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Austin Peay Lady Govs Softball to host Trevecca in home opener

APSU Sports: Austin Peay Women’s Softball

Austin Peay State University Lady GovsClarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s softball team will open it home schedule, 2:00pm, Wednesday, when it welcomes Trevecca to Cheryl Holt Field for a doubleheader.

This will be the first meeting between the two schools since the 1995 season, with Austin Peay holding a 4-0 all-time advantage in the series.

Austin Peay Lady Govs Softball. (Courtesy: Austin Peay Sports Information)
Austin Peay Lady Govs Softball. (Courtesy: Austin Peay Sports Information)

The Lady Govs come into the doubleheader sporting a 2-4 overall record, including a split with Jackson State, Monday.

Offensively, Austin Peay is led by sophomore Lauren de Castro, who enters with a .412 batting average – including a home run and seven RBI – with senior Catie Cozart (.364) and freshman Sarah Rasmussen (.357) also hitting more than .350 after the season’s first six games. Freshman Lauren Bradley (.300) rounds out Lady Govs hitting .300 or better.

In the circle, de Castro and junior Morgan Brewer have Austin Peay’s two wins this season, with de Castro coming off a three-hit shutout of Jackson State in Monday’s first game.

Overall, de Castro has a 1.56 ERA and eight strikeouts in nine innings (6.2 per game) of work so far this spring.

Trevecca comes into the doubleheader with a 2-0 over mark after sweeping Tennessee Wesleyan in Nashville, 3-2 and 4-2, Monday to open its season.

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