBA, Game 3: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/45ed5d15-a38d-429a-8b3a-87be97b06f34?om-navmethod=espn%3Aglobalsearch%3Aresults. Live stats will also be available for all three games at: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=383263.
"We are looking forward to playing at home. We are just hoping the weather holds out on us so that we can get all three games in on Saturday and Sunday. We are excited to be competing against one of the best teams in our conference with their pitching and hitting," said MSU coach Samantha Jones. "The girls have prepared well for this weekend (looking) to have a sound defense, keep hitters off balance and put the ball in play hard somewhere."
The Eagles enter the weekend having dropped three straight. However, the club won its last home game and two of the previous five at University Field. As a team, Morehead State (1-18/0-3) is hitting .212 and averaging 2.32 runs per game. In the circle, MSU owns a 7.30 ERA along with 5.0 strikeouts and 6.02 walks per game.
Freshman left fielder Ieesha Christian has moved into the top spot on the club in batting average at .283. She is also tied for the lead in stolen bases with five. Senior catcher Peyton Slater is next in hitting at .269. In addition, she is tied with junior outfielder Maddi Gailor with six RBI. Among the pitchers, sophomore Lennon Spicer paces the squad with a 1-8 record and a 5.43 ERA. She has 45 strikeouts versus 28 walks.
Austin Peay (13-14/0-3) fell in all three of its games last weekend against Belmont. In total, the Govs have dropped five straight and eight of their last nine. APSU is 10-10 away from home this season.
The Govs are hitting .310 as a team and have scored 127 runs while allowing 123. The pitchers are posting a 3.87 group ERA and have 104 strikeouts to 73 walks.
APSU senior infielder Lexi Osowski owns a .458 batting average, with eight doubles, six homers, 24 RBI, an .819 slugging percentage and a .535 on-base percentage. Graduate student infielder Brooke Pfefferle follows with a .368 batting average, seven doubles, three homers and a .575 slugging percentage. Five Govs have at least three homers this season.
Sophomore Jordan Benefiel posts a team-best 2.96 ERA, a 6-5 record, 61 strikeouts and 30 walks. Freshman Samantha Miener (5-7, 3.84 ERA, 21 strikeouts and 16 walks) and senior Harley Mullins (2-2, 5.57 ERA, 22 strikeouts and 27 walks) also have pitched extensively this spring.
The Eagles and Govs have met 86 times since 1990. MSU owns a 45-40-1 advantage and is 14-13-5 in individual in-season two- or three-game series. The Eagles also lead the all-time matchups in Morehead 24-15-1. However, Austin Peay has won the last nine meetings, including the two most recently played at University Field. Last spring in Clarksville, Tenn., the Govs won the March 14 doubleheader 4-1 and 4-0, and then 7-5 on March 15. The clubs last played at MSU in 2018, with APSU claiming 3-1 and 6-3 victories. The Eagles' last wins came on March 25, 2016, when they captured both ends of a home doubleheader 5-0 and 5-4 in 11 innings.
Morehead State is scheduled to continue its home stand on Wednesday by hosting Tennessee Tech in a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.
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