Austin Peay Softball Edges Tennessee Tech in Thrilling Extra-Inning Contest
Cookeville, Tenn. – Austin Peay State University’s softball team secured a hard-fought 7-6 victory over Tennessee Tech in eight innings,showcasing resilience and clutch hitting at the Tech Softball Field on Wednesday.
Samantha Miener pitched a complete game, earning the win for Austin Peay (34-11) with 8.0 innings of work. The Governors’ offense was a team effort, with seven different players recording hits. Kylie Campbell led the charge with two runs batted in (RBI) and two runs scored.
Key Moments of the Game
Top Third Inning
After two scoreless innings, Raylon roach and Kayleigh Roper drew consecutive walks. Kylie Campbell then delivered a two-run triple, her seventh of the season, putting Austin Peay ahead 2-0. Macee Roberts followed with a sacrifice fly,scoring Campbell and extending the lead to 3-0.
Bottom Fourth Inning
Tennessee Tech responded in the bottom of the fourth, scoring a run after a leadoff single and two subsequent hits, narrowing Austin Peay’s lead to 3-1.
Top Fifth Inning
Austin Peay extended its lead in the top of the fifth. Kylie Campbell walked, and Macee Roberts, Brie Howard, and Skylar Sheridan followed with singles. Sheridan’s single drove in Campbell, and Sammie Shelander added another run with a single, making it 5-1.
Bottom Fifth Inning
Tennessee Tech mounted a comeback in the bottom of the fifth, scoring four runs with two outs. A two-RBI double started the rally,followed by a two-RBI single that tied the game at 5-5.
Top Eighth Inning
After scoreless sixth and seventh innings, the Governors took the lead in the eighth. With Skylar Sheridan on second base due to the international tiebreaker rule,a sacrifice bunt by Katie Raper advanced her to third. Sammie Shelander was then hit by a pitch, putting runners on the corners. Kiley Hinton drove in both Sheridan and pinch runner Maggie Daughrity with a hit, giving austin Peay a 7-5 lead.
Bottom Eighth Inning
Tennessee Tech scored a run in the bottom of the eighth with a two-out single, but a groundout to Kayleigh Roper at shortstop ended the game,securing the victory for Austin Peay.
Game Highlights
- Austin peay extended its winning streak against Tennessee Tech to three games, winning 12 of the last 13 meetings since 2017.
- Kylie Campbell‘s triple moved her into a tie for third all-time in career triples with 16, tying her with Jane Goodson (1986-88). Her seven triples this season are also tied for the third-most in a single season.
- Katie Raper made her first collegiate start at catcher, while Kayleigh Roper led off the batting order for the first time this season.
- Samantha Miener improved to 14-2 on the season, tied for the eighth-most wins in a single season by a Governor. her 30 career wins are tied with Kelsey Gross for the eighth-most in program history.
- Austin Peay improved to 4-1 in extra-inning games this season.
Did You Know?
The international tiebreaker rule places a runner on second base at the start of each extra inning to increase the likelihood of scoring and shorten the game.
Looking Ahead
Austin Peay will host Central Arkansas for its home finale and Senior Weekend, Friday through Sunday, at Cathi Maynard Park. The series begins Friday at 5 p.m., followed by 1 p.m. games on Saturday and Sunday. The team will honor its eight seniors after Sunday’s game.
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