Austin Peay Women’s Softball vs. Jackson State
February 19th-20th | Sunday: 2:00pm | Monday: 3:00pm
Jackson, MS | Jackson State Softball Stadium
Clarksville, TN – With an almost 100 percent chance of rain forecasted in Jackson, MS, area on Saturday, Austin Peay State University’s softball three-game series at Jackson State University — originally scheduled for Saturday and Sunday — will be postponed a day and now will be played as a Sunday-Monday series.
Start times also will change, with the Sunday doubleheader now starting at 2:00pm, and the Monday single game beginning at 3:00pm.
Austin Peay comes into the series after posting a 1-3 mark in its season-opening weekend at the Kennesaw State Classic, while Jackson State is 3-3 after going 2-3 at the Southeastern Louisiana Tournament last weekend.
The Lady Govs will look to build on several outstanding hitting performances from the season’s first weekend, as three Austin Peay players hit more than .300, led by freshman Sarah Rasmussen’s .375 average, with sophomore Lauren de Castro – who was named to the all-tournament team — right behind her at .364 with a home run and five RBI.
Freshman Lauren Bradley rounds out the .300 hitters for the Lady Govs, finishing the classic with a .308 batting average.
Senior Catie Cozart (.286, four RBI), red-shirt sophomore Kristin Whitmire (home run) and Shelby Norton (.250, three RBI) also had solid opening weeks for the Lady Govs.
Junior pitcher Morgan Brewer picked up the Austin Peay win in relief at the classic, as the Lady Govs rallied from six runs down to beat Mercer in extra innings, 11-9.
Jackson State is led offensively by junior Tayler Nave, who is batting .529 for the Tigers, with two doubles, a home run, five RBI and 10 stolen bases.
Sophomore Breea Jamerson led the Tigers pitching staff with a 4-3 record and a 3.24 ERA.
